period

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈpɪəriəd/

/ˈpɪriəd/

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length of time

a particular length of time

a long/an extended period
a short/brief period
period of something a period of transition/uncertainty/expansion
a period of two years/six months/four weeks
a two-year/six-month/four-week period
All these changes happened over a period of time.
A year-to-year lease has no fixed time period.
for a period The offer is available for a limited period only.
This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.
The project will run for a six-month trial period.
over a period The hall will be closed over a 2-year period.
during a period We know little of her life during that period.
The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods.
Tomorrow will be cold with sunny periods.

see also cooling-off period, safe period

Extra Examples

Committee members will not be eligible for re-election within a period of two years.
Eastern Europe entered a period of transition in the 1990s.
Public spending was cut during his period of office.
Sales have gone up in the last-five-year period.
The balance must be paid within an agreed period of time.
The film spans a period of 40 years of Castro's rule.
The medication is prescribed for a fixed period of time.
The most formative period of life is childhood.
The period was marked by a succession of financial crises.
The view is that the government's honeymoon period is over.
There will be a reduced bus service over the Christmas period.
Try breaking your period of study into 20-minute blocks.
We lived in Caracas for a brief period.
We visited five different cities within a two-day period.
You can use the software free for a 30-day trial period.
You have been paid for the full period of your employment with us.
a critical period in the development of the project
a happy period in her life
a period of transition between communist rule and democratic government
a period of transition from a totalitarian regime to democratic government
after a long period of waiting
during the intervening period
the period between his resigning and finding a new job
the period from 1 July to 31 December
There are extra buses at peak periods.
There was a long period of uncertainty before we knew the final decision.

Topics Timea1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

extended
lengthy
long
…

verb + period

cover
span
begin
…

period + verb

begin
commence
elapse
…

period + noun

costume
furniture

preposition

after a period
during the period
throughout the period
…

phrases

the beginning of a period
the start of a period
the end of a period
…

See full entry

a length of time in the life of a particular person or in the history of a particular country

Which period of history would you most like to have lived in?
This textbook covers the post-war period.
The church dates from the Norman period.
We are currently studying the early medieval period.
Like Picasso, she too had a blue period.
Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling.

Extra Examples

The picture was painted by Picasso during his blue period.
the late Victorian period
the period covered by the book
a dark period in the country's history

Topics Historya1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

extended
lengthy
long
…

verb + period

cover
span
begin
…

period + verb

begin
commence
elapse
…

period + noun

costume
furniture

preposition

after a period
during the period
throughout the period
…

phrases

the beginning of a period
the start of a period
the end of a period
…

See full entry

(geology) a length of time which is a division of an era. A period is divided into epochs.

the Jurassic period
Dinosaurs died out during the Cretaceous period.

Topics Timec1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

extended
lengthy
long
…

verb + period

cover
span
begin
…

period + verb

begin
commence
elapse
…

period + noun

costume
furniture

preposition

after a period
during the period
throughout the period
…

phrases

the beginning of a period
the start of a period
the end of a period
…

See full entry

lesson

any of the parts that a day is divided into at a school, college, etc. for study

‘What do you have next period?’ ‘French.’
a free/study period (= for private study)

Extra Examples

We've got French next period.
I have two free periods on Tuesday afternoons.

Topics Educationb2

woman

the flow of blood each month from the body of a woman who is not pregnant

period pains
monthly periods
When did you last have a period?

compare menstruation

Extra Examples

I was thirteen when I started my period.
I have my period and don't feel too great.
Missing a period is often one of the first signs that a woman is pregnant.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

heavy
light
menstrual
…

verb + period

have
start
miss
…

period + verb

start
stop
last
…

period + noun

cramps
pains

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punctuation

(North American English)

(British English full stop)

the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence and in some abbreviations, for example e.g.Topics Languageb1

Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the time during which something, especially a disease, runs its course): from Old French periode, via Latin from Greek periodos ‘orbit, recurrence, course’, from peri- ‘around’ + hodos ‘way, course’. The sense ‘portion of time’ dates from the early 17th cent.

