汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 曾幾何時
曾幾何時 (曾几何时)
just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when..
几何 How many / How long did it happen / It didn't take long
谓时间过去没多久。语本唐韩愈《东都遇春》诗"尔来曾几时,白发忽满镜。"
céng/zēng () jǐ/jī () shí
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

曾几何时,家长总是担心孩子们夜不归宿惹麻烦。

Once upon a time, parents worried about their kids being out late at night getting into trouble.

曾几何时,中国大好河山丧失主权、家破人亡的血泪历史刻骨铭心。

Only a short while ago, Chinese loss of sovereignty, the destruction of the beautiful rivers and mountains of a country and the history of The imprint is engraved on my heart.

曾几何时,赒爱情无所禁忌,世界是一首歌,歌声动人心弦!

There was a time when love was blind, and the world was a song, and the song was exciting!

曾几何时,在美国你必须有一个看家的本事才能成为名人。

Once upon a time, it took actual talent to become a celebrity in America.

曾几何时,医生是人们眼中的“白衣天使”,救死扶伤是他们的天职。

Once upon a time, doctors are seen as "angels in white", life-saving is their bounden duty.

但是曾几何时,回收的前苏联核弹头占据了美国低浓缩铀的大部分市场。

But at times, recycled Soviet bomb cores have made up the majority of the American market for low-enriched uranium fuel.

曾几何时,梦是如此清晰、如此真实…好似纷飞花絮流水绿叶轻盈羽翼枕边弹奏。

When ever the dream is so clear and real... just like... flying flowers, flowing current, lightly feather, silently whisper.

曾几何时,欧洲银行做陈述时,总是展示一幅幅上扬的资产曲线图,令人赏心悦目。

EUROPEAN bank presentations used to be filled with graphs of assets that sloped pleasingly upward.

曾几何时,“仙灵”大可涵盖各种形形色色的生物,但如今它已染上过多的联想色彩。

Once upon a time, fairy was a perfectly acceptable catchall for a variety of creatures, but now it has taken on too many associations.

曾几何时,就像《源氏物语》里描写的那样,成为天皇的妻妾是女人能够得到的最令人羡慕的地位。

There have been days, as "the Tale of Genji" tells us, when being one of the emperor's wives or concubines was the most enviable position a woman could attain.