period /ˈpɪərɪəd/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A period is a length of time. 一段时间 [usu with supp]

  例：

  This crisis might last for a long period of time.

  此次危机可能会持续很长一段时间。

  例：

  ...a period of a few months.

  …几个月的时间。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A period in the life of a person, organization, or society is a length of time that is remembered for a particular situation or activity. (个人、组织或社会的) 时期

  例：

  ...a period of economic good health and expansion.

  …一段经济健康发展和扩张时期。

  例：

  He went through a period of wanting to be accepted.

  他经历了一段渴望得到接受的时期。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A particular length of time in history is sometimes called a period. For example, you can talk about the Civil War period or the Prohibition period in the U.S. (历史) 时期

  例：

  The novel is set in the Roman period.

  该小说的背景是罗马时期。

  例：

  No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.

  该时期的任何文献中都没有提及他们的存在。

• 4. 

  ADJ Period costumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then. 具特定历史时期特点的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The characters were dressed in full period costume.

  剧中人物全都身着具有时代特色的服装。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Exercise, training, or study periods are lengths of time that are set aside for exercise, training, or study. (练习、训练或学习的) 时段

  例：

  They accompanied him during his exercise periods.

  在他的练习时段，他们都陪着他。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A period is the punctuation mark (.) that you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or an exclamation. 句号 [美国英语]

• 7. 

  N-COUNT When a woman has a period, she bleeds from her uterus. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant. 经期

  例：

  Can you get pregnant if you have sex during your period?

  经期性交会怀孕吗？