单词 | face time |
释义 | > as lemmasface time face time n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) (a) time spent appearing in the media; media exposure or attention; (b) time spent face to face with another person, esp. a person regarded as important; interpersonal contact. ΚΠ 1978 U.S. News & World Rep. 4 Sept. 17/3 The President himself drops by the White House press room to announce or call attention to events that reflect favorably on the administration, thus guaranteeing himself a few precious seconds of ‘face time’ on the evening TV news. 1988 Observer 8 May (Colour Suppl.) 43/1 I have business lunches all the time. The Americans call it ‘doing face time’. 1994 Sunday Tel. 13 Feb. 18/8 Facetime is what you have with your boss in a one-to-one meeting. It's a measure of your influence or standing. A person might say: ‘He has a lot of facetime with Bob, but I only get to call him on the telephone.’ 2000 N.Y. Times 20 Sept. d1/1 Celebrities and politicians, knowing this was as good a moment as any to get some television face time, showed up at the Monday night game between Washington and Dallas. < as lemmas |
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