| 单词 | hell week |
| 释义 | > as lemmashell week hell week n. U.S. (chiefly College slang) a period (typically a week) of physical and psychological harassment, constituting an initiation ritual for a college fraternity or sorority; a similar period of initiation in other contexts; (also in extended use) an unpleasant time or experience. ΚΠ 1920 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 24 July 2/1 So here's to the dear old Phis. And here's to hell-week too. 1982 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 6 May b6 For all candidates the major test during the first phase of training is ‘hell week’. 1993 Esquire June 85/1 Departmental budget briefings are a yearly Washington rite, a Hell Week for beat reporters. 2004 Teen Vogue Apr. 157/2 The last week of pledging—the week before initiation—is usually known as ‘Hell Week’, in which the humiliation, subordination, and sleeplessness of the previous weeks are magnified. < as lemmas |
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