timescale

英 [ˈtaɪmskeɪl]

美 [ˈtaɪmskeɪl]

n.  (事情发生或完成所需要的)一段时间，期限

复数：timescales　

BNC.12277 / COCA.27355

牛津词典

noun

• （事情发生或完成所需要的）一段时间，期限
  the period of time that it takes for sth to happen or be completed
  1. What's the timescale for the project?
     这个项目的工期是多长？

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 时段;时标;时间表
  Thetimescaleof an event is the length of time during which it happens or develops.
  1. The likelihood is that these companies now will show excellent profits on a two-year time scale…
     如今这些公司很可能会在两年内创造丰厚的利润。
  2. He gave no timescale for these steps.
     他没有给出这些步骤的时间表。

双语例句

• It's important to state your timescale in terms of months and not calendar years.
  把时间周期规定为月而不是自然年是非常重要的。
• Click to apply the timescale settings to the view.
  单击此处可将时间刻度设置应用于视图。
• The timescale over which these changes have occurred.
  发生这些变化的时段。
• Another limitation is just the basic timescale inherent in the method definition.
  另一个局限是在方法定义中的基本时间单位。
• Unfortunately, this attention focuses on deterministic predictions on the day-to-week timescale.
  遗憾的是，这种观注集中于‘天到周’时间标度的确定性预测。
• There are also smaller, non-dipolar structures in the Earth's field, which change locally and very slightly on a century timescale.
  在地球磁场中也有较小的非偶极结构，它在一个世纪的时间尺度L会发生局部的和非常轻微的变化。
• In the list to the right, select the time period for the timescale.
  请在右侧的列表中为时间刻度选择时间段。
• Progressively, larger objects substantially increase the timescale for collapse over still longer wavelengths.
  进而言之，较大的天体，因要在更长的波长上坍缩，将大大增长时间尺度。
• He gave no timescale for these steps.
  他没有给出这些步骤的时间表。
• But he did not lay out a timescale for his plan.
  但是对于无核化进程他却没有一个明确的计划表。