mark time

释义

1. 1

   等待时机

   to pass the time while you wait for sth more interesting

   I'm just marking time in this job — I'm hoping to get into journalism.我干这件工作只是在等待时机，我希望能从事新闻工作。

2. 2

   原地踏步

   to make marching movements without moving forwards

电影里这样说 · 4 部

• Mark the time.Collateral2004
• He marks time by reading.Take the Money and Run1969
• This marks the first time Rearden Steel has been used this extensively...Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011
• This marks the first time inLaw Abiding Citizen2009

在完整场景里学

• 阿特拉斯耸耸肩2011
  • 拍板改用里尔登金属：right-hand man（最得力的助手）
  • 为加急钢轨谈成交易：squeeze every penny（榨干每一分钱）
  • 送金属礼物被嫌自私：toast of the town（全城红人）

同一词条的短语

• mark you
• mark down
• mark down as
• mark down
• mark off
• mark off
• mark out as
• mark out
• mark up
• be close to the mark
• be off the mark
• be on the mark