period

noun

时间长度 length of time

1. 一段时间；时期
   a particular length of time
   1. a period of consultation/mourning/uncertainty
      磋商 / 哀悼 / 形势不明朗的期间
   2. The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years.
      这家工厂将在两年内关闭。
   3. This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.
      这个数字与去年同期的4%升幅相近。
   4. This offer is available for a limited period only.
      这项优惠仅在限期内有效。
   5. All these changes happened over a period of time .
      所有这些变化都是在一段时间内发生的。
   6. The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods .
      目的是缓解高峰期间的交通状况。
   7. You can have it for a trial period (= in order to test it) .
      这东西你可以试用一段时间。
2. （人生或国家历史的）阶段，时期，时代
   a length of time in the life of a particular person or in the history of a particular country
   1. Which period of history would you most like to have lived in?
      你最喜欢生活在哪一个历史时期？
   2. the post-war period
      战后时期
   3. Like Picasso, she too had a blue period.
      和毕加索一样，她也有过一段消沉时期。
   4. Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling.
      大多数青少年都要经历一段叛逆期。
3. 纪（地质年代，代下分纪）
   a length of time which is a division of an era
   1. the Jurassic period
      侏罗纪

课时 lesson

4. 节；学时；课
   any of the parts that a day is divided into at a school, college, etc. for study
   1. ‘What do you have next period?’ ‘French.’
      “你下一节是什么课？”“法语。”
   2. a free/study period (= for private study)
      自习课

妇女 woman

5. 月经；经期；例假
   the flow of blood each month from the body of a woman who is not pregnant
   1. period pains
      痛经
   2. monthly periods
      月经
   3. When did you last have a period ?
      你上一次月经是什么时候？

标点 punctuation

标点 punctuation

adv.

adv.

adj.

1. 具有某个时代特征的
   having a style typical of a particular time in history
   1. period costumes/furniture
      代表某一时期的服装 / 家具

1. N-COUNT 一段时间；时期
   A period is 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
2. N-COUNT （个人、组织或社会的）阶段，时期，时代
   A period in 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。
3. N-COUNT （历史上的）阶段，时期
   A particular length of time in history is sometimes called a period. For example, you can talk about the Victorian period or the Elizabethan period in 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
4. ADJ （服装、家具、乐器）过去的，古代的，具有某个时代特征的
   Period costumes, 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
5. N-COUNT （练习、训练、学习的）时间，时段
   Exercise, training, or study periods are 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。
6. N-COUNT 课；课时；节
   At a school or college, a period is 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
7. 月经
   When a woman has a period, she bleeds from her womb. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant.
8. ADV 到此为止；不再说了
   Some people say period after 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。
9. 句号
   A period is 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

1. Business expenses had to be amortized over a 60 month period.
   营业费用必须在60个月的时间内分期偿还。
2. There should be a seven-day cooling-off period between a strike ballot and industrial action.
   在举行罢工投票表决和采取劳工行动之间应当有7天的冷静期。
3. This was the darkest period of the war.
   这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
4. China enters a new five-year plan period next year
   中国明年开始进入新一个五年计划期。
5. Brett is enjoying a honeymoon period with both press and public.
   布雷特和报界及公众之间都正处在蜜月期。
6. The exact length of each period may vary
   每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。
7. The dormant period is another stage in the life cycle of the plant.
   休眠期是这种植物生活史中的另一个阶段。
8. No letters survive from this early period.
   早期的信件并没有保留下来。
9. We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution
   我们认为直到工业革命时期才出现了要求彻底变革的第一波呐喊。
10. This crisis might last for a long period of time.
    这次危机可能持续很长时间。
11. He went through a period of wanting to be accepted
    有一段时间他很想被人接受。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. They accompanied him during his exercise periods.
    练习的时候他们陪着他。
15. I don't want to do it, period.
    我不想做，这事就到此为止吧。
16. At the end of the probationary period you will become a permanent employee.
    试用期结束后，你将成为长期雇员。
17. They are a priceless record of a brief period in British history
    它们是对英国历史上一个短暂时期的极为珍贵的记录。
18. After a further four-month extension of her probation period, she was sacked.
    在又试用了4个月后，她被开除了。
19. Teachers should have a probationary period of two years.
    教师应该有2年的见习期。
20. The next few weeks will be a period of readjustment
    接下来的几周将是适应阶段。
21. After a period of imprisonment she renounced terrorism
    在被囚禁一段时间之后，她宣布放弃恐怖主义。
22. The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.
    革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。
23. His music of that period fused the rhythms of Jazz with classical forms
    他那个时期的音乐将爵士乐的韵律和古典音乐的形式融合在了一起。
24. Rock'n'roll had entered a period of stasis.
    摇滚乐已经进入了一个停滞期。
25. Helen described life in a weightless environment during her period in space.
    海伦描述了她身处太空时失重状态下的生活。
26. This poem is typical of the Romantic period.
    这首诗具有浪漫主义时期的特点。
27. This is the period at which the body attains maturity.
    这是身体发育成熟的时期。
28. There were many important events in this period.
    在这一时期里发生了许多重大的事件。
29. The inscription of the monument has worn away over a long period of time.
    年深月久，碑文已经磨灭了。
30. Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and manhood.
    青春期是儿童和成人阶段的过渡时期。

  phase period spell stage【导航词义：阶段，时期】

  phase n. 阶段，时期

〔辨析〕指发展或变化过程中的某一个阶段。

  period n. 时期

〔辨析〕指有开始和结束的一段时间。

  spell n. 一段时间，一阵

〔辨析〕指某种活动、天气、疾病等持续的一段时间，通常为期较短。

  stage n. 阶段

〔辨析〕指成长或发展的某一时期，也可指某一进程、活动等中的一个阶段。