柯林斯詞典timer /?ta?m?/ (timers) 1. N-COUNT A timer is a small device that can be set to ring in a certain number of minutes, usually to remind you to do something. 定時(shí)器 Put the chicken in the oven when the timer goes off. 當(dāng)定時(shí)器響起時(shí)，把雞肉放入烤爐。2. N-COUNT A timer is a device that measures time, especially one that is part of a machine and causes it to start or stop working at specific times. 計(jì)時(shí)器 ...electronic timers that automatically switch on the lights when it gets dark. ...當(dāng)光線變暗時(shí)就自動(dòng)開燈的電子定時(shí)器。3. →see also egg timer 返回 timer劍橋詞典a device that makes a sound when a particular number of minutes , hours , etc. have gone past 定時(shí)器；計(jì)時(shí)器 He set the timer on the oven to/for 20 minutes (= to record when 20 minutes had gone past). 他給烤箱定時(shí)器定了20分鐘。 (UK also time switch) a device on a machine that causes the machine to start or stop working at a particular point in the day 計(jì)時(shí)開關(guān)，定時(shí)開關(guān) 返回 timer