period

1. N-COUNT A period is a length of time. 一段時間[usu with supp]

This crisis might last for a long period of time. 此次危機可能會持續(xù)很長一段時間。

...a period of a few months. …幾個月的時間。

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. (個人、組織或社會的) 時期

...a period of economic good health and expansion. …一段經(jīng)濟健康發(fā)展和擴張時期。

He went through a period of wanting to be accepted. 他經(jīng)歷了一段渴望得到接受的時期。

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. (歷史) 時期

The novel is set in the Roman period. 該小說的背景是羅馬時期。

No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period. 該時期的任何文獻中都沒有提及他們的存在。

4. ADJ Period costumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then. 具特定歷史時期特點的[ADJ n]

The characters were dressed in full period costume. 劇中人物全都身著具有時代特色的服裝。

5. N-COUNT Exercise, training, or study periods are lengths of time that are set aside for exercise, training, or study. (練習(xí)、訓(xùn)練或?qū)W習(xí)的) 時段

They accompanied him during his exercise periods. 在他的練習(xí)時段，他們都陪著他。

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. 句號[美國英語]

7. N-COUNT When a woman has a period, she bleeds from her uterus. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant. 經(jīng)期

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

經(jīng)期性交會懷孕嗎？