| 单词 | quality time |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquality time quality time n. originally U.S. time spent in a worthwhile or dedicated manner; esp. time in which one's child, partner, etc., receives one's undivided attention. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [noun] > stretch, period, or portion of time > period of certain character, condition, or events dayOE dayOE summer day1563 tempestivity1569 set1633 stretch1689 period1712 run1714 tack1723 spell1827 dreamtime1844 time coursea1867 patch1897 dreaming1932 quality time1972 1972 Los Angeles Times 25 Aug. iv. 3 She is a firm believer in ‘quality time for each child’. Thus while in Europe..she might take a sidetrip to London museums with Liz Beth or a day sight-seeing alone with Phillip. 1977 Business Week 18 Apr. 158/2 The time they spend with their children is ‘quality time, not quantity time’, say the mothers, echoing the claim of many executive fathers, and the children's home life is frequently more stimulating. 1987 Money (Electronic ed.) 1 Apr. Busy spouses make appointments to spend quality time or even to have sex. 1995 N. Blincoe Acid Casuals xviii. 135 She reached inside her bag for her compact, intending to spend some quality time with her cosmetics. 2005 Z. Smith On Beauty 61 So here they were, a protesting silence filling the car: against Mozart, against outings generally, against having to take a taxi, against the hour's drive from Wellington into Boston, against the very concept of quality time. < as lemmas |
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