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many a time

/tahym/US // taɪm //UK // (taɪm) //

多次,曾几何时,许多次,许多时候

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
    • : duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration.
    • : a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time.
    • : a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time.
    • : a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life.
    • : Often times . a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time.the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed!a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war.
    • : a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc.
    • : the end of a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life or a pregnancy: His time had come, but there was no one left to mourn over him. When her time came, her husband accompanied her to the delivery room.
    • : a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind: to have a good time; a hot time in the old town tonight.
    • : a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it; working hours or days or an hourly or daily pay rate.
    • : Informal. a term of enforced duty or imprisonment: to serve time in the army; do time in prison.
    • : the period necessary for or occupied by something: The time of the baseball game was two hours and two minutes. The bus takes too much time, so I'll take a plane.
    • : leisure time; sufficient or spare time: to have time for a vacation; I have no time to stop now.
    • : a particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock: What time is it?
    • : a particular part of a year, day, etc.; season or period: It's time for lunch.
    • : an appointed, fit, due, or proper instant or period: a time for sowing; the time when the sun crosses the meridian; There is a time for everything.
    • : the particular point in time when an event is scheduled to take place: train time; curtain time.
    • : an indefinite, frequently prolonged period or duration in the future: Time will tell if what we have done here today was right.
    • : the right occasion or opportunity: to watch one's time.
    • : each occasion of a recurring action or event: to do a thing five times; It's the pitcher's time at bat.
    • : times, used as a multiplicative word in phrasal combinations expressing how many instances of a quantity or factor are taken together: Two goes into six three times; five times faster.
    • : Drama. one of the three unities.Compare unity.
    • : Prosody. a unit or a group of units in the measurement of meter.
    • : Music. tempo; relative rapidity of movement.the metrical duration of a note or rest.proper or characteristic tempo.the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo.the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged: waltz time.
    • : Military. rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute: double time; quick time.
    • : Manège. each completed action or movement of the horse.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or showing the passage of time.
    • : containing a clock so that it will detonate at the desired moment: a time bomb.
    • : Commerce. payable at a stated period of time after presentment: time drafts or notes.
    • : of or relating to purchases on the installment plan, or with payment postponed.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    timed, tim·ing.

    • : to measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of: to time a race.
    • : to fix the duration of: The proctor timed the test at 15 minutes.
    • : to fix the interval between: They timed their strokes at six per minute.
    • : to regulate as to time.
    • : to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for; schedule: He timed the attack perfectly.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    timed, tim·ing.

    • : to keep time; sound or move in unison.

Phrases

  • time after time
  • time and a half
  • time and tide wait for no man
  • time bomb
  • time flies
  • time hangs heavy
  • time immemorial
  • time is money
  • time is ripe
  • time is up
  • time of day
  • time off
  • time of one's life
  • time on one's hands
  • time out
  • time out of mind
  • time warp
  • time was
  • time will tell
  • about time
  • against the clock (time)
  • ahead of one's time
  • ahead of time
  • all the time
  • at all times
  • at one time
  • at one time or another
  • at the same time
  • at this point (in time)
  • at times
  • beat time
  • behind in (time)
  • behind the times
  • bide one's time
  • big time
  • buy time
  • call one's (time one's) own
  • chow down (time)
  • crunch time
  • do time
  • every time one turns around
  • for the moment (time being)
  • from time to time
  • good-time Charlie
  • hard time
  • have a good time
  • high time
  • in between times
  • in due course (of time)
  • in good time
  • in no time
  • in the fullness of time
  • in the nick of time
  • in time
  • keep time
  • keep up (with the times)
  • kill time
  • less than (no time)
  • long time no see
  • lose time
  • make good time
  • make time
  • make up for lost time
  • many is the (time)
  • mark time
  • not give someone the time of day
  • no time for
  • no time like the present
  • of one's life, time
  • on borrowed time
  • once upon a time
  • one by one (at a time)
  • on one's own time
  • on time
  • pass the time
  • play for time
  • point in time
  • pressed for time
  • serve time
  • show someone a good time
  • small time
  • stitch in time
  • take one's time
  • take up space (time)
  • tell time
  • whale of a time

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infrequently
Synonyms
again and again屡屡,反反复复,再三,频频generally一般来说,一般说来,一般情况下intermittently断断续续地,间歇性地,间歇地,断断续续many times多次,许多次,几次,不止一次often经常,常常,常常是,经常是periodically定期地,定期,周期性地,定期的regularly经常性的,定期进行,定期,经常性地time and again屡次,屡屡,屡试不爽,反复usually通常,通常情况下,平时oft盗窃,盗窃案,盗窃罪,盗窃行为oftentimes经常是,经常会有,经常,经常有ofttimes常常,经常性的,经常,经常性as a rule照例,照理说,照例来说,照例是at regular intervals每隔一段时间,定期进行,每隔一定时间,定期举行at short intervals间隔短时,间隔短,间隔短的时间,短时间内at times时而,时常,有时,有时候by ordinary由普通,由普通的,通过普通,通过普通的customarily惯常,习惯性地,习惯上,惯常地every now and then时不时地,时不时的,时常,隔三差五habitually习惯性地,惯常地,习惯上,惯常in many instances在许多情况下,在很多情况下,在很多时候in quick succession接二连三地,接二连三,接二连三地出现,接二连三地发生much很多,许多,多,多多not infrequently不常有的事,不常有,不常有的情况下,不定期地not seldom并非少见,并非很少,并非罕见,并非少有ordinarily平时,按理说,按说,平常over and over一遍又一遍,一遍又一遍地,一次又一次,一遍又一遍的recurrently经常性地,经常性的,反复出现的,经常性spasmodically痉挛地,痉挛性地,痉挛性,痉挛式successively相继,陆续,先后,相继地thick and fast厚积薄发,密密麻麻,密密麻麻的,密密麻麻地very often往往,往往是,频频,往往会

Examples

  • I can’t remember the first time I held one, but I also can’t remember a time before I did.

  • Every time he goes anywhere where he might encounter other people, they’re tested, just as he’s tested for the virus regularly.

  • The Greens dawdled in filing their challenge, during which time county clerks began putting the ballots together.

  • In September of 2018, the NLRB majority moved for a third time to curtail the Obama-era joint-employer rule, this time through a rulemaking process.

  • I suggested iMessage, since that’s how we communicate about 90 percent of the time anyway.

  • Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.

  • But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.

  • “I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.

  • As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.

  • Thus, more time is spent organization and obtaining ones free of failings.

  • It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'

  • The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

  • About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.

  • I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.

  • Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.