period
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A period is a length of time. 一段时间[usu with supp]
This crisis might last for a long period of time. 此次危机可能会持续很长一段时间。
...a period of a few months. …几个月的时间。
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. (个人、组织或社会的) 时期
...a period of economic good health and expansion. …一段经济健康发展和扩张时期。
He went through a period of wanting to be accepted. 他经历了一段渴望得到接受的时期。
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. (历史) 时期
The novel is set in the Roman period. 该小说的背景是罗马时期。
No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period. 该时期的任何文献中都没有提及他们的存在。
4. ADJ Period costumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then. 具特定历史时期特点的[ADJ n]
The characters were dressed in full period costume. 剧中人物全都身着具有时代特色的服装。
5. N-COUNT Exercise, training, or study periods are lengths of time that are set aside for exercise, training, or study. (练习、训练或学习的) 时段
They accompanied him during his exercise periods. 在他的练习时段，他们都陪着他。
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. 句号[美国英语]
7. N-COUNT When a woman has a period, she bleeds from her uterus. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant. 经期
Can you get pregnant if you have sex during your period?
经期性交会怀孕吗？
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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一段时间，时期
Her work means that she spends long periods away from home . 她的工作意味着她得长时间离家在外。
Unemployment in the first half of the year was 2.5 percent lower than in the same period the year before. 上半年的失业率比上年同期低2.5%。
15 people were killed in/over a period of four days . 在4天时间内有15人被杀。
The study will be carried out over a six-month period. 调查将持续6个月时间。
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6节自然科学课。
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. 这座房子是在伊丽莎白时期建造的。
例句
period noun [C] (BLOOD)
the bleeding from a woman's womb that happens once a month when she is not pregnant
（妇女的）月经，经期
period pains 痛经
She'd missed a period and was worried . 她的月经没按期来，让她很担心。
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
句号
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！ 返回 period