Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3768
timing
时机；时间点
核心释义
The time when something happens.
- 1.
调节节奏,如赛跑的速度、发动机的转速、笑话的抖出时机或一系列事件的发生时间。
The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
- 2.
某事发生的时间。
The time when something happens.
- 3.
内燃机中火花塞点火的正时同步。
The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- 4.
记录某事时间的一次实例。
An instance of recording the time of something.
节奏；时间控制；计时；测时；点火正时；调节节奏,如赛跑的速度、发动机的转速、笑话的抖出时机或一系列事件的发生时间。；某事发生的时间。
用法In use
The timing of the announcement surprised everyone in the office.
用法提示：timing 是名词，表示事件发生的时间。
Please confirm the timing of the meeting with the client before you send the invitation.
用法提示：timing 是名词，指安排好的时间点。
The timing of the train's arrival can be affected by the weather.
用法提示：timing 是名词，表示事情发生的时间。
adj + timing
形容词常用good、bad、perfect等修饰。
Your timing is perfect.
你的时机把握得非常好。
timing of + noun
The timing of the announcement was crucial.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- perfect timing
- 完美的时机
- He arrived just as the meeting started — perfect timing.他在会议开始时到达——完美的时机。
- bad timing
- 不合时宜
- Her joke was in bad timing, as everyone was mourning.她的玩笑不合时宜，因为大家都在哀悼。
- timing is everything
- 时机决定一切
- In comedy, timing is everything.在喜剧中，时机决定一切。
- timing of the event
- 活动的时间安排
- The timing of the event conflicted with the holiday.活动的时间安排与假期冲突。
- practice your timing
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象打篮球时，跳起扣篮的瞬间把握——这就是‘timing’（把握时机的能力）。
语境与语域Context & Register
名词，中性，常用于体育、音乐、戏剧、机械等需要协调时机的场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数，表示时间的选择或安排。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'timing': they share the same stressed vowel /aɪ/ followed by /nɪŋ/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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