"Time five minutes" 的英语表达是 "Time for five minutes" 或 "Five minutes on the clock"。
"Time" 这个词的意思是 "计时",而 "on the clock" 是指 "在计时器上"。
来源:这种表达方式源于计时器与钟表的用法,即在钟表或计时器上设定时间。
例句:
Can you time me while I run this mile?
(你能计时给我跑这一英里吗?)
The referee put five minutes on the clock for injury time.
(裁判员在伤停补时上计时五分钟。)
The chef asked me to time the eggs for three minutes.
(厨师要我给鸡蛋计时三分钟。)