time

Compared meaning: to measure how long something takes (verb).

比较义项：计时，记录做某事所用的时间（动词）。

• time 本词

  A general, everyday verb for measuring how long something takes, used with a stopwatch or an ordinary clock; common in casual contexts, not limited to sports or precise records.

  一般性、日常用语的动词，表示测量做某事所用的时间，可借助秒表或普通计时工具；用于各种日常场合，并不局限于体育比赛或精确纪录。

  Can you time how long the pasta takes to cook?

  你能给意大利面计时，看看要煮多久吗？

• clock

  Typically takes a specific measured value, such as a speed or record time, as its object, often via a device like a radar gun or stopwatch; common in sports and racing register.

  常与具体测得的数值（如速度或纪录用时）搭配作宾语，通常借助雷达枪或秒表等工具测量；多见于体育、竞速等语境。

  The radar gun clocked his fastball at 98 miles per hour.

  雷达枪测得他的快速球时速为98英里。

Time and clock both mean, as verbs, to measure how long something takes. Time is the general, everyday word. Clock takes a specific value, like a speed or record, and is common in sports. Time's noun sense and clock's other senses are not compared.

这两个词在“计时”这一义项上很接近，都表示测量或记录做某事所用的时间，但clock更常与具体测得的数值搭配，且多见于体育、竞速等语境，暗示借助秒表或雷达枪等计时工具；time则更通用，可用于各种日常场合。这里不比较time作名词表示“时间”的用法，也不比较clock作名词表示“钟，钟表”或表示“给（钟表）定时”等其他含义。