单词	period
释义	period noun OPAL WOPAL S /ˈpɪəriəd/ /ˈpɪriəd/ jump to other results length of time a particular length of time a long/an extended period a short/brief period period of something a period of transition/uncertainty/expansion a period of two years/six months/four weeks a two-year/six-month/four-week period All these changes happened over a period of time. A year-to-year lease has no fixed time period. for a period The offer is available for a limited period only. This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year. The project will run for a six-month trial period. over a period The hall will be closed over a 2-year period. during a period We know little of her life during that period. The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods. Tomorrow will be cold with sunny periods. see also cooling-off period, safe period Extra Examples Committee members will not be eligible for re-election within a period of two years. Eastern Europe entered a period of transition in the 1990s. Public spending was cut during his period of office. Sales have gone up in the last-five-year period. The balance must be paid within an agreed period of time. The film spans a period of 40 years of Castro's rule. The medication is prescribed for a fixed period of time. The most formative period of life is childhood. The period was marked by a succession of financial crises. The view is that the government's honeymoon period is over. There will be a reduced bus service over the Christmas period. Try breaking your period of study into 20-minute blocks. We lived in Caracas for a brief period. We visited five different cities within a two-day period. You can use the software free for a 30-day trial period. You have been paid for the full period of your employment with us. a critical period in the development of the project a happy period in her life a period of transition between communist rule and democratic government a period of transition from a totalitarian regime to democratic government after a long period of waiting during the intervening period the period between his resigning and finding a new job the period from 1 July to 31 December There are extra buses at peak periods. There was a long period of uncertainty before we knew the final decision. Topics Timea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective extended lengthy long … verb + period cover span begin … period + verb begin commence elapse … period + noun costume furniture preposition after a period during the period throughout the period … phrases the beginning of a period the start of a period the end of a period … See full entry a length of time in the life of a particular person or in the history of a particular country Which period of history would you most like to have lived in? This textbook covers the post-war period. The church dates from the Norman period. We are currently studying the early medieval period. Like Picasso, she too had a blue period. Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling. Extra Examples The picture was painted by Picasso during his blue period. the late Victorian period the period covered by the book a dark period in the country's history Topics Historya1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective extended lengthy long … verb + period cover span begin … period + verb begin commence elapse … period + noun costume furniture preposition after a period during the period throughout the period … phrases the beginning of a period the start of a period the end of a period … See full entry (geology) a length of time which is a division of an era. A period is divided into epochs. the Jurassic period Dinosaurs died out during the Cretaceous period. Topics Timec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective extended lengthy long … verb + period cover span begin … period + verb begin commence elapse … period + noun costume furniture preposition after a period during the period throughout the period … phrases the beginning of a period the start of a period the end of a period … See full entry lesson any of the parts that a day is divided into at a school, college, etc. for study ‘What do you have next period?’ ‘French.’ a free/study period (= for private study) Extra Examples We've got French next period. I have two free periods on Tuesday afternoons. Topics Educationb2 woman the flow of blood each month from the body of a woman who is not pregnant period pains monthly periods When did you last have a period? compare menstruation Extra Examples I was thirteen when I started my period. I have my period and don't feel too great. Missing a period is often one of the first signs that a woman is pregnant. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy light menstrual … verb + period have start miss … period + verb start stop last … period + noun cramps pains See full entry punctuation (North American English) (British English full stop) the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence and in some abbreviations, for example e.g.Topics Languageb1 Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the time during which something, especially a disease, runs its course): from Old French periode, via Latin from Greek periodos ‘orbit, recurrence, course’, from peri- ‘around’ + hodos ‘way, course’. The sense ‘portion of time’ dates from the early 17th cent. period adverb /ˈpɪəriəd/ /ˈpɪriəd/ (especially North American English) (British English also full stop) (informal) jump to other results used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject The answer is no, period! Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the time during which something, especially a disease, runs its course): from Old French periode, via Latin from Greek periodos ‘orbit, recurrence, course’, from peri- ‘around’ + hodos ‘way, course’. The sense ‘portion of time’ dates from the early 17th cent. period adjective /ˈpɪəriəd/ /ˈpɪriəd/ [only before noun] jump to other results having a style typical of a particular time in history period costumes/furniture Topics Historyc2 Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the time during which something, especially a disease, runs its course): from Old French periode, via Latin from Greek periodos ‘orbit, recurrence, course’, from peri- ‘around’ + hodos ‘way, course’. The sense ‘portion of time’ dates from the early 17th cent.
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