英语时间短语归纳

复合词语timetable (时间表；时刻表);time-honored (历史悠久的);time-consuming (耗费时间的)常见搭配 Useful Phrases时空--- time & space首次 --- for the first time最后一次 --- for the last time暂时 --- for the time being有时 --- from time to time长时间 --- for a long time一次又一次 --- time and time again从前 --- once upon a time/long time ago过得很快乐 --- to have a good time钟表走得准时/不准时 --- to keep good/bad time开快车，快速前进--- make a good time一直 --- all the time依次、逐一 --- be at a time曾经、一度 --- at one time来得及 --- be in time for...准时 --- be on time提前 --- ahead of times具有超前意识 --- ahead of one’s time随时 --- at all time多次，常常 --- many a time与此同时 --- at the same time习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangstime flies --- 光阴似箭the time is ripe --- 时机成熟time on one’s hands --- 闲暇time limit --- 时限good timing --- 正是时候nine times out of ten --- 十之八九，几乎总是take one’s time --- 不着急have a rough/hard time --- 吃苦have time to kill --- 没事可做it’s high time to do --- 该做什么it’s only a matter of time --- 迟早会发生behind the times --- 过时，落后的 (out of date)long time no see---好久不见

in a (little) while--I'll be back in a little while我很快就会回来。in an instant--She finished her work in an instant. 她没有多久就完成了她的工作 presently--adv.一会儿, 不久[美,方]现在, 目前[古]立刻, 马上the best method presently known 目前所知的最佳方法I am coming presently. 我一会儿就来。She is in Japan presently. 她现在正在日本。收起更多词典 soon--立刻, 马上, 一会儿, 不久快; 早[用sooner 形, 常和would, should, had 等连用]宁可, 宁愿...也不, 与其...不如She will be back soon. 她马上就回来。You spoke too soon. 你说得太急[早]了。S-got, soon gone [spent]. [谚]来得容易去得快。S-learned, soon forgotten. 学得快, 忘得快。He would sooner die than consent to such a plan. 他宁死也不肯同意这种计划。The brave soldier would as soon die as yield to such an enemy. 那位英勇的军人宁死也不肯屈服于这样的敌人。习惯用语; awhile--adv.片刻The bus is not due yet awhile. 公共汽车还要一会儿才会来。习惯用语yet awhile (用于否定句)还要一段时间, 还要一会儿in a moment--In a moment, please. 请稍候。In a moment; very soon. 片刻；很