◊ In the U.S., a week is usually considered to start on Sunday and end on Saturday, while in the U.K. a week is usually considered to start on Monday and end on Sunday.在美国,人们通常认为一周从星期日开始到星期六结束;而在英国,人们通常认为一周从星期一开始到星期日结束。
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the last week of the month这个月的最后一周
I can meet you sometime next week.我下星期可以找个时间和你见面。
The menu changes each/every week.菜单每周都有变化。
I volunteer at the school once a week. [=once every week]我每周在学校做一次志愿工作。
You can never be sure what will happen from one week to the next.你永远无法确定下周会发生什么事。
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The menu changes from week to week.菜单每周都有变化。
These problems have continued week after week. [=for several or many weeks]这些问题已经持续好几个星期了。
The baby is two weeks old. [a two-week-old baby]两周大的婴儿
I'll be on vacation for two weeks starting this Tuesday.我从这周二开始休假两周。
That car rents for $200 a/per week.那辆车的租金是每周200美元。
We'll leave a week from today. [=seven days after today]一周后的这天我们动身。
I arrived a week ago.我一周前到的。
It took him two weeks to paint the house.他用了两周时间粉刷房子。
We'll meet again(on) a week from Monday. = (Brit) We'll meet again on Monday week.我们将于下周的周一再次会面。
Sometimes he's away for weeks at a time.
The doctor said he wants to see me again in a week. = The doctor said he wants to see me again a week from now. = The doctor said he wants to see me again in a week's time.医生说他想让我一周后来复查。
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[count]:the days from Monday through Friday when people usually work(周一到周五的)工作日
We're open from 9 to 5 all week.我们工作日9点至5点营业。
He earns $500 a week at his job.他做的工作每周挣500美元。
I'll be working next week.我下周工作。
He has a 40-hour work week.他每周工作40小时。
week in and week out
alsoweek in, week out
:every week for many weeks:for a long time without stopping or changing一周又一周;接连好多个星期
He has been working week in and week out with no vacation.他连续工作了很多星期没有休假。
: any of a series of 7-day cycles used in various calendars
especially: a 7-day cycle beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday
b(1)
: a week beginning with a specified day or containing a specified holiday
the week of the 18th
(2)
: a week appointed for public recognition of some cause
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: any seven consecutive days
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: a series of regular working, business, or school days during each 7-day period
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British: a time seven days before or after a specified day
last Sunday week
Example Sentences
the last week of the month I can meet you sometime next week. The menu changes each week. You can never be sure what will happen from one week to the next. The menu changes from week to week. The baby is two weeks old. I'll be on vacation for two weeks starting this Tuesday. That car rents for $200 a week. I arrived a week ago. It took him two weeks to paint the house. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English weke, from Old English wicu, wucu; akin to Old High German wehha week and perhaps to Latin vicis change, alternation, Old High German wehsal exchange
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of week was before the 12th century
ADJECTIVE | VERB + WEEK | WEEK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤last, past上星期;過去的一星期▸➤previous前一星期▸➤coming, following, next即將到來的一星期;接下來的一星期;下個星期▸➤consecutive, successive連續(⋯)週◇They won 1-0 for the fourth consecutive week.他們連續第 4 週以 1 比 0 獲勝。➤entire, full, whole整個星期;整整一週◇It's the first time I've done a full week's work since the accident.自發生事故以來我第一次工作了整整一週。➤work (usually workweek in NAmE) , working (especially BrE) 工作週◇a reduction in the working week / workweek工作週的減少➤busy, hard, tough繁忙的一星期;艱難的一週▸➤long漫長的一週◇It's been a long week and I'm very tired.這週真漫長,我累得夠嗆。➤short短暫的一週◇This is a short week because of the public holiday.因為有公共假日,所以這個星期比較短。◇In just a few short weeks we'll be going home.再過短短的幾週我們就要回家了。➤quiet平靜的一星期◇It's been a very quiet week for me.對我來說,這是很平靜的一個星期。➤3-day, 40-hour, etc. * 3 天、40 小時等的工作週◇He earns enough money to work a four-day week.他一星期工作 4 天就可以掙足夠的錢。VERB + WEEK➤spend度過一星期◇We spent two weeks in Mexico last summer.去年夏天我們在墨西哥度過了兩個星期。➤take花費一週的時間➤enter進入(⋯)周◇The strike has entered its second week.罷工進入了第 2 週。WEEK + VERB➤elapse, go by, pass一星期的時間流逝;一週過去◇The week passed very slowly.這個星期過得非常慢。➤drag一週緩慢地過去PREPOSITION➤by the week按星期◇They're paid by the week.他們按星期領工資。➤during the week在一週工作日內◇I go out most weekends, but rarely during the week.我多數週末都出去,非週末時間則很少出去。➤for a week一星期的時間◇I haven't seen him for weeks.我已經幾個星期沒見到他了。➤in a week一星期後◇We'll be back in a week.我們一星期後回來。➤in weeks幾個星期內◇It hasn't rained in weeks.已經好幾個星期沒下雨了。➤over a week, under a week超過/不足一星期◇It's over a week since she called me.她上次打電話給我到現在已經有一個多星期了。➤per week每週◇How much do you earn per week?你每週掙多少錢?➤within a/the week一週之內◇I'll have the report finished within the next couple of weeks.我要在接下來的幾個星期內完成這個報告。PHRASES➤a day of the week一星期中的一天◇Which day of the week was it?那天是星期幾?➤twice, two days, etc. a week每週兩次、兩天等◇She works three days a week.她每週工作 3 天。