week
noun
wiːk
noun
1
a
period
of
seven
days
and
nights,
usually
measured
in
Britain
from
Monday
to
Sunday
and
in
the
US
from
Sunday
to
Saturday
星期，周〔共七天，在英国从星期一至星期日; 在美国从星期日至星期六〕
once/twice/three
times
etc
a
week
Letters
were
delivered
twice
a
week
only.
信件一星期只投递两次。
I
can’t
see
you
this
week
.
我这星期不能见你。
last/next
week
(the
week
before
or
after
this
one)
上星期/下星期
See
you
next
week.
下星期见。
2
any
period
of
seven
days
and
nights
一个星期的时间，一周
for
a
week/two
weeks
etc
I’ve
been
living
here
for
six
weeks.
我已经在这里住了六个星期了。
in
a
week/two
weeks
etc
(one,
two
etc
weeks
from
now)
一周/两周等之内
If
he
hasn’t
phoned
in
a
week,
I’ll
phone
him.
如果他一个星期不打电话来，我就打电话给他。
It
will
cost
you
an
estimated
£10
per
week
to
feed
one
dog.
养一条狗估计你每周需要花费 10 英镑。
The
training
program
lasts
three
weeks.
培训计划为期三周。
3
the
part
of
the
week
when
you
go
to
work,
usually
from
Monday
to
Friday
工作周〔通常由星期一至星期五〕;
a
35-hour
week
35 小时的工作周
during
the
week
I
don’t
see
her
during
the
week.
除了周末，平时我和她不见面。
4
Monday week/Tuesday week etc
a
week
after
the
day
that
is
mentioned
一周后的星期一/星期二等
BrE
We’re
off
to
Spain
Sunday
week.
我们下个星期天去西班牙。
5
a week on Monday etc a week from Monday etc
; a week from Monday etc AmE [美] a week after the day that is mentioned 一周后的星期一等
BrE AmE
The
Reids
are
coming
for
dinner
a
week
from
Sunday.
里兹一家下个星期天来吃饭。
Keith’s
coming
home
two
weeks
on
Saturday
(=two
weeks
after
next
Saturday)
.
基思从星期六算起过两周就回家了。
6
week after week week in week out
also
又作
continuously
for
many
weeks
连续几个星期，一周又一周
We
do
the
same
things
week
in
week
out.
我们一个又一个星期做同样的事。