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semester
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Derivatives :
adj
semestral
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- semester
[sɪ'mεstər]
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noun
[esp US]
[c]
学期
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- semester
[sɪˈmestər]
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n.[c]
学期，半学年
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2.
n.[c]
半年，六个月
Collins English-English Dictionary
- semester
[sɪ'mεstə]
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n
(in some universities) either of two divisions of the academic year, ranging from 15 to 18 weeks
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(in German universities) a session of six months
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n
[Etymology]
C19: via German from Latin semestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis a month
Examples
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Next semester I will take life drawing classes.
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下学期我会开始修写生课。
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I could not manage to pass the final exam last semester.
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上学期我没能够通过期末考试。
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I will offer him a carrot if he improves his grades this semester.
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如果他这学期能提高成绩，我会给他奖励的。
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I'm going to take one more subject next semester, computer science.
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下学期，我还想再选一门课——计算机科学。
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We will initiate a new teaching plan this semester.
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这学期我们要开始新的教学计划了。
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