plural weeks
plural weeks
Learner's definition of WEEK
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: a period of seven days一星期；一周；一礼拜 ◊ In the U.S., a week is usually considered to start on Sunday and end on Saturday, while in the U.K. a week is usually considered to start on Monday and end on Sunday.在美国，人们通常认为一周从星期日开始到星期六结束；而在英国，人们通常认为一周从星期一开始到星期日结束。
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the last week of the month这个月的最后一周
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I can meet you sometime next week.我下星期可以找个时间和你见面。
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The menu changes each/every week.菜单每周都有变化。
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I volunteer at the school once a week. [=once every week]我每周在学校做一次志愿工作。
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You can never be sure what will happen from one week to the next.你永远无法确定下周会发生什么事。
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— see also holy week 2
[count] : any period of seven days in a row连续七天；一周 -
The baby is two weeks old. [a two-week-old baby]两周大的婴儿
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I'll be on vacation for two weeks starting this Tuesday.我从这周二开始休假两周。
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That car rents for $200 a/per week.那辆车的租金是每周200美元。
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We'll leave a week from today. [=seven days after today]一周后的这天我们动身。
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I arrived a week ago.我一周前到的。
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It took him two weeks to paint the house.他用了两周时间粉刷房子。
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We'll meet again(on) a week from Monday. = (Brit) We'll meet again on Monday week.我们将于下周的周一再次会面。
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Sometimes he's away for weeks at a time.
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The doctor said he wants to see me again in a week. = The doctor said he wants to see me again a week from now. = The doctor said he wants to see me again in a week's time.医生说他想让我一周后来复查。
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[count] : the days from Monday through Friday when people usually work（周一到周五的）工作日 -
We're open from 9 to 5 all week.我们工作日9点至5点营业。
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He earns $500 a week at his job.他做的工作每周挣500美元。
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I'll be working next week.我下周工作。
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He has a 40-hour work week.他每周工作40小时。
week in and week out
also week in, week out
: every week for many weeks : for a long time without stopping or changing一周又一周；接连好多个星期