period
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A period is a length of time. 一段時間[usu with supp]
This crisis might last for a long period of time. 此次危機可能會持續很長一段時間。
...a period of a few months. …幾個月的時間。
2. N-COUNT A period in the life of a person, organization, or society is a length of time that is remembered for a particular situation or activity. (個人、組織或社會的) 時期
...a period of economic good health and expansion. …一段經濟健康發展和擴張時期。
He went through a period of wanting to be accepted. 他經歷了一段渴望得到接受的時期。
3. N-COUNT A particular length of time in history is sometimes called a period. For example, you can talk about the Civil War period or the Prohibition period in the U.S. (歷史) 時期
The novel is set in the Roman period. 該小說的背景是羅馬時期。
No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period. 該時期的任何文獻中都沒有提及他們的存在。
4. ADJ Period costumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then. 具特定歷史時期特點的[ADJ n]
The characters were dressed in full period costume. 劇中人物全都身著具有時代特色的服裝。
5. N-COUNT Exercise, training, or study periods are lengths of time that are set aside for exercise, training, or study. (練習、訓練或學習的) 時段
They accompanied him during his exercise periods. 在他的練習時段，他們都陪著他。
6. N-COUNT A period is the punctuation mark (.) that you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or an exclamation. 句號[美國英語]
7. N-COUNT When a woman has a period, she bleeds from her uterus. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant. 經期
Can you get pregnant if you have sex during your period?
經期性交會懷孕嗎？
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period /ˈpɪərɪəd/ (periods)
剑桥词典
- Her time at university was the most eventful period of her life .
- He was one of the most important writers of that period.
- The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity .
- The 1990s were a period of rapid change .
- The police are carrying out spot checks on drivers over the Christmas period to test for alcohol levels .
period noun [C] (TIME)
a length of time一段時間，時期
Her work means that she spends long periods away from home . 她的工作意味著她得長時間離家在外。
Unemployment in the first half of the year was 2.5 percent lower than in the same period the year before. 上半年的失業率比上年同期低2.5%。
15 people were killed in/over a period of four days . 在4天時間內有15人被殺。
The study will be carried out over a six-month period. 調查將持續6個月時間。
in school , a division of time in the day when a subject is taught
課時，學時，一節（課）
We have six periods of science a week . 我們一周有6節自然科學課。
a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
（人一生中或歷史上的）時期；堦段
Most teenagers go through a rebellious period. 大部分青少年都要經過一個叛逆期。
The house was built during the Elizabethan period. 這座房子是在伊麗莎白時期建造的。
例句
period noun [C] (BLOOD)
the bleeding from a woman's womb that happens once a month when she is not pregnant
（婦女的）月經，經期
period pains 痛經
She'd missed a period and was worried . 她的月經沒按期來，讓她很擔心。
period noun [C] (MARK)
mainly US (UK usually full stop)the symbol . used in writing at the end of a sentence or at the end of the short form of a word
句號
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
（用於一句話的結尾，表示某一話題已討論完畢，不願再繼續）到此爲止，就這樣
There will be no more shouting , period! 別再喊叫了，到此爲止！ 返回 period