period

6 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ period /ˈpirijəd/ noun

plural periods

¹ period

/ˈpirijəd/

noun

plural periods

Learner's definition of PERIOD

[count]

: a length of time during which a series of events or an action takes place or is completed一段时间；时期

We have had two power failures in a five-month period.五个月来我们经历了两次停电。
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。

— often + of

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。
There was a brief period of silence.出现短暂的沉默。
The country is in a period of economic growth.国家正处于经济增长期。
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。
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。

— see also cooling-off period

: a length of time that is very important in the history of the world, a nation, etc.（世界、国家等历史中的）重要时期，重要阶段，时代

: a time that is very important in the life of a person（人生的）重要阶段，重要时期

Picasso's Blue Period毕加索的消沉时期
Children go through many changes during the period of adolescence.在孩子们青春期会经历许多变化。

a : one of the parts that a school day is divided into课时；节

b : one of the parts that the playing time of a game (such as hockey) is divided into局

a : a point . used to show the end of a sentence or an abbreviation句号

— called also (British) full stop

b — used in speech to emphasize that a decision, command, or opinion has been made and will not be changed到此为止；就这样

² period /ˈpirijəd/ adjective

² period

/ˈpirijəd/

adjective

Learner's definition of PERIOD

always used before a noun

: of, relating to, or typical of a particular time in history具有某一历史特点的