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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- term [təːm]
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1.
noun
[c]
(word, expression) 词语
- a term of abuse
- 骂人的词语
- 2. noun (period) 期间
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3.
noun
(at school, university) 学期
- 4. vt. (call) 将...称作
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5.
pl
[c]
[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
- 就气候/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
- 就做某事的角度来考虑/说
- to be on good terms
- 关系好
- to be on good terms with sb
- 与某人关系好
- on equal {or} the same terms
- 按同样条件
- to come to terms with sth
- 接受某事为事实
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1.
noun
[c]
(word, expression) 词语
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- term [tɝm] [təːm]
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- 1. noun 原义（一个时期的）开始或结束时间
- 2. noun （一般的）词，词语；（有特定意义的）专门名词，术语
- 3. noun 限期；结帐期；租期
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4.
noun
[American English]
持续的一段时间；具体指任期
- 5. noun （~s）措词，表达方式
- 6. noun [复数形态时]（用一定形式表达的）话，说法
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7.
noun
[复数形态时]关系；地位
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8.
noun
[复数形态时]只是泛泛之交，仅仅相识而已
- 9. noun 持续的一段时间；具体指学期或者赛季
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10.
noun
持续的一段时间；具体指（正常）分娩期
- Her pregnancy went to term earlier than expected.
- 她早产了。
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11.
noun
[复数形态时]（合同、付款、价格等的）条件
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12.
noun
[archaic]
界限，边界；终点
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13.
noun
[antiquated]
[复数形态时]条件；环境
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14.
noun
[architecture]
胸像柱
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15.
noun
[legal]
开庭期
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16.
noun
[legal]
房地产租用期；开庭期
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17.
noun
[legal]
限期租用的地产
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18.
noun
[legal]
偿债期
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19.
noun
[logic]
有一定关系的两个概念中的一个；项
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20.
noun
[logic]
三段论法中的任何一段
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21.
noun
[mathematics]
项
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22.
noun
[sports]
（澳大利亚式橄榄球中的）一节比赛（相当于整场赛的四分之一）
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23.
noun
[architecture]
界标；端饰；胸像柱
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24.
noun
[mathematics]
级数中的每一项
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25.
noun
[mathematics]
在代数式中的每一项
- 26. vt. 把…称为；叫作；称呼
Collins English-English Dictionary
- term [t3ːm]
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1.
n
a name, expression, or word used for some particular thing, esp in a specialized field of knowledge
- a medical term
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2.
n
full term the period at which childbirth is imminent
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3.
n
any word or expression
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4.
n
a limited period of time
- his second term of office
- a prison term
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5.
n
any of the divisions of the academic year during which a school, college, etc, is in session
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6.
n
a point in time determined for an event or for the end of a period
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7.
n
[law]
an estate or interest in land limited to run for a specified period
- a term of years
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8.
n
the duration of an estate, etc
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9.
n
(formerly) a period of time during which sessions of courts of law were held
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10.
n
time allowed to a debtor to settle
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11.
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
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12.
n
[logic]
the word or phrase that forms either the subject or predicate of a proposition
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13.
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
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14.
n
a name or variable, as opposed to a predicate
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15.
n
one of the relata of a relation
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16.
n
any of the three subjects or predicates occurring in a syllogism
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17.
n
the usual word for quarter
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18.
n
[Australian rules football]
[archaic]
a boundary or limit
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19.
vt.
[tr]
to designate; call
- he was termed a thief
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20.
vt.
See also terms
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21.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French terme, from Latin terminus end
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1.
n
a name, expression, or word used for some particular thing, esp in a specialized field of knowledge
Examples
- a current term
- 通用语 → current
- WW II faniliarized the term “radar”.
- 第二次世界大战使“雷达”一词家喻户晓。 → familiarize
- Tergum is a zoological term.
- 背板是一个动物学术语。 → term
- a colloquial term
- 口语表达方式 → term
- 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。 → friendship
- 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。 → discover
- The first term at university passed by so quickly.
- 大学里的第一个学期很快就过去了。 → term
- The lease on my apartment is near the end of its term.
- 我公寓的租约快到期了。 → term
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