"the sands of time" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 时间的流沙

Definition

一种诗意的表达，指时间的流逝，常把时间想象成沙漏中落下的沙粒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于诗歌、文学或反思的场合，日常对话很少用。常伴随‘时间的流沙即将流完’等说法，强调时光易逝。

Examples

The sands of time keep flowing, and we all grow older.

**时间的流沙**不停流动，我们都在变老。

No one can stop the sands of time.

没人能阻止**时间的流沙**。

He watched his childhood slip away with the sands of time.

他看着自己的童年随**时间的流沙**消逝。

We're all just swept along by the sands of time.

我们都被**时间的流沙**带着前行。

You can’t bring back what the sands of time have taken.

你无法追回被**时间的流沙**带走的东西。

As the sands of time run out, we realize what truly matters.

随着**时间的流沙**流尽，我们才明白什么才是真正重要的。