period
noun
adj
ˈpɪəriəd
noun
1
LENGTH OF TIME
时间长度
a
particular
length
of
time
with
a
beginning
and
an
end
一段时间; 时期
Tomorrow’s
weather
will
be
dry
with
sunny
periods.
明天天气干燥，间或晴朗。
[+
of
]
His
playing
improved
in
a
very
short
period
of
time
.
他的演奏技巧在很短的时间里便取得了进步。
a
brief
period
of
silence
短暂的沉默
The
drug
was
tested
over
a
five-week
period.
那种药品进行了为期五周的试验。
They
adopted
the
system
for
a
trial
period
(=time
in
which
something
is
tested
to
see
if
it
works
well)
.
他们对那套系统试用了一段时间。
2
LIFE/HISTORY
生活/历史
a
particular
time
in
someone’s
life
or
in
history
〔某人生活或历史上的〕时期，阶段，时代
the
conflict
of
the
Cold
War
period
冷战期间的冲突
Van
Gogh’s
early
period
凡．高的早期生涯
the
Jurassic
period
侏罗纪
the
behaviour
of
children
during
the
period
of
adolescence
青春期孩子的行为
3
BLOOD
血
the
flow
of
blood
that
comes
from
a
woman’s
body
each
month
月经，经期;
I
was
twelve
years
old
when
I
started
my
periods.
我十二岁月经初潮。
4
MARK
符号
the
mark
(.),
used
in
of
writing
to
show
the
end
of
a
sentence
or
of
an
ABBREVIATION
[美] 句号;
AmE BrE
5
SCHOOL
学校
one
of
the
equal
parts
that
the
school
day
is
divided
into
课时，学时，一节（课）;
BrE
What
class
do
you
have
first
period?
你第一节课上什么？
[+
of
]
a
double
period
of
Science
一连两节的自然科学课
6
SPORTS
体育运动
one
of
the
equal
parts
that
a
game
is
divided
into
in
a
sport
such
as
ICE
HOCKEY
〔比赛的〕一节
The
Bruins
scored
twice
in
the
first
period.
棕熊队在第一节两次得分。
7
FOR EMPHASIS
用于强调
used
to
emphasize
that
you
have
made
a
decision
and
that
you
do
not
want
to
discuss
the
subject
any
more
[美，口] 就这样定了！〔用于表示已作出决定，不想再讨论某话题〕;
AmE spoken
I’m
not
going,
period!
我不去，就这样了！
adj
8
period costume/furniture etc
clothes,
furniture
etc
in
the
style
of
a
particular
time
in
history
具有特定历史时期风格的服装/家具等
actors
dressed
in
period
costume
穿着某一时期服装的演员