在英汉翻译中,"kill-time"和"killing time"的用法差异主要体现在以下几个方面:
1. 词性差异:
-- "Kill-time"是复合名词(常写作kill time或kill-time),指"消磨时间的事物/活动"
例:Mobile games have become a common kill-time for commuters.
(手机游戏已成为通勤者常见的消磨时间方式)
-- "Killing time"是现在分词短语,作 ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
主题笔记
word-vs-word-cn
【kill-time】 —an occupation which is not very useful or interesting, intended to pass away the time:
- It was such an utter loss to the reader, that he could not so well call it passtime as 【kill-time】 .
【killing time】 —said of the time at which an animal is fit to be killed:
- Hog 【killing time】 is a season of severe and lasting cold weather, required for the preserving of the meat.
See also: kill the clock / kill time.
网络相关图 Kill-time Killing_time
组词比对 Kill-time Killing_time