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

• 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。
• We were trying all these different things, periods of experimentation, we made a fair share of mistakes.
  我们尝试了所有这些不同的东西，经历了试验的各个阶段，我们也都犯过错误。
• The periods of light and darkness it created were the first accepted periods of time.
  太阳的出现和消失是稳定和永恒的。光明和黑暗的周期是第一个能够被接受的时间周期。
• The Stone Age has been divided into two periods: the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age.
  石器时代分为两个阶段：旧石器时代和新石器时代。
• His painting went through both representational and abstract periods.
  他的绘画经历了具象风格和抽象风格两个阶段。
• 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。
• You are unlikely to run the heater at full blast for long periods.
  你不太可能长时间把加热器开到最大挡位。
• During the past few years the government has staggered the summer vacation periods for students.
  在过去几年里，政府将学生放暑假的时间相互错开。
• She went through periods of compulsive overeating.
  她经历了强迫性暴食的几个阶段。
• The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.
  商其工作量可以平均开来，不像商店那样有时很忙，有时很闲。