| 词汇 | mark time |
| 释义 | mark time Theme: WAITING tr. to wait; to do nothing but wait.I'll just mark time till things get better.Do you expect me to just stand here and mark time? Idiom mark time to do something which is not very interesting while you are waiting to start doing something more important.She's just marking time in her father's shop until it's time to go to university. (usually in continuous tenses)mark timeTo idly wait; to do nothing except observe the passage of time. I wish we had something to do, but we just have to mark time until this thing is published and we get some reviews. mark timeFig. to wait; to do nothing but wait. I'll just mark time till things get better. Do you expect me to just stand here and mark time? mark timeWait idly for something to occur, as in We were just marking time until we received our instructions. This idiom alludes to the literal meaning of marching in place to the time, or beat, of music. [Early 1800s] mark timeCOMMON If you mark time, you do not do anything interesting or of value, because you are waiting to see how a situation develops. He had failed his college exams and was marking time working in a baker's shop. People think that I'm marking time till I can make movies or Broadway shows. Note: When soldiers mark time, they march on the spot without moving forward. mark time1 (of troops) march on the spot without moving forward. 2 pass your time in routine activities until a more interesting opportunity presents itself.mark ˈtimestay in one situation, job, etc., not making any progress, but waiting for an opportunity to do so: ‘What are you doing at the moment?’ ‘I’m just marking time until somebody offers me a better job.’If soldiers mark time, they march on one spot without moving forward. mark time tv. to wait; to do nothing but wait. Do you expect me to just stand here and mark time? mark time1. To move the feet alternately in the rhythm of a marching step without advancing. 2. To suspend progress for the time being; wait in readiness. 3. To function in an apathetic or ineffective manner. |
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