session
/ˈseʃən/noun
1
- a meeting of a deliberative or judicial body to conduct its business（审议或立法机构的）会议。
1.1
- a period during which such meetings are regularly held（审议或立法机构会议的）会期：
legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session.
限制野猫式罢工的立法将在下期议会上提出。
2
- often with modifier a period devoted to a particular activity专项活动时间：
gym is followed by a training session.
体操之后是训练时间。
2.1
- informal a period of heavy or sustained drinking〈非正式〉酗酒期。
2.2
- a period of recording music in a studio, especially by a session musician（尤指录音师的）灌录音乐时间：
he did the sessions for a Great Country Hits album.
他灌录了《乡村巨大冲击波》专辑。
2.3
- an academic year学年。
2.4
- the period during which a school has classes学校的上课时间。
短语
in session
- assembled for or proceeding with business聚在一起做某事; 在做某事。
派生词
sessional
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sessio（n-）, from sess- 'seated' （see SESSILE）.