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

b. to call time. (Cf. sense B.)

(a) Sport. To give a signal marking a particular moment in time, esp. the end of a period of rest or informal play, or of a prescribed portion of play. Cf. senses A. 21a, A. 21b.

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1811 Sporting Mag. July 185/2 The Patriot called time, and walked up to the man of Kent with his arms folded.

1885 Carthusian Mar. 47/2 The visitors claimed a goal on the ground that the umpire had called time too soon, not allowing for a three minutes' delay at half-time.

1919 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 1 Nov. 9/7 Petone..managed to hold it by half an inch when the referee called time.

2001 D. W. Zang SportsWars ii. 43 As blood spurted from a gash above the American's eye, the German referee called time.

(b) Originally U.S. To declare that something (in early use esp. a speech or debate) has finished or should be brought to an end; to curtail an activity, process, etc. Frequently with on.

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1858 Knickerbocker Dec. 659 He ‘shall be heard’, however, even if we are obliged, as the stump-speakers say at the South, to ‘call Time’ on him.

1891 Amer. Practitioner & News 28 Feb. 153/1 We shall call time on subsequent issues.

1899 Amer. Monthly Mag. Apr. 652 It is the duty of the Chair to call time when three minutes have elapsed.

1928 F. C. Happold Approach to Hist. 72 If the lecture is not finished when the twelve minutes are up the time-keeper will call time.

1970 Guardian 11 Dec. 1/5 (heading) PIB calls time on overtime.

2004 Hotdog Apr. 127/1 Frustrated fanboys cursing Warner Bros for calling time on Angel [sc. a television series].

(c) To announce or signal (the approach of) the end of opening hours in a public house or other licensed establishment. Cf. sense A. 21c.

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1898 Cornish Mag. 1 336 Landlord Penhale called time, and began to put the lights out as a hint that they must go.

1969 D. Davin in Landfall Mar. 19 The barman was calling time. Men were buying their last-minute bottles to take away.

1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 105 An enormous bronze bell for calling time.

2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 139 We drank our drinks and I went up to the bar with Terence to get 2 more in but just then the landlord called time.

单词	to call time
释义	> as lemmas to call time b. to call time. (Cf. sense B.) (a) Sport. To give a signal marking a particular moment in time, esp. the end of a period of rest or informal play, or of a prescribed portion of play. Cf. senses A. 21a, A. 21b. ΚΠ 1811 Sporting Mag. July 185/2 The Patriot called time, and walked up to the man of Kent with his arms folded. 1885 Carthusian Mar. 47/2 The visitors claimed a goal on the ground that the umpire had called time too soon, not allowing for a three minutes' delay at half-time. 1919 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 1 Nov. 9/7 Petone..managed to hold it by half an inch when the referee called time. 2001 D. W. Zang SportsWars ii. 43 As blood spurted from a gash above the American's eye, the German referee called time. (b) Originally U.S. To declare that something (in early use esp. a speech or debate) has finished or should be brought to an end; to curtail an activity, process, etc. Frequently with on. ΚΠ 1858 Knickerbocker Dec. 659 He ‘shall be heard’, however, even if we are obliged, as the stump-speakers say at the South, to ‘call Time’ on him. 1891 Amer. Practitioner & News 28 Feb. 153/1 We shall call time on subsequent issues. 1899 Amer. Monthly Mag. Apr. 652 It is the duty of the Chair to call time when three minutes have elapsed. 1928 F. C. Happold Approach to Hist. 72 If the lecture is not finished when the twelve minutes are up the time-keeper will call time. 1970 Guardian 11 Dec. 1/5 (heading) PIB calls time on overtime. 2004 Hotdog Apr. 127/1 Frustrated fanboys cursing Warner Bros for calling time on Angel [sc. a television series]. (c) To announce or signal (the approach of) the end of opening hours in a public house or other licensed establishment. Cf. sense A. 21c. ΚΠ 1898 Cornish Mag. 1 336 Landlord Penhale called time, and began to put the lights out as a hint that they must go. 1969 D. Davin in Landfall Mar. 19 The barman was calling time. Men were buying their last-minute bottles to take away. 1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 105 An enormous bronze bell for calling time. 2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 139 We drank our drinks and I went up to the bar with Terence to get 2 more in but just then the landlord called time. extracted from timen.int.conj. < as lemmas
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