: having a light body and a lower-than-average percentage of alcohol : sessionable
a session cider
… the increasing popularity of session beers[=sessionable and flavorful beers], which fulfill beer's original promise of being a less potent drink that can be safely enjoyed in greater volume than wine and spirits. Will Gordon
It is cleaner, smoother and more flavorful than the typical American lager. It's more of a session beer than other … choices, too, at 5.3 percent ABV … Steve Goble
A session beer should be light and without aggressive flavors, but still flavorful enough to keep your interest. Michael Agnew
Citrus and grapefruit hit you in this very hazy, low-alcohol ale that has a lingering finish. A very good session ale. Marc Bona
Example Sentences
Noun Her health insurance will cover 12 one-hour sessions of therapy per year. the U.N. Special Session on Disarmament I'm going to take classes during the summer session.
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Noun
Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Legislators will set future allocations during next year’s budget session. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Following an extended session in Parliament on Friday morning that paid tribute to the late queen, Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, announced the king’s speech , Variety said. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 This session, the legislature also voted to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear facility, which a number of climate groups have lobbied to shut down. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 At an early-morning session, Nathaniel Craig, a theorist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, made the case that, irrespective of SUSY, the principle of naturalness should be salvaged. Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 As my colleague Samantha Kelly notes, the opening of the event felt a bit like watching an emergency first responder training session, taking aim at our deepest fears. Allison Morrow, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 In April, tickets were capped at 10,000 per session, or about half-capacity. David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 An information luncheon session hosted by Martin McMahon of Edward Jones will take place Tuesday, Sept. 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Jim’s Pizza, 124 Poquonock Ave., Windsor.Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022
Adjective
Every industry needs its own unique curriculum for multi-session implicit bias professional learning experiences. Shaun Harper, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The series gives us some of the most impressive visuals, direction, and performances in the MCU, but Moon Knight is begging for a format shift in the form of either a minimum of 10 episodes or a multi-session plan from the onset. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022 And during a post-session press briefing with reporters, Gov. Kate Brown also lauded the outgoing Senate President.oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022 They’re usually assigned to the few committees that don’t have mid-session deadlines to advance legislation, so they generally are considered still alive right up until the final gavel falls.oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin session-, sessio, literally, act of sitting, from sedēre to sit — more at sit
Adjective
from attributive use of session entry 1; (sense 2) so called because the relatively low alcohol content in such drinks makes it possible to consume several rounds at a sitting without becoming intoxicated
1meeting of a court, parliament, etc.法庭開庭;議會開會ADJECTIVE | VERB + SESSION | SESSION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤inaugural, opening就職大會;大會開幕式▸➤closing, final, last大會閉幕式;最後一次會議▸➤current本次會議▸➤joint聯席會議▸➤open, public (especially BrE) 公開會議▸➤closed, closed-door, private秘密會議◇The board met in closed session.董事會舉行了秘密會議。➤emergency, extraordinary, special緊急會議;特別會議▸➤full, plenary全體會議◇a full session of the peace talks和談的一次全體會議◇a plenary session of the committee委員會全體會議➤follow-up後續會議◇A follow-up session was held a month after the initial meeting.初次會議之後又召開了一次後續會議。➤congressional, parliamentary國會/議會會議➤legislative (especially NAmE) 立法會議➤executive (NAmE) 政務會議◇The Council met in executive session for the purpose of selecting a new general secretary.地方議會舉行政務會議選舉新秘書長。VERB + SESSION➤hold舉行會議▸➤attend出席會議▸➤boycott抵制會議▸➤address在會議上發言◇The president addressed a closed session of Congress.總統在國會的一次秘密會議上作了發言。➤call (especially NAmE) 召開會議◇The Governor called a special session of the Legislature.州長召開了特別立法會。SESSION + VERB➤convene, take place會議召開/舉行▸➤begin, open會議開始/開幕▸➤close, end會議閉幕/結束▸➤agree sth會議同意⋯▸➤call for sth會議呼籲⋯PREPOSITION➤at a/the session在會上◇The statute was approved at the 1985 session of the Texas Legislature.此項法令在得克薩斯州 1985 年的立法會上通過。➤in a/the session在會上◇in the opening session在開幕式上➤in session在開庭◇The court is now in session.法庭現在開庭。session
noun²
2time spent doing an activity活動的時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + SESSION | SESSION + VERB | SESSION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤lengthy, long冗長的/長時間的活動▸➤short短時活動➤30-minute, two-hour, etc. * 30 分鐘、兩個小時等的活動➤all-day, all-night, late-night全天的/整夜的/深夜的活動➤early, late早上的/晚上的活動▸➤daily, regular, weekly, etc.每日的、經常的、每週的等活動▸➤bargaining, negotiating交涉/談判階段➤briefing, question-and-answer情況簡介會;問答時間➤brainstorming集體討論會➤breakout (especially NAmE) 分組會議▸➤coaching, practice, training, tutoring (especially NAmE) 指導時間;練習時間;訓練課;輔導課➤one-to-one一對一輔導課◇I had a one-to-one session with one of the instructors at the gym.我在健身房跟一位教練上了堂一對一的輔導課。➤counselling/counseling, therapy咨詢/治療時間➤drop-in (BrE) 開放時間◇The case worker will talk to refugees at drop-in sessions and by appointment.社工將與難民在接訪和預約時間進行談話。◇Women who need a test can visit one of the drop-in sessions for help and advice.需要檢查的婦女可以在接訪時段前來求助和咨詢。➤photo, photographic (especially BrE) 拍照時間➤autograph(名人)簽名時間▸➤jam, jazz, recording即興演唱會;爵士樂演奏會;一場錄音▸➤workout, yoga一次鍛煉;瑜伽課▸➤drinking (especially BrE) 喝一回酒◇The man fell in the canal after a heavy drinking session.那個人因飲酒過量跌進了運河。VERB + SESSION➤do, have, offer (sb), organize, provide (sb with), run進行活動;(為某人)提供活動項目;組織活動;舉辦活動◇The college runs training sessions every afternoon.這所大學每天下午都舉辦培訓活動。➤schedule安排活動◇Both sessions are scheduled for 10 o'clock.兩項活動都定在 10 點鐘。➤attend參加活動➤miss錯過活動➤begin, start開始活動➤end, finish結束/終止活動◇She had to abruptly end her session with a newspaper editor when they received word of the attacks.得知襲擊的消息,她只得匆忙結束了和一位報紙編輯的談話。SESSION + VERB➤take place活動發生➤last活動持續◇Each session lasted approximately 15 minutes.每項活動都持續約 15 分鐘。SESSION + NOUN➤guitarist, musician, singer (especially BrE) , etc.為錄製節目伴奏的吉他手、錄音樂師、錄音時伴唱的歌手等PREPOSITION➤session on⋯方面的活動◇a session on remedial reading閱讀補習課