| 词汇 | example_english_borrowed-time |
| 释义 | borrowed timecollocation in Englishmeanings of borrowand timeThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with time. borrow verb uk /ˈbɒr.əʊ/ us /ˈbɑːr.oʊ/ to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period ... See more at borrow time noun uk /taɪm/ us /taɪm/ the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ... See more at time Examples of borrowed timeThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. As much as the republic lived on borrowed money, it lived even more on borrowedtime. And near the end of life you may live on borrowedtime ('continue living beyond the time when you were expected to die'). The two boards are living on borrowedtime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a society, we are living on borrowedtime and borrowed capital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They had to play on borrowedtime for long enough, and it nearly came off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always regarded the time since the end of the war as borrowedtime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are living on borrowedtime and borrowed money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ealing council is living on borrowedtime and on borrowed money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have lived on borrowedtime, like all of us who were in the forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But for all that time it has been living on borrowedtime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are living on borrowedtime and borrowed money already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Borrowedtime should count against the evader, not for him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A 45-year lapse between crimes and their prosecution is in fact a period of borrowedtime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no longer a vulnerable local wood existing on borrowedtime and with gifts of money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am very conscious that we are now, and have been for some minutes, on borrowedtime; we were hoping to finish at seven o'clock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fortunately for our country, time has run out for a party living on borrowed money and on borrowedtime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One thing must be absolutely clear; we cannot go on living on borrowedtime and on borrowed money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we have to cancel training exercises, because of stretch and the budgetary pressures, we shall be living on borrowedtime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are living on borrowedtime and, because it is borrowed, time is not on our side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am on borrowedtime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of borrow Go to the definition of time See other collocations with time |
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