英语词汇“high 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. high time: fully at or (now usually) nearly past the time when something should happen or be done. Frequently with that or to do something.

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c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xix. l. 139 Til plenitudo temporis hih tyme a-prochede.

a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) l. 1990 (MED) Go home to þi mete, It is hy tyme.

1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle xxx. sig. G. iij^v It was hyghe tyme to goo in to the courte.

1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. vii. 37 It was..high time to make a contrarie lawe.

1611 Bible (King James) Rom. xiii. 11 Now it is high time to awake out of sleepe.

1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 42. 273 It is high Time for every Englishman to exert himself in Behalf of his Country.

1813 ‘H. Bull-Us’ Diverting Hist. John Bull & Brother Jonathan (ed. 2) xii. 62 He began to think it was high time to toe the mark.

1883 R. Churchill Speech Edinb. 20 Dec. in Speeches 1880–1888 (1889) I. 90 It is time, and high time, to pull up. Concede nothing more to Mr. Parnell.

1910 Outlook 25 June 365/2 In so far as that policy finds expression in the common and statutory law of to-day, it is high time that the law was changed in the interest of the people.

1942 Life 11 May 24/3 It was high time for the people of the United States to..quit agonizing about their future interest in baseball.

2007 News Rev. Messenger (Adelaide) (Nexis) 31 Oct. 28 It is high time licensing hours were trimmed back to no later than 10pm each night.

b. Emotionally uplifted, in a good mood; elated, lively, uproarious; chiefly in high spirits, high (old) time.Chiefly as a positive attribute. For the sense ‘animated through anger’, see sense A. 11.Later use with on (see quot. 1977) may represent extended use of either sense A. 19a or A. 19c.

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the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective]

blitheOE

merryOE

golikc1175

lustya1225

playfulc1225

jollyc1305

merrya1350

jocund?c1380

galliardc1386

in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395

mirthfula1400

baudec1400

gayc1400

jovy1426

jocantc1440

crank1499

envoisiesa1500

as merry as a cricket1509

pleasant1530

frolic?1548

jolious1575

gleeful1586

buxom1590

gleesome1590

festival1592

laughter-loving1592

disposed1593

jucund1596

heartsomec1600

jovial1607

jovialist1610

laughsome1612

jocundary1618

gaysome1633

chirpinga1637

jovialissime1652

airy1654

festivous1654

hilarous1659

spleneticala1661

cocket1671

cranny1673

high1695

vogie1715

raffing?1719

festal1724

as merry (or lively) as a grig1728

hearty1755

tittuping1772

festive1774

fun-loving1776

mirthsome1787

Falstaffian1809

cranky1811

laughful1825

as lively as a cricket1832

hurrah1835

hilarious1838

Bacchic1865

laughterful1874

griggish1879

banzai1929

slap-you-on-the-back1932

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > elated

jollyc1305

elated1615

elevateda1640

on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672

high1695

elate1702

uppisha1704

vaudyc1720

in fine (also good, high) leg1808

exalté1831

in high snuff1840

bucked1907

thrilled1908

twitterpated1942

1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur ii. 43 Sweet Melodious Lays, Such as bright Spirits, in high Raptures sing, Around the Throne of their Eternal King.

1732 Coll. New State Songs 20 Poor Moll in high Glee From the Moment it came, Assum'd all the Airs of Imperial Dame.

1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 46 The men were in high spirits from the prospect they had of getting off in the long-boat.

1782 F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1842) II. 149 Daddy Crisp..as usual, high in glee and kindness at the meeting.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 435 When his health was good and his spirits high, he was a scoffer.

1869 B. Harte Luck of Roaring Camp (1871) 226 These are high old times, ain't they?

1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxiii. 451 Santa Fe De San Francisco—so the old Spaniards named it—is a high old city.

1897 Windsor Mag. Jan. 269/1 I've had a high old time hunting up six dozen of '53.

1914 J. B. Ellis Woodneys v. 67 Last night I made everything all right with Nellie; so this morning I was feeling high.

1941 E. Bowen Look at all those Roses 255 Those two will be having a high old time, with the cat away.

1977 A. Cooke Six Men ii. 54 The small band..were high on the waggishness with which young college types cover up their self-consciousness.

1986 S. Penman Here be Dragons (1991) (U.K. ed.) ii. x. 715 Will was in recklessly high spirits; he insisted upon dancing with Joanna and Gwladys.

2012 E. Herzog Cardiac Care Unit Survival Guide 406/2 It is then when people often become intolerant of problems that did not bother them as much when they were in a high mood.

