Question

period n.一段时间；周期；时期；课时；学时；句号；月经 (1) 通过一段时间的精心照顾，他感到身体完全康复了。(2) 幼年是生长迅速的时期。(3) 他每周授课10课时。(4) 本课程的总学时是30学时，其中4学时是让学生做案例分析。(5) 在一个句子的末尾用句号。(6) 通常你的月经周期多长? You know that dot at the end of a sentence? That's a period too. It means the sentence is over. You might say to a class forgetting to use this essential form of punctuation: In a short period of time, you will learn how to put periods on the end of sentences or I will put a period on this lesson.

Accepted Answer

英 ['pɪəriəd] 美 ['pɪriəd] (1) He feels completely restored to health after a period of intensive care.(2) Childhood is a period of rapid growth.(3) He teaches 10 periods a week.(4) This course needs 30 periods in all, and case analysis will use 4 periods.(5) Use a period at the end of the sentence.(6) How long is your period usually? A period is all about defining when something begins and ends. Class periods usually last about forty-five minutes. Following the last food fight, there was a period of relative peace in the school. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]一段时间；时期 A period is a length of time.   [usu with supp]This crisis might last for a long period of time.这次危机可能持续很长时间。...a period of a few months.几个月时间...for a limited period only.只在有限的时期内2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [with supp]...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He went through a period of wanting to be accepted...有一段时间他很想被人接受。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 可数名词]（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.   [usu with supp]...the Roman period...罗马帝国时代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。...the most difficult periods of history.历史上最艰难的时期4[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [ADJ n]...dressed in full period costume.穿着宽松的古装...replicas of period instruments.古乐器的复制品5[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [usu n N]They accompanied him during his exercise periods.练习的时候他们陪着他。6[N-COUNT 可数名词]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. ...periods of private study.自习课...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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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 副词]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.   [cl ADV]  [emphasis]I don't want to do it, period.我不想做，这事就到此为止吧。9[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [AM 美]in BRIT, use 英国英语用 full stop

英语单词	period
英美音标	英 ['pɪəriəd] 美 ['pɪriəd]
中文释义	n.一段时间；周期；时期；课时；学时；句号；月经
英语例句	(1) He feels completely restored to health after a period of intensive care. (2) Childhood is a period of rapid growth. (3) He teaches 10 periods a week. (4) This course needs 30 periods in all, and case analysis will use 4 periods. (5) Use a period at the end of the sentence. (6) How long is your period usually?
中文例句	(1) 通过一段时间的精心照顾，他感到身体完全康复了。 (2) 幼年是生长迅速的时期。 (3) 他每周授课10课时。 (4) 本课程的总学时是30学时，其中4学时是让学生做案例分析。 (5) 在一个句子的末尾用句号。 (6) 通常你的月经周期多长?
vocabulary简明	A period is all about defining when something begins and ends. Class periods usually last about forty-five minutes. Following the last food fight, there was a period of relative peace in the school.
vocabulary扩展	You know that dot at the end of a sentence? That's a period too. It means the sentence is over. You might say to a class forgetting to use this essential form of punctuation: In a short period of time, you will learn how to put periods on the end of sentences or I will put a period on this lesson.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一段时间；时期 A period is a length of time. [usu with supp] This crisis might last for a long period of time. 这次危机可能持续很长时间。 ...a period of a few months. 几个月时间 ...for a limited period only. 只在有限的时期内 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [with supp] ...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 He went through a period of wanting to be accepted... 有一段时间他很想被人接受。 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 可数名词]（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. [usu with supp] ...the Roman period... 罗马帝国时代 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。 ...the most difficult periods of history. 历史上最艰难的时期 4 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [ADJ n] ...dressed in full period costume. 穿着宽松的古装 ...replicas of period instruments. 古乐器的复制品 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [usu n N] They accompanied him during his exercise periods. 练习的时候他们陪着他。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. ...periods of private study. 自习课 ...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 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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 副词]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. [cl ADV] [emphasis] I don't want to do it, period. 我不想做，这事就到此为止吧。 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [AM 美] in BRIT, use 英国英语用 full stop

Period N Count 可数名词 End Time Length [Usu Supp