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| 1 | C a word or phrase used for referring to something 专有名词；术语；措词 |
| a technical/medical/legal/scientific term 技术/医学/法律/科学术语 |
| In simple terms, you need more exercise. 简单地说，你需要多锻炼。 |
| The president condemns terrorism in the strongest possible terms. 总统使用最强硬的措词来谴责恐怖主义。 |
| coin a term (=create a new term) Darwin originally coined the term ‘natural selection’ . |
| | 1a | C a word or phrase used as a name or for describing someone 名词；用词 | | All his teachers speak of him in glowing terms. 他的老师们说起他全都赞不绝口。 | | a term of endearment We called our daughter ‘Princess’ as a term of endearment. 我们亲昵地称女儿为“公主”。 | |
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| 2 | terms plural used for saying which aspects of something you are considering or including 方面；角度 |
| In practical terms, this change is unlikely to affect many people. 从实际方面看，这次变动不太可能影响到很多人。 |
| in political/economic/artistic terms 从政治/经济/艺术的角度来看 |
| in terms of The savings, both in terms of time and money, could be considerable. 节省下来的时间和金钱可能相当可观。 |
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| 3 | C one of the periods of time the year is divided into for students. In the UK, there are usually three terms: the autumn term , the spring term , and the summer term 学期 |
| What classes are you taking this term? 你这学期要上哪些课程？ |
| the end of term How many weeks is it till the end of term? 到学期末有几周？ |
| term time He trains five times a week during term time. 他在学校上课期间每周训练5次。 |
| | 3a | C a period of time during which a politician or other official holds their job 任期 | | In 1988 he was re-elected for a five-year term. 1988年他再次当选，任期为5年。 | | term of/in office Her term of office ends in September. 她的任期将于9月届满。 | |
| | 3b | C the period of time that someone must spend in prison 服刑期；刑期 | | She’ s serving a 15-year term. 她在服15年的徒刑。 | | prison/jail term He received a prison term of six months. 他被判监禁6个月。 | |
| | 3c | C a period of time that a legal , business , or financial agreement lasts （法律、商业或财务协定的）期限 | | Finance costs are collected over the term of the loan. 贷款期间要收取财务费用。 | | fixed term I was employed on a fixed-term contract of two years. 我的受雇合同固定期限为两年。 | |
| | 3d | C a period of time during which a government , court , or other official organization regularly meets （政府、法院或其他官方机构的）会期，开庭期 | | The Supreme Court’ s term always begins in October. 最高法院的开庭期总是于10月开始。 | |
| | 3e | the legal limit to the number of terms someone can be elected to a particular office 任期限制 | |
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| 4 | U medical the end of the period of time that a woman is pregnant 足月分娩 |
| She worried that she could not carry a child to term. 她担心自己没法足月分娩。 |
| a full-term baby/pregnancy 足月生的婴儿/足月妊娠 |
| | 4a | the end of the period of time that something lasts, especially a legal , business , or financial agreement （尤指法律、商业或财务协定的）到期，终止 | |
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| 5 | C technical a number or symbol used in a calculation in mathematics （数学运算中的）项 |
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| 6 | terms plural the conditions of a legal , business , or financial agreement that the people making it accept （法律、商业或财务协定上的）条件，条款 |
| He had little choice but to accept their terms. 他几乎别无选择，只有接受他们的条件。 |
| +of We have agreed the terms of the lease. 我们已经同意了这个租约的条件。 |
| under the terms of sth The committee was set up under the terms of a voluntary agreement. 委员会是根据一项自愿协议的条款成立的。 |
| terms and conditions Do you agree to these terms and conditions? 你同意这些条款吗？ |
| negotiate terms He negotiated the terms for their release from prison. 他对把他们从监狱释放的条件进行了协商。 |
| | 6a | the conditions you accept when you buy or sell something 买卖条件；价格；费用 | | His terms are very reasonable. 他开出的价格非常合理。 | | on easy terms (=paying small amounts over a long time) The bank makes loans on easy terms. 分期付款 | |
| | 6b | according to your conditions 根据自己的条件 | |
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| - | come to terms (with sb)
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| to make an agreement or end an argument with someone |
| （与某人）达成协议；（与某人）和解 |
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| They had somehow to come to terms. 他们不管怎样总得达成协议。 |
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| - | come to terms with sth
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| to learn to accept and deal with an unpleasant situation or event , especially after being upset or angry about it for a long time |
| （尤指在长时间的愤怒或烦恼之后）勉强接受某事物 |
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| She needed time to come to terms with her grief. 她需要时间来接受自己的伤心事。 |
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| - | in the long/middle/short term
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| after a long , middle-length, or short period of time |
| 从长远/中期/短期来看 |
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| Economic success requires sacrifices in the short term. 经济上的成功需要作出短期的牺牲。 |
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| - | in sb’ s terms
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| according to someone’ s way of considering or understanding a situation |
| 用某人的话来说 |
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| They had, in their terms, been reduced to poverty. 用他们的话来说，他们已经穷困潦倒了。 |
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| - | on equal/the same terms
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| in a situation in which two people or groups have the same advantages or disadvantages |
| 相同地；平等地 |
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| compete on equal terms Athletes need to know they are competing on equal terms. 运动员们必须知道他们是在公平竞赛。 |
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| - | on good/bad/friendly etc terms
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| to have a good , bad , or friendly relationship with someone |
| （与某人）关系要好/不好/友好等 |
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| We parted on good terms. 我们友好地分了手。 |
| I’ m on friendly terms with my ex-wife. 我和前妻关系还不错。 |
| They are on first-name terms (=they call each other by their first names) . 他们关系好得可以直呼对方的名字。 |
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| - | on speaking terms
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| feeling friendly towards someone , not angry with them |
| （与某人）关系好；（对某人）友好 |
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| He isn’ t on speaking terms with half of the family. 他和一半家庭成员的关系都不好。 |
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| See also | | - real 1 8a | | - terms of reference | |
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