period
UK ['pɪə.ri.əd] US ['pɪr.i-] noun countable
TIME 时间
ESSENTIAL
■a length of time 一段时间，时期•Her work means that she spends long periods away from home.她的工作意味着她须长时间离家在外。 •Unemployment in the first half of 1993 was 2% lower than in the same period the year before.1993年上半年的失业率比前一年同期低2%。 •Fifteen people were killed in/over a period of four days.在四天内有15人被杀。 •The study will be carried out over a six-month period.调查将持续六个月。 ADVANCED
■in school, a division of time in the day when a subject is taught 课时，学时，一节（课）•We have six periods of science a week.我们一周有六节自然科学课。 ADVANCED
■a fixed time during the life of a person or in history （人一生中或历史上的）时期；阶段•Most teenagers go through a rebellious period.大部分青少年都要经过一个叛逆期。 •The house was built during the Elizabethan period.这幢房子是在伊莉莎白时期建造的。
UK ['pɪə.ri.əd] US ['pɪr.i-] noun countable
BLOOD 血
■the bleeding from a woman's womb that happens once a month when she is not pregnant （妇女的）月经，经期•period pains经痛 •She'd missed a period and was worried.她的月经没按期来，让她很担心。
UK ['pɪə.ri.əd] US ['pɪr.i-] noun countable
MARK 符号 mainly US for full stop
■mainly US
■said at the end of a statement to show that you believe you have said all there is to say on a subject and you are not going to discuss it any more （用于一句话的结尾，表示某一话题已讨论完毕，不愿再继续）到此为止，就这样•There will be no more shouting, period!别再喊叫了，到此为止！
UK ['pɪə.ri.əd] US ['pɪr.i-] adjective
period costume/dress/furniture
■the clothes or furniture of a particular time in history 某个历史时期的服饰／服装／家俱•They performed 'Julius Caesar' in period dress.他们穿着当时的服装演《凯撒大帝》这出戏。 |