term

[tə:m]

n.学期, 术语, 条件, 条款, 期限, 名词
vt.把 ... 称为

n.[C]

1. 期, 期限

They were sentenced to long terms in prison.

他们被判长期徒刑。

2. 学期

Are there any examinations at the end of term?

学期结束时有考试吗?

3. 任期

The President's term of office is four years.

总统任期为四年。

4. 【律】开庭期; 地产租用期; 偿债期

5. (契约, 谈判等的)条件; 条款[P]

We accepted the new terms.

我们接受了新的条件。

6. 关系, 友谊; 地位[P][(+with)]

We are on good terms with our neighbors.

我们与邻居和睦相处。

7. 要求额, 费用, 价格[P]

8. 专门名词, 术语; (一般的)词, 名称

I am not familiar with chemical terms.

我不熟悉化学术语。

9. 措辞, 说话的方式[P]

10. 限期; (租赁等的)终止期; 结账期

11. 【数】【物】项; 条

vt.

把……称为, 把……叫做[(+as)][O8][O9]

He termed the play a tragedy.

他称该剧为悲剧。

词形变化

动词过去式: termed | 动词过去分词: termed | 动词现在分词: terming | 动词第三人称单数: terms |

词义辨析

同义:

n.期; 期间

period  time  duration

n.前提; 条件

condition  premise

vt.命名; 提名

name  call  designate  dub  title  label  tag  

同义参见:

sentence  year  style  expression  requirement  specify  reservation  clause  provision  christen  

英英释义

名词 term:

a word or expression used for some particular thing

a limited period of time

(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

同义词：condition

any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial

one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

同义词：full term

(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

同义词：terminus, terminal figure

动词 term:

name formally or designate with a term

短语词组

on speaking terms

1. 友好

After the quarrel, they were no longer on speaking terms with each other.

争吵之后, 他们之间的关系就不好了。

bring sb. to terms

1. 使某人同意; 使某人就范

He was brought to terms.

他被迫就范。

come to terms

1. 达成协议

He'd finally come to terms with that company.

他最后还是与那家公司达成了协议。

in no uncertain terms

1. 直截了当地; 毫不含糊地

He told us in no uncertain terms not to come again.

他直截了当地告诉我们不要再来了。

in terms of

1. 就……而论; 在……方面

In terms of money, he's quite rich, but not in terms of happiness.

就钱来说他很富有, 但就幸福来说就不然了。

in the long term

1. 从长远来看

In the long term we hope to make large profits on it.

从长远来看我们希望能靠它赚一大笔钱。

in the short term

1. 从眼前来看; 从短期来看

In the short term, the medicine may not be very effective.

从眼前来看, 这药可能疗效不是很大。

keep (on good) terms with sb.

1. 与某人保持友好关系

She's always trying to keep terms with her neighbors.

她总是设法与邻居保持友好。

make terms

1. 达成协议

They've made terms with each other.

他们已相互达成协议。

not on borrowing terms

1. 不友好; 没有交情

Those two next-door families are not on borrowing terms.

那两家隔壁邻居之间并不友好。

on equal terms

1. 平等

All of us are on equal terms.

我们都是平等的。

on no terms

1. 决不

On no terms should you give up learning English.

你决不能放弃学习英语。

on one's own terms

1. 根据自己的主张

We'll do it on our own terms.

我们将根据自己的主张来做。

set a term to

1. 给……定期限

They had set a term to the contract.

他们已给合同定了期限。

补充

termterm英:[tə:m] 美:[tɚm]n.1.任期; 期限An American President's term of office is four years.美国总统的任期是四年。2.措词; 术语, 专门用语“Hot” and “cold” are contrary terms.“热”和“冷”是相反的词。3.(学校的)学期The summer term runs from April to July.夏季学期从四月份到七月份。4.条件, 条款5.关系, 友谊I have kept terms with Tom for many years.我和汤姆交朋友已有很多年了。vt.1.把…称为, 把…叫做He termed the gas argon.他把这种气体叫作氩气。

