period

['piəriəd]

n.一段时间, 周期, 时期, 课时, 学时, 句号, 月经

n.[C]

1. 时期, 期间

This was the most difficult period of his life.

这是他一生中最艰难的时期。

2. 时代

The period of the Civil War

美国南北战争年代

3. (一堂)课, 课时

We have four periods of English a week.

我们每星期上四节英语课。

4. 周期; 月经

5. 【美】句号

6. 复合句; 完整句

7. 【数】循环节; 周期

8. 【音】乐段

a.

某一时代(特有)的

int.

(用于句末, 表示断定的口气)就这样, 没什么好说的

I love him, period!

我爱他, 就是这样!

词形变化

名词复数：periods

词义辨析

同义:

n.时期, 期间

time  epoch  era  age  span  duration  interval  

同义参见:

degree  run  day  while  term  stage  spell  dot  year  century  

英英释义

名词 period:

an amount of time

同义词：time period, period of time

one of three periods of play in hockey games

a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time

同义词：historic period, historical period

the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause--Aristotle

同义词：menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, flow

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

同义词：point, full stop, stop, full point

a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed

同义词：geological period

the end or completion of something

短语词组

come to a period

1. 结束

The meeting finally came to a period.

会议终于结束了。

put a period to sth.

1. 结束某事

We can now put a period to it.

我们现在可以结束此事了。

补充

periodperiod英:[ˈpiəriəd] 美:[ˈpɪriəd]n.1.(一段)时间Mary was restored to health after a period of medical treatment.经过一段时间治疗, 玛丽康复了。2.时期, 时代This is his most difficult period.这是他最困难的时期。He excels all other composers of his period.他胜过同时代的所有其他作曲家。3.学时, 课时The school day is divided into seven periods.学校一天有七节课。4.句号, 句点Use a period at the end of the sentence.在一个句子的末尾用句号。

例句

1. He spent a period away from home.他离家生活了一段时间。 2. We worked almost every week for a period of time.有一段时间, 我们几乎每周都工作。 3. in a 24-hour period24小时内 4. for a period of three weeks三周的时间 5. It was an extremely important period for us.这对我们来说是极其重要的一个时期。 6. He went through a period of wanting to be accepted.有一段时间他渴望受到认可。 7. The South African years were his most creative period.在南非的那些年是他创作力最旺盛的一段时期。 8. a period of economic stability经济稳定时期 9. Prof. Smith had left the university a few days earlier to recuperate at home over the Christmas holiday period.史密斯教授提前几天离开学校, 为的是在圣诞节期间在家休养。 10. No reference to their existence appears in the literature of the period.这一时期的文学作品中都没有提及他们的存在。 11. the Victorian period维多利亚时代 12. They accompanied him during his exercise periods.他练习的时候有他们陪着。 13. There were five periods of French a week.每周有五节法语课。 14. periods of private study自习课 15. Each period lasts forty minutes.每节课40分钟。 16. She's got her period.她来月经了。 17. painful periods痛经 18. I'm having my period.我正在月经期。 19. I won't do it. period.我不会这么做, 不要再说了。 20. Mark the end of the sentence with a period.在句子的末尾用句号。 21. the Jurassic period侏罗纪 22. oddly constructed periods结构奇怪的句子 23. The orchestra uses period instruments.这个管弦乐队使用的是古乐器。 24. The movie was an interesting period piece.这是一部非常有趣的古装影片。 25. an elegant property with fine period detail一栋古典雅致的房屋 26. he had long periods of depression.他几次陷入长时间的消沉。 27. the ale will be available for a limited period.麦芽酒只供应有限的一段时间。 28. the period 1977–85.从1977—1985年这一时期。 29. the early medieval period.中世纪的早期。 30. the training period is between 16 and 18 months.训练期是16到18个月。 31. he is the sole owner of the trademark, period.他是那商标的唯一所有人，就是这样。 32. a splendid selection of period furniture.古老家具精选。 33. in dry climates, the onset of summer drought may put a period to plant activity.在干燥的气候条件下，夏季干旱的开始就可能使植物丧失活力。 34. The scheme will be introduced for a six-month trial period.这个方案将有六个月的试验期。 35. Her son is going through a difficult period at the moment.她的儿子目前正经历一段艰苦的时期。 36. What period of history are you most interested in?你对哪个时期的历史最感兴趣？ 37. We have five periods of English a week.我们每星期有五节英语课。 38. We have had two power failures in a five-month period.五个月来我们经历了两次停电。 39. The period between Christmas and New Year's Eve is a very busy one for us.圣诞节到元旦期间是我们非常忙的一段时期。 40. Two snowstorms hit the area in a period of one week.一周以来这一地区两次遭受到暴风雪袭击。 41. There was a brief period of silence.出现短暂的沉默。 42. The country is in a period of economic growth.国家正处于经济增长期。 43. Scattered showers are expected with a few periods of sunshine.预计未来一段时间内天晴，间有零星小雨。 44. We didn't speak for a long period of time.有很长一段时间我们互相之间不讲话。 45. We are studying our country's colonial period.我们正研究我们国家的殖民地时期。 46. Picasso's Blue period毕加索的消沉时期 47. Children go through many changes during the period of adolescence.在孩子们青春期会经历许多变化。 48. I have algebra class during third period.第三节课我上代数课。 49. He scored a goal in the first period.他在第一局得一分。 50. The score was tied after two periods.两局后比分持平。 51. "You are not leaving this house, period."你不得离开这座房子，就这样。 52. "I don't want to talk to her again, period."我不想再与她谈话，到此为止。 53. period costumes/furniture代表某一时期的服饰/家具 54. a period play历史剧