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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- episode ['εpɪsəud]
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1.
noun
[c]
(period, event) 插曲
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2.
noun
[电视, 广播]
(instalment) 集
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1.
noun
[c]
(period, event) 插曲
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- episode ['εpɪ,səυd]
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n
an incident, event, or series of events
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2.
n
any one of the sections into which a serialized novel or radio or television programme is divided
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3.
n
an incident, sequence, or scene that forms part of a narrative but may be a digression from the main story
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n
(in ancient Greek tragedy) a section between two choric songs
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n
[music]
a contrasting section between statements of the subject, as in a fugue or rondo
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n
[Etymology]
C17: from Greek epeisodion something added, from epi- (in addition) + eisodios coming in, from eis- in + hodos road
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1.
n
an incident, event, or series of events
Examples
- an episode in the war
- 战争中的插曲 → episode
- the reason for his behaviour hit me and made the whole episode clear → hit
- 这里再添几笔，情节就更生动了。
- Add a few touches here and the episode will be more lively. → 笔
- 双方谈判中的一个插曲
- an episode in the negotiations between the two parties → 插曲
- 这件事为以后故事情节的发展埋下了伏笔。
- This episode carries a foreshadowing of what is to follow later on in the story. → 伏笔
- 生活的片段
- an episode of sb.'s life; a slice of life → 片段
- 《创世记》作为《圣经》的首卷, 讲述了上帝造人的传说。
- As the first episode of The Bible, Genesis describes the legend of how human beings were created by God. → 创世记
- 近年来, 很少有人愿意拍单本剧。
- In recent years, few people have wanted to film single-episode TV shows. → 单本剧
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