例句

1. the correct medical term for a heart attack心脏病的正确医学用语 2. The video explains in simple terms how the new tax works.录像用简单的语言解释了新税法。 3. He lived in New York throughout his term of office.整个任期内, 他一直住在纽约。 4. Baldwin's second term of office as Premier鲍德温的第二个总理任期 5. a seven-year prison term七年的刑期 6. the summer term夏季学期 7. a life artificially prolonged by medical science beyond its natural term通过医疗科学人工延长、超越自然期限的生命 8. That makes her the first TV presenter to work the full term of her pregnancy.这使她成为首个怀孕期间一直上班的电视节目主持人。 9. Women over 40 seem to be just as capable of carrying a baby to term as younger women.年过四十的女性好像也能和年轻女性一样怀孕到足月。 10. The agreement should have very positive results in the long term.从长远来看, 这个协议将会产生非常积极的影响。 11. In the short term, chemical sprays are clearly an effective way to control pests.从短期来看, 喷洒化学药品显然能有效控制虫害。 12. In the medium term the U.K. car industry has a brighter outlook.从中期来看, 英国汽车行业前景将会更好。 13. He termed the war a humanitarian nightmare.他称这场战争是一场人道主义噩梦。 14. The press termed the visit a triumph.媒体称这次访问是一场胜利。 15. He has no right to term himself an expert.他无权自称为专家。 16. You might term her boy friend handsome.你可以说她的男朋友是英俊的。 17. the musical term ‘leitmotiv’.音乐术语“主导主题”。 18. a term of abuse.辱骂用语；恶语。 19. a protest in the strongest possible terms.尽可能用最强烈的措辞发出的抗议。 20. the President is elected for a single four-year term.总统当选，任期仅为一任，为期四年。 21. the pregnancy went to full term.怀孕已满足月。 22. low birthweight at term.足月分娩时体重偏轻。 23. the summer term.夏季学期。 24. term starts tomorrow.明天开始开庭期。 25. Wright already has six goals this term.赖特在这一赛季已有六个进球。 26. their solicitors had agreed terms.他们的律师已达成一致的条款。 27. he could only be dealt with on his own terms.与他打交道只能按他的条件办。 28. loans on favourable terms.条件优惠的贷款。 29. a deal in Bosnia that could force the Serbs to come to terms.波斯尼亚的一份可能迫使塞尔维亚人妥协的协议。 30. he has been termed the father of modern theology.他被尊称为现代宗教学之父。 31. she had come to terms with the tragedies in her life.她对生活中的不幸已经逆来顺受了。 32. replacing the printers is difficult to justify in terms of cost.从成本方面很难说更换打印机是合算的。 33. sales are down by nearly 7 per cent in real terms.实际上销售额降低了近7个百分点。 34. we are all on friendly terms.我们都相处友好。 35. What exactly do you mean by the term ‘racist’?你用racist这个词的确切意义是什么？ 36. a technical term in computing计算机技术术语 37. The flat would be ideal in terms of size, but it is very expensive.这公寓的面积很理想，但是价钱太贵了。 38. Both sides agreed to the peace terms.双方都接受和平条款。 39. the autumn/spring/summer term秋╱春╱夏季学期 40. an end-of-term test期末考试 41. The US President is now in his second term of office.现在的美国总统是第二届连任。 42. the period of history that is often termed the ‘Dark Ages’经常被称为“黑暗时代”的那段历史时期 43. “I had the feeling that I had been there before.” “The term for that is ‘déjà vu.’”“我感觉曾经到过那儿。”“描述这种感觉的词语是‘似曾相识’”。 44. That's an outdated term that no one uses anymore.那是个过时的词，没人再用了。 45. scientific/technical terms科学/专业术语 46. He spoke about them in glowing terms.他热烈地赞扬了他们。 47. The law had been understood in broad terms.人们一直是从广义上理解这部法律。 48. in economic terms从经济角度上 49. He expressed his disapproval in no uncertain terms. [=in very strong and clear language]他直截了当地表达了他的不赞成。 50. The governor will run for a second term.州长将为第二个任期参加竞选。 51. He is currently serving his third term in the U.S. Senate.他目前在美国参议院任第三个任期。 52. She made many changes during her term of/in office. [=during the time when she was in office]她在任职期间做了很多改革。 53. He is in favor of term limits for members of Congress. [=he believes that members of Congress should only be allowed to serve for a specified number of terms]他主张国会议员的任期应该有限期。 54. He was sentenced to a ten-year term in the state penitentiary.他被判处在州监狱服刑十年。 55. a long jail/prison term长期服刑 56. a term of imprisonment监禁期 57. The term of the contract is 60 months.合同期限是60个月。 58. His grades have improved since last term.他的成绩从上学期开始有所提高。 59. English 122 is not offered this term.这个学期的英语122没有开课。 60. They would not agree to our terms.他们不会同意我们的条件。 61. She objected to the terms of the contract.她反对合约的条款。 62. Early payment is not permitted under the terms of our agreement.根据我们的协议条款，不允许提前付款。 63. He was on good terms with his ex-wife. [=he and his ex-wife were friendly with each other]他和前妻关系良好。 64. He left the team on bad terms.他因关系没处好，离开了球队。 65. They are no longer on speaking terms. [=they are no longer speaking to each other]他们彼此不再说话了。 66. (Brit) He is on first-name terms with his staff.他与员工关系不错，都直呼其名了。 67. She carried the baby to term. = She carried the baby full term. [=to the natural end of the pregnancy]她怀孕到了足月。 68. The two sides have not been able to come to terms.双方没能达成协议。 69. The company has come to terms with the union.这家公司与工会达成协议。 70. It took him a long time to come to terms with the end of his marriage.他花了很长时间才接受婚姻已结束的现实。 71. She has found it hard to come to terms with the demands of her job.她发现难以接受工作对她的要求。 72. "The car is great in terms of gas mileage [=the car's gas mileage is great], but it's not very comfortable."就油耗而言，这辆车确实很棒，但是它不是很舒适。 73. He thinks of everything in terms of money. [=his judgments/opinions about everything are based on thoughts about money]他考虑一切事情都是以金钱为前提的。 74. She wants to succeed on her own terms.她想按自己的方式获得成功。 75. "If I agree to help, it will only be on my terms."就算我同意帮忙，那也只能以我的方式。 76. The terms of reference for the committee are narrow and specific.委员会的职权范围有限而且具体。 77. They termed the structure a “double helix.”他们把这个结构叫作“双螺旋”。 78. The project was termed a success.这个项目称得上成功。