term
/tɜ:m; təm/ n
1 period of time for which sth lasts; fixed or limited time 期间; 期限
a long term of imprisonment长期监禁
during the President's first term of office 在该总统的首届任期.
2 (fml 文) end or completion of such a period of time 期间或期限的终止或完结; 到期; 期满
a pregnancy approaching its term 妊娠期满
His life had reached its natural term. 他已尽其天年.
3 any of the three or four periods in the year during which classes are held in schools, universities, etc （学校的）学期
the autumn/spring/summer term 秋[春/夏]季学期
end-of-term examinations 期终考试
during/in term(-time) 在学期当中. Cf 参看 semester.
4 (law 律) period of time during which a lawcourt holds sessions 法庭的开庭期.
5 word or phrase used as the name or symbol of sth （用作某事物名称或象徵的）词或词组, 术语, 说法
`The nick' is a slang term for `prison'. the nick一词是俚语, 意为｀班房＇.
technical, legal, scientific, etc terms 技术、 法律、 科学等的术语.
6 (mathematics 数) each of the quantities or expressions in a series, ratio, etc （数列、 比例等的）项.
7 (idm 习语) a contradiction in terms => contradiction (contradict). in the `long/`short term in the distant/near future 长[短]期
We must aim for world peace in the long term. 我们要争取持久的世界和平. term, v [Cn.a, Cn.n]
(fml 文) call (sth/sb) by a certain term(5); name 用某词语称（某事物[某人]）; 将（某事物[某人]）称做
term an offer unacceptable 把一提议称做是难以接受的
a type of music that is termed plainsong 称为素歌的一种音乐.