| 单词 | time-saving |
| 释义 | > as lemmastime-saving time-saving n. and adj. ΚΠ 1783 London Mag. Aug. 129/1 You know I have always been fond of time-saving; That none may be lost, I will write whilst I'm shaving. 1828 J. F. Cooper Red Rover I. xi. 172 The tardy manner in which the crew of the ‘Caroline’ made their preparations, however, exhausted the patience of more than one time-saving citizen. 1891 A. James Diary 24 June (1965) 216 A restricted nature, not admirable or generous in its impulses, but highly practical and time saving. 1977 Listener 10 Nov. 607/2 The amounts that air travellers would be willing to pay for the time-savings that it [sc. Concorde] made possible. 1982 R. Ludlum Parsifal Mosaic xiv. 215 It's basically an economic, time-saving decision. 2008 C. G. Riemersma What are Odds iv. 105 Two-thirds of the female respondents felt that Internet dating is a time-saving measure that ensured their having a chance to re-enter the dating world. < as lemmas |
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