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"take up time" in Chinese (Simplified)

占用时间

Definition

用掉一段时间,通常比预期或希望的要多。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语化,常用于抱怨任务、等待或延误。常与“会议”、“交通”等词搭配。不同于“花时间于”(spend time on),更强调时间被占用,不一定主动。

Examples

These forms take up time to fill out.

这些表格**占用时间**填写。

Cooking dinner always takes up time after work.

下班后做晚饭总是**占用时间**。

Waiting in line takes up time every morning.

每天早上排队**占用时间**。

Meetings that drag on really take up time I'd rather spend working.

冗长的会议真的**占用了**我宁愿用来工作的时间。

I don't want this to take up time on your weekend plans.

我不想这件事**占用**你周末的时间。

All that paperwork just takes up time for no good reason.

所有那些文书工作完全没有意义地**占用了时间**。