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单词 session
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sessionnoun

uk/ˈseʃ.ən/us/ˈseʃ.ən/

session noun (FORMAL MEETING)

[ C or U ] a formal meeting or series of meetings of an organization such as a parliament or a law court:

The parliamentary session is due to end on 27 May.
The UN Security Council met in emergency session to discuss the crisis.

More examples

  • an emergency UN General Assembly session
  • a semi-secret National assembly session

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Official meetings

  • annual general meeting
  • assembly
  • assizes
  • caucus
  • conference
  • congress
  • convention
  • convocation
  • council of war
  • extraordinary
  • order
  • plenary
  • plenum
  • powwow
  • quorate
  • quorum
  • round-table
  • secretary
  • speaking engagement
  • summit

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session noun (ACTIVITY)

B1 [ C ] a period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity:

The 21-year-old runner twisted his ankle in a training session last Friday.
As the European heads of state gathered, the press were allowed in for a photo session.
UK informal The men had a heavy session last night (= they drank a lot of alcohol).

More examples

  • The meeting will have the usual format - introductory session, group work and then a time for reporting back.
  • We'll be starting the session at six o'clock.
  • The delegates trailed back into the conference room for the afternoon session.
  • We're having a brainstorming session on Friday.
  • I had a marathon session marking 55 exam papers yesterday.

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Periods of time - general words

  • age
  • at/in one sitting idiom
  • day
  • duration
  • free time
  • gap
  • interval
  • length
  • lifetime
  • making
  • me time
  • rest
  • run
  • shortly
  • slot
  • spasm
  • spell
  • stretch
  • term
  • timescale

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session noun (COLLEGE PERIOD)

[ C or U ] US or Scottish English at a college, any of the periods of time that a teaching year or day is divided into, or the teaching year itself:

He taught a class during the summer session.
Access is restricted when school is in session.

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University & college education

  • academe
  • academia
  • business school
  • campus
  • Cantabrigian
  • go up
  • grad
  • graduate
  • grove
  • hall of residence
  • honour
  • intercollegiate
  • rector
  • red-brick
  • registrar
  • semester
  • sorority
  • student union
  • trimester
  • varsity

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