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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

term [təːm]
  1. 1. noun [c] (word,expression) 词语
    a term of abuse
    骂人的词语
  2. 2. noun (period) 期间
    Blair's second term of office as Premier
    布莱尔作为首相的第二个任期
  3. 3. noun (at school,university) 学期
  4. 4. vt. (call) 将…称作
    The press termed the visit a triumph.
    媒体这次访问非常成功
  5. 5. pl [of agreement] [ treaty etc] terms (conditions) 条款
    in simple/economic terms
    简单/就经济而言
    in terms of the climate/economy
    气候/经济而言
    on easy terms
    [商] 以分期付款方式
    in the short/long term
    短/长期
    to think/talk in terms of doing sth
    就做某事的角度考虑/说
    to be on good terms
    关系好
    to be on good terms with sb
    某人关系好
    on equal {or} the same terms
    同样条件
    to come to terms with sth
    接受某事为事实

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

term [tɜːrm]
  1. 1. noun 任期
  2. 2. noun 学期
    Can I enroll in the spring term?
    可以春季学期入学吗?
  3. 3. noun 付款日;结算日
  4. 4. n.[c] 专用名词术语
    A folly is a technical term I used to use in my art history days.
    轻松歌舞剧”是一个过去用在艺术史上的专业名词
    He learned many medical terms.
    掌握许多医学术语。
  5. 5. noun [Person Name]
  6. 6. n.[c] 期,期限
    In the short term, the situation for the industry is serious.
    短期内,工业的情况会很严重
    He left school before the end of term.
    他在学期结束离开学校
  7. 7. n.[c] [Plural] 条款条件
    Ada has yet to confirm the terms of the contract.
    艾达已经确认合同相关条款
    The terms of the treaty were generous.
    那项条约条款优惠的。
  8. 8. n.[c] [Mathematics]
  9. 9. n.[c] [Logic]
    The major term of a syllogism must occur twice.
    三段论大项必须出现两次
  10. 10. n.[u] 足月怀孕期满
    Women who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term.
    怀孕期间有痉挛女子容易早产
  11. 11. n.[c] [Architecture] 熊像柱
  12. 12. n.[c] [Plural] 关系地位
    Even the players themselves are getting concerned although they put it in slightly different terms.
    就算球员本人对此也很关注虽然他们将其放置关系略有不同
  13. 13. vt. 把…称为命名称呼
    All of these actions can be termed as sexual harrassment.
    所有这些行为都可称为性骚扰
    The criteria against which to measure success are termed performance indicators.
    用来衡量成功标准称为业绩指标

Collins English-English Dictionary

term [t3ːm]
  1. 1. n full term the period at which childbirth is imminent
  2. 2. n [architect] terminal terminus terminal figure a sculptured post, esp one in the form of an armless bust or an animal on the top of a square pillar
  3. 3. n a name, expression, or word used for some particular thing, esp in a specialized field of knowledge
    a medical term
  4. 4. n any word or expression
  5. 5. n a limited period of time
    his second term of office
    a prison term
  6. 6. n any of the divisions of the academic year during which a school, college, etc, is in session
  7. 7. n a point in time determined for an event or for the end of a period
  8. 8. n [law] an estate or interest in land limited to run for a specified period
    a term of years
  9. 9. n the duration of an estate, etc
  10. 10. n (formerly) a period of time during which sessions of courts of law were held
  11. 11. n time allowed to a debtor to settle
  12. 12. n [maths] either of the expressions the ratio of which is a fraction or proportion, any of the separate elements of a sequence, or any of the individual addends of a polynomial or series
  13. 13. n [logic] the word or phrase that forms either the subject or predicate of a proposition
  14. 14. n a name or variable, as opposed to a predicate
  15. 15. n one of the relata of a relation
  16. 16. n any of the three subjects or predicates occurring in a syllogism
  17. 17. n the usual word for quarter
  18. 18. n [Australian rules football] [Archaic] a boundary or limit
  19. 19. vt. [tr] to designate; call
    he was termed a thief
  20. 20. vt. See also terms
  21. 21. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French terme, from Latin terminus end

Examples

A term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases).
如果某一项随另一项增加(或减少)而相应增加(或减少),这一项就与另一项成正比。
A term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases).
如果某一项随另一项增加(或减少)而相应减少(或增加),这一项就与另一项成反比。
a current term
通用语
WW II faniliarized the term "radar".
第二次世界大战使“雷达”一词家喻户晓。
Tergum is a zoological term.
背板是一个动物学术语。
a colloquial term
口语表达方式
I've nearly finished my term paper.
我的学期论文就快完成了。
She is working on her term paper.
她正在写学期论文呢。
We have a long-term friendship.
我们是老交情了。
Yesterday, while doing research for my term paper, I discovered something new about American history.
我昨天在为学期论文做调研时,发现了一些有关美国历史的新资料。

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