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weeks

UK //wiːks//US //wiːks//

词源

源自古英语 'wice',意为'一周',与德语 'Woche' