term是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the fixed period of time that something lasts for -- 期，期限

  • He served a short term for drunk driving. 他因酒后开车而短期入狱。

  • He was sentenced to a 150-year prison term for cheating thousands of ordinary people out of their savings. 他因诈骗几千人的积蓄而被判入狱150年。

  • The government's term of office (= the period in which they have power) expires at the end of the year. 这届政府的任期年底届满。

  • In Britain, the spring term starts in January and ends just before Easter. 在英国，春季学期从一月份开始，到复活节前夕结束。

  • US Our college has three terms that we call trimesters. 我们的大学有三个学期，我们称之为三学期制。

  • UK We're very busy in term-time (= during the term). 学期里我们很忙。

  • The lease on our house is near the end of its term. 我们房子的租赁期快满了。

  • Her last pregnancy went to term (= the baby was born after the expected number of weeks). 她上次怀孕是足月生的。

  • a full-term pregnancy 足月妊娠

  • This decision will cost us more in the short term, but will be beneficial in the long term. 这一决定短期来说我们的代价会较大，但从长期看是有益处的。

• 1 a word or expression used in relation to a particular subject, often to describe something official or technical -- 术语，专门名称；措词

  • "Without let or hindrance" is a legal term that means "freely". “毫无阻碍地”是法律用语，意思为“自由地”。

  • In financial terms, the project was not a success. 从经济方面来说，这个项目并不成功。

  • In terms of money, I was better off in my last job. 就挣钱而言，我上一份工作挣得更多。

  • She told him what she thought of his behaviour in no uncertain terms (= she made her disapproval very clear). 她直截了当地告诉了他自己对他的行为有何看法。

  • He complained in the strongest terms. 他以极其强烈的措词表达了自己的不满。

  • She spoke of his achievements in glowing terms (= in a very approving way). 谈到他的成就，她赞不绝口。

• 2 the conditions that control an agreement, arrangement, or activity -- 条件；条款

  • terms of employment 雇佣条款

  • Under the terms of their contract, employees must give three months' notice if they leave. 根据合同条款，雇员离职必须提前3个月通知公司。

  • All companies will compete for the government contract on equal terms. 所有公司将平等竞争政府的合同。

• 3 to give something a name or to describe it with a particular expression -- 把…称为，把…叫作

  • Technically, a horse that is smaller than 1.5 metres at the shoulder is termed a pony. 严格地说，肩高低于1.5米的马称为矮种马。

• 4 lasting a long/medium/short time -- 长期／中期／短期的

  • The project will have long-term benefits. 这个项目将带来长期的好处。