"keep time" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 保持节奏
• 掌握时间

Definition

通常指在音乐中保持稳定的节奏；也指准确地计量或显示时间的流逝，比如钟表的作用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常在音乐或舞蹈中用来表示跟上节奏（如“keep time with the music”）；指钟表时，表示走时准确。偶尔可表示守时，但不常见。

Examples

He can keep time when playing the drums.

他打鼓时能**保持节奏**。

This old clock doesn't keep time anymore.

这个老钟已经不能**掌握时间**了。

Try to keep time with the music.

试着和音乐**保持节奏**。

Everyone was clapping but only a few could really keep time.

大家都在鼓掌，但只有少数人真的能**保持节奏**。

I can never keep time when I dance, no matter how hard I try.

无论怎么努力，我跳舞时都**保持不了节奏**。

That watch looks nice, but does it actually keep time?

那块表看起来很好看，但它真的**准时**吗？