periods

英 [ˈpɪərɪədz]

美 [ˈpɪriədz]

n.  一段时间; 时期; (人生或国家历史的)阶段，时代; 纪(地质年代，代下分纪)
period的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一段时间；时期
  Aperiodis a length of time.
  1. This crisis might last for a long period of time.
     这次危机可能持续很长时间。
  2. ...a period of a few months.
     几个月时间
  3. ...for a limited period only.
     只在有限的时期内
• N-COUNT （个人、组织或社会的）阶段，时期，时代
  Aperiodin the life of a person, organization, or society is a length of time which is remembered for a particular situation or activity.
  1. ...a period of economic good health and expansion...
     经济健康发展并且不断扩张的一段时期
  2. He went through a period of wanting to be accepted...
     有一段时间他很想被人接受。
  3. The South African years were his most creative period.
     在南非的那些年是他创作最旺盛的时期。
• N-COUNT （历史上的）阶段，时期
  A particular length of time in history is sometimes called aperiod. For example, you can talk aboutthe Victorian periodorthe Elizabethan periodin Britain.
  1. ...the Roman period...
     罗马帝国时代
  2. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
     这一时期的文学作品中都没有提及他们的存在。
  3. ...the most difficult periods of history.
     历史上最艰难的时期
• ADJ （服装、家具、乐器）过去的，古代的，具有某个时代特征的
  Periodcostumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then.
  1. ...dressed in full period costume.
     穿着宽松的古装
  2. ...replicas of period instruments.
     古乐器的复制品
• N-COUNT （练习、训练、学习的）时间，时段
  Exercise, training, or studyperiodsare lengths of time that are set aside for exercise, training, or study.
  1. They accompanied him during his exercise periods.
     练习的时候他们陪着他。
• N-COUNT 课；课时；节
  At a school or college, aperiodis one of the parts that the day is divided into during which lessons or other activities take place.
  1. ...periods of private study.
     自习课
  2. ...taking his scripts to school in order to learn the lines in free periods.
     把他的剧本带到学校以便空闲的时候背台词
• 月经
  When a woman has aperiod, she bleeds from her womb. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant.
• ADV 到此为止；不再说了
  Some people sayperiodafter stating a fact or opinion when they want to emphasize that they are definite about something and do not want to discuss it further.
  1. I don't want to do it, period.
     我不想做，这事就到此为止吧。
• 句号
  Aperiodis the punctuation mark (.) which you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or an exclamation.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 full stop

双语例句

• Life often seems to be marked off into different periods; schooldays, marriage, old age.
  生命似乎分为三个不同时期：学生时代，结婚，老年。
• These hawks are magnificent in flight, soaring and circling for long periods
  这些鹰飞行能力极其出色，可以长时间在空中翱翔和盘旋。
• Long periods of darkness and bitter cold are the major threats to life on the tundra.
  长期的黑暗和刺骨的严寒对在冻土带上生活是两大最主要的威胁。
• But he added: We have weathered many difficult periods in our long history as a bank.
  但他补充称：在我们银行的长期历史中，我们已度过了许多困难时期。
• Long dry periods wasted the land.
  长期干旱使那片土地荒芜了。
• The training covers extended periods in obstetrics and gynaecology.
  该培训包括产科学和妇科学的增加课时。
• During peak periods, reservations are difficult to make at some of the hotels.
  在高峰时期，有些酒店很难预订到房间。
• In response, driving schools said prices will rise in line with cost increases and prolonged learning periods.
  作为回应，驾校说价格上涨将与成本上升和学习时间延长相一致。
• The seas store heat and release it gradually during cold periods
  海洋储存热量，并在寒冷季节里慢慢地把它释放出来。
• Major European economies also have seen growth slow across the three periods.
  主要欧洲经济体在这三个时期也都经历了增长放缓。