英语词汇“time was”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. (the) time was (also has been, etc.): there was a time; frequently with the implication that the specified circumstance no longer obtains. Similarly (the) time will (or shall) be.

(a) With when or that.

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Tim. iv. 3 Forsoth tyme schal be [L. erit enim tempus], whanne men schulen not susteyne, or suffre, hool..teching, but at her desyris thei schulen [etc.].

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1197 For tyme hath bene, my lorde Arthur, that [y]e were gretly pleased with me whan I ded batayle for my lady, youre quene.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xix The tyme hath ben, nat longe before our dayes Whan [etc.].

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Gal. v. f. xviii The tyme was, when it was nedefull.

1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xlix. sig. T The time was, yea (vngratious Cast-away) the time was, that..thou diddest..find hap, vnlooked for, to recouer thy libertie.

1669 W. Somner Chartham News 5 Canterbury may now seem to stand in the Æstuaries way; yet time was, when in probability it did not.

1680 T. Otway Orphan i. 9 The time has been, When business might have stay'd, and I been hear'd.

1724 J. Swift To Stella 13 Mar. in Wks. (1765) XVII. 32 Time was, when I could yearly pay My verse on Stella's native day.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 300 Time shall be, when Achilles shall be miss'd.

1835 D. George Mod. Dunciad 106 The time has been, when many a rural lay I tried, as life pass'd airily away.

1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. xxiii. 610 Time was that I should have grasped at such a prospect.

1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 251 Time was when we had a national style.

1903 G. A. Dorsey & A. L. Kroeber Trad. of Arapaho 385 You shall see him. The time will be when everybody will see him.

1957 M. West Kundu ii. 29 Time was when a man's wealth was measured by the number of his pigs.

2009 T. Pynchon Inherent Vice xiii. 207 Time was when Doc used to actually worry about..ending up just one more diligent cop.

(b) Without conjunction, used as an introductory formula (cf. once upon a time at once adv. 2b) or parenthetically.

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1601 T. Powell Passionate Poet sig. F3^v Time was they vsde it, and t'was onely Gentile..But now religious and the most prophane Partake one Idol and one Cyprus flame.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 5 The same Hierome elsewhere affirmeth, that he, the time was, had set forth the Translation of the Seuenty for his countrymen of Dalmatia.

1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. i. 10 Time was, a sober Englishman wou'd knock His servants up, and rise by five a clock.

1772 New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 5th 32 Time was she earn'd her daily bread, And walk'd the streets in pattens.

1831 T. Hood in Comic Ann. (ed. 2) 32 Time was I liked a cheesecake well enough.

1878 E. P. Hood Maid of Nuremberg 19 My darling, I am blest: The time will be we both shall rest.

1916 L. Dutton Wishing Moon xvii. 261 Her head's high above me now, but the time was she cried on my shoulder.

1998 P. Lively Spiderweb (1999) ii. 13 She had lived, time was, in a house made of dried mud, in a straw hut, in various tents.

2010 L. Turner Little Death in Dixie xxiii. 91 Time was, I believed that bullshit too.

单词	time was
释义	> as lemmas (the) time was (also has been, etc.) a. (the) time was (also has been, etc.): there was a time; frequently with the implication that the specified circumstance no longer obtains. Similarly (the) time will (or shall) be. (a) With when or that. ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Tim. iv. 3 Forsoth tyme schal be [L. erit enim tempus], whanne men schulen not susteyne, or suffre, hool..teching, but at her desyris thei schulen [etc.]. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1197 For tyme hath bene, my lorde Arthur, that [y]e were gretly pleased with me whan I ded batayle for my lady, youre quene. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xix The tyme hath ben, nat longe before our dayes Whan [etc.]. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Gal. v. f. xviii The tyme was, when it was nedefull. 1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xlix. sig. T The time was, yea (vngratious Cast-away) the time was, that..thou diddest..find hap, vnlooked for, to recouer thy libertie. 1669 W. Somner Chartham News 5 Canterbury may now seem to stand in the Æstuaries way; yet time was, when in probability it did not. 1680 T. Otway Orphan i. 9 The time has been, When business might have stay'd, and I been hear'd. 1724 J. Swift To Stella 13 Mar. in Wks. (1765) XVII. 32 Time was, when I could yearly pay My verse on Stella's native day. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 300 Time shall be, when Achilles shall be miss'd. 1835 D. George Mod. Dunciad 106 The time has been, when many a rural lay I tried, as life pass'd airily away. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. xxiii. 610 Time was that I should have grasped at such a prospect. 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 251 Time was when we had a national style. 1903 G. A. Dorsey & A. L. Kroeber Trad. of Arapaho 385 You shall see him. The time will be when everybody will see him. 1957 M. West Kundu ii. 29 Time was when a man's wealth was measured by the number of his pigs. 2009 T. Pynchon Inherent Vice xiii. 207 Time was when Doc used to actually worry about..ending up just one more diligent cop. (b) Without conjunction, used as an introductory formula (cf. once upon a time at once adv. 2b) or parenthetically. ΚΠ 1601 T. Powell Passionate Poet sig. F3^v Time was they vsde it, and t'was onely Gentile..But now religious and the most prophane Partake one Idol and one Cyprus flame. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 5 The same Hierome elsewhere affirmeth, that he, the time was, had set forth the Translation of the Seuenty for his countrymen of Dalmatia. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. i. 10 Time was, a sober Englishman wou'd knock His servants up, and rise by five a clock. 1772 New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 5th 32 Time was she earn'd her daily bread, And walk'd the streets in pattens. 1831 T. Hood in Comic Ann. (ed. 2) 32 Time was I liked a cheesecake well enough. 1878 E. P. Hood Maid of Nuremberg 19 My darling, I am blest: The time will be we both shall rest. 1916 L. Dutton Wishing Moon xvii. 261 Her head's high above me now, but the time was she cried on my shoulder. 1998 P. Lively Spiderweb (1999) ii. 13 She had lived, time was, in a house made of dried mud, in a straw hut, in various tents. 2010 L. Turner Little Death in Dixie xxiii. 91 Time was, I believed that bullshit too. extracted from timen.int.conj. < as lemmas
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