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| /ˈpɪəriəd/ |
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| 1 | an amount of time during which something happens 阶段；时期 |
| The long dry period ended with torrential rain. 暴雨倾盆，结束了长久的旱季。 |
| +of A decision has to be made within a period of three months. 3个月内必须作出决定。 |
| period of time They reached these conclusions in a relatively short period of time. 他们在相当短的时间之内得出了这些结论。 |
| | 1a | a particular time in history （历史上的某一）时代 | | Their collection is confined solely to the Roman period. 他们的收藏品仅限于罗马时代。 | |
| | 1b | a particular part of someone’ s life or career （人生或事业的）阶段 | | This is described as the artist’ s angry period. 这被描述为该艺术家的愤怒时期。 | |
| | 1c | a division in a school day when a particular subject is taught 课时；学时；节 | | They have another period of science this afternoon. 他们今天下午还有一节自然科学课。 | |
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| 2 | the time about once a month when a woman who is not pregnant menstruates (= loses blood) （妇女的）经期，月经 |
| I realized I might be pregnant when I missed my period. 月经没有按期来，我意识到我可能怀孕了。 |
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| 3 | spoken used for emphasis to show that there is no more to be said about something （用于强调）没什么别的好说，到此为止 |
| Your not going out tonight, period. 今天晚上你不能出去，没什么别的好说。 |
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| 4 | AMERICAN a full stop |
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