单词	high time
释义	> as lemmas high time b. high time: fully at or (now usually) nearly past the time when something should happen or be done. Frequently with that or to do something. ΚΠ c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xix. l. 139 Til plenitudo temporis hih tyme a-prochede. a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) l. 1990 (MED) Go home to þi mete, It is hy tyme. 1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle xxx. sig. G. iij^v It was hyghe tyme to goo in to the courte. 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. vii. 37 It was..high time to make a contrarie lawe. 1611 Bible (King James) Rom. xiii. 11 Now it is high time to awake out of sleepe. View more context for this quotation 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 42. 273 It is high Time for every Englishman to exert himself in Behalf of his Country. 1813 ‘H. Bull-Us’ Diverting Hist. John Bull & Brother Jonathan (ed. 2) xii. 62 He began to think it was high time to toe the mark. 1883 R. Churchill Speech Edinb. 20 Dec. in Speeches 1880–1888 (1889) I. 90 It is time, and high time, to pull up. Concede nothing more to Mr. Parnell. 1910 Outlook 25 June 365/2 In so far as that policy finds expression in the common and statutory law of to-day, it is high time that the law was changed in the interest of the people. 1942 Life 11 May 24/3 It was high time for the people of the United States to..quit agonizing about their future interest in baseball. 2007 News Rev. Messenger (Adelaide) (Nexis) 31 Oct. 28 It is high time licensing hours were trimmed back to no later than 10pm each night. extracted from highadj.n.² high (old) time b. Emotionally uplifted, in a good mood; elated, lively, uproarious; chiefly in high spirits, high (old) time.Chiefly as a positive attribute. For the sense ‘animated through anger’, see sense A. 11.Later use with on (see quot. 1977) may represent extended use of either sense A. 19a or A. 19c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective] blitheOE merryOE golikc1175 lustya1225 playfulc1225 jollyc1305 merrya1350 jocund?c1380 galliardc1386 in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395 mirthfula1400 baudec1400 gayc1400 jovy1426 jocantc1440 crank1499 envoisiesa1500 as merry as a cricket1509 pleasant1530 frolic?1548 jolious1575 gleeful1586 buxom1590 gleesome1590 festival1592 laughter-loving1592 disposed1593 jucund1596 heartsomec1600 jovial1607 jovialist1610 laughsome1612 jocundary1618 gaysome1633 chirpinga1637 jovialissime1652 airy1654 festivous1654 hilarous1659 spleneticala1661 cocket1671 cranny1673 high1695 vogie1715 raffing?1719 festal1724 as merry (or lively) as a grig1728 hearty1755 tittuping1772 festive1774 fun-loving1776 mirthsome1787 Falstaffian1809 cranky1811 laughful1825 as lively as a cricket1832 hurrah1835 hilarious1838 Bacchic1865 laughterful1874 griggish1879 banzai1929 slap-you-on-the-back1932 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > elated jollyc1305 elated1615 elevateda1640 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 high1695 elate1702 uppisha1704 vaudyc1720 in fine (also good, high) leg1808 exalté1831 in high snuff1840 bucked1907 thrilled1908 twitterpated1942 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur ii. 43 Sweet Melodious Lays, Such as bright Spirits, in high Raptures sing, Around the Throne of their Eternal King. 1732 Coll. New State Songs 20 Poor Moll in high Glee From the Moment it came, Assum'd all the Airs of Imperial Dame. 1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 46 The men were in high spirits from the prospect they had of getting off in the long-boat. 1782 F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1842) II. 149 Daddy Crisp..as usual, high in glee and kindness at the meeting. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 435 When his health was good and his spirits high, he was a scoffer. 1869 B. Harte Luck of Roaring Camp (1871) 226 These are high old times, ain't they? 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxiii. 451 Santa Fe De San Francisco—so the old Spaniards named it—is a high old city. 1897 Windsor Mag. Jan. 269/1 I've had a high old time hunting up six dozen of '53. 1914 J. B. Ellis Woodneys v. 67 Last night I made everything all right with Nellie; so this morning I was feeling high. 1941 E. Bowen Look at all those Roses 255 Those two will be having a high old time, with the cat away. 1977 A. Cooke Six Men ii. 54 The small band..were high on the waggishness with which young college types cover up their self-consciousness. 1986 S. Penman Here be Dragons (1991) (U.K. ed.) ii. x. 715 Will was in recklessly high spirits; he insisted upon dancing with Joanna and Gwladys. 2012 E. Herzog Cardiac Care Unit Survival Guide 406/2 It is then when people often become intolerant of problems that did not bother them as much when they were in a high mood. extracted from highadj.n.² < as lemmas
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