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. 定時器 Put the chicken in the oven when the timer goes off. 儅定時器響起時，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. 計時器 ...electronic timers that automatically switch on the lights when it gets dark. ...儅光線變暗時就自動開燈的電子定時器。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 定時器；計時器 He set the timer on the oven to/for 20 minutes (= to record when 20 minutes had gone past). 他給烤箱定時器定了20分鍾。 (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 計時開關，定時開關 返回 timer