“时间”是生命中很受重视的东西;人人都爱惜时间,因此人人要把涉及“时间”的惯用语记起来,用出去。
(1)In time for……及时到……/做……“If you go now, you will be in time for the meeting.
(2)On time:准时的“Don’t go to the examination late. Make sure you are on time.”
(3)Pressed for time:时间不足“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at the moment.”
(4)Buy time:争取时间“There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out.”
(5)For the time being:暂时地“The company has just been formed. For the time being, it is run by the company partners.”
(6)From time to time:偶尔“They visited us from time to time, but we have never been to their house.”
(7)In the nick of time:及时“All the passengers got on board in the nick of time.”
(8)In no time:很快地“The police caught a thief and sent him to prison in no time.
(9)Kill time:消磨时间“While waiting for my turn to do something, I often read something to kill time.”
(10)Time and again:屡次“Motorists were warned time and again not to throw rubbish from their cars.”