【突破英文词汇】有关time"时间"的词汇

dawdle¹ /'dɔ:dl/

My sister dawdles² over the dishes. Mother gets them done without wasting time.

 

-- waste time; loiter; idle 

 

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vi. 浪费时间；闲荡

我妹妹洗起盘子来慢吞吞的，妈妈则一点时间也不浪费就能做好。

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procrastinate³ /prəʊ'kræstɪneɪt/

Most of the picnickers took cover when rain seemed imminent⁴.

The few that procrastinated⁵ got drenched（淋湿）.

 

-- put off things that should be done until later; defer⁶; postpone 

 

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vi. 耽搁；拖延

大部分野餐者在快要下雨之前就躲了起来，

少数耽搁者则被淋成了落汤鸡。

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protract⁷ /prə'trækt/

We had planned to stay only for lunch but, at our host's insistence⁸,

we protracted⁹ our visit until after dinner.

 

-- draw out; lengthen¹⁰ in time; prolong; continue; extend

 

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vt. 延长

我们原本计划只留下来吃午饭，但在主人的坚持下，

我们的造访又延长至晚餐后。

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chronic¹¹ /'krɒnɪk/

1. Carl's sore arm is not a new development but the return of a chronic ailment¹².

2. Rhoda is a chronic complainer. She is always dissatisfied.

 

-- 1. marked by long durationand frequent recurrence¹³

2. having a characteristic, habit, disease, etc. for a long time; conformed; habitual¹⁴

 

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adj. 1. 慢性的 2. 习惯性的

1. 卡尔的手臂疼痛并非新伤，只是慢性病的复发。

2. 罗达的抱怨是习惯性的，她老是不满。

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concurrent¹⁵ /kənˈkʌrənt/

When the strike is settled, there will probably be an increase in wages 

and a concurrent increase in prices.

 

-- occuring at the time; simultaneous

 

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adj. 同时的

罢工事件解决后。可能会加薪，同时物价也会上涨。

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imminent /'ɪmɪnənt/

By the sudden darkening of the skies and the thunder in the distance,

we could tell that rain is imminent.

 

-- about to happen; threatening to occur soon; near at hand 

 

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adj. 迫近的

天色突然暗了，再加上远处响起的雷声，我们知道快下雨了。

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incipient¹⁶ /ɪnˈsɪpiənt/

Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated if detected in an incipient stage.

 

-- beginning to show itself; commencing; in an early stage; initial 

 

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adj. 开始的；早期的

某些危险的疾病如果在早期被发现，就可以成功地治疗。

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intermittent¹⁷ /ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt/

There were intervals¹⁸ when the sun broke through the clouds,

because the showers were intermittent.

 

-- coming and going at intervals; stopping and beginning again; recurrent; periodic 

 

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adj. 间歇的

因为阵雨是间歇下的，所以有时阳光破云而出。

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perennial¹⁹ /pəˈreniəl/

1. Don't think that war has plagued only our times. It has been a perennial curse of man.

2. Some grasses last only a year. Others are perennial.

 

-- 1. lasting²⁰ indefinitely; incessant²¹; enduring; permanent; constant; perpetual; everlasting 

2. (of plants) continuing to live from year to year

 

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adj. 1. 永久的 2. 多年生的

1. 别认为战争只折磨我们这一个时代，它已成为人类永久的祸源。

2. 有些草只生长一年，有些则是多年生的。

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sporadic²² /spəˈrædɪk/

Though polio(小儿麻痹症) has pratically been wiped out, 

there have been sporadic cases of the disease.

 

-- occurring occasionally or in a scattered²³ instances; isolated²⁴; infrequent

 

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adj. 零星的

虽然小儿麻痹症实际上已彻底消除，但仍有零星的病例发生。

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1 dawdle   

vi.浪费时间；闲荡

参考例句：

• Don't dawdle over your clothing.You're so beautiful already.不要再在衣着上花费时间了，你已经够漂亮的了。
• The teacher told the students not to dawdle away their time.老师告诉学生们别混日子。

2 dawdles   

v.混（时间）( dawdle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• My sister dawdles over the dishes. 妹妹做菜磨磨蹭蹭。 来自互联网
• He dawdles the hours away watching television. 他把时间都荒废在看电视上了。 来自互联网

3 procrastinate   

v.耽搁，拖延

参考例句：

• Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.面对不想做的事情，我们经常拖延。
• It's easy to procrastinate when the deadline seems infinitely far away.当最终期限总是遥遥无期时是很容易延期的。

4 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

5 procrastinated   

拖延，耽搁( procrastinate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She procrastinated her return. 她拖延了归期。
• He procrastinated until it was too late to do anything at all. 他因循坐误，一事无成。

6 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

7 protract   

v.延长，拖长

参考例句：

• The inspector informed us that he was to protract his stay for some days.督察通知我们他将在此多呆几天。
• Let's not protract the debate any further.我们不要再继续争论下去了。

8 insistence   

n.坚持；强调；坚决主张

参考例句：

• They were united in their insistence that she should go to college.他们一致坚持她应上大学。
• His insistence upon strict obedience is correct.他坚持绝对服从是对的。

9 protracted   

adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 lengthen   

vt.使伸长，延长

参考例句：

• He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat.他请裁缝把他的外衣放长些。
• The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out.老师让她把论文加长。

11 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

12 ailment   

n.疾病，小病

参考例句：

• I don't have even the slightest ailment.我什么毛病也没有。
• He got timely treatment for his ailment.他的病得到了及时治疗。

13 recurrence   

n.复发，反复，重现

参考例句：

• More care in the future will prevent recurrence of the mistake.将来的小心可防止错误的重现。
• He was aware of the possibility of a recurrence of his illness.他知道他的病有可能复发。

14 habitual   

adj.习惯性的；通常的，惯常的

参考例句：

• He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
• They are habitual visitors to our house.他们是我家的常客。

15 concurrent   

adj.同时发生的，一致的

参考例句：

• You can't attend two concurrent events!你不能同时参加两项活动！
• The twins had concurrent birthday. 双胞胎生日在同一天。

16 incipient   

adj.起初的，发端的，初期的

参考例句：

• The anxiety has been sharpened by the incipient mining boom.采矿业初期的蓬勃发展加剧了这种担忧。
• What we see then is an incipient global inflation.因此，我们看到的是初期阶段的全球通胀.

17 intermittent   

adj.间歇的，断断续续的

参考例句：

• Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?你听见外面时断时续的声音了吗？
• In the daytime intermittent rains freshened all the earth.白天里，时断时续地下着雨，使整个大地都生气勃勃了。

18 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

19 perennial   

adj.终年的；长久的

参考例句：

• I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。
• There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。

20 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

21 incessant   

adj.不停的，连续的

参考例句：

• We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
• She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。

22 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

23 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

24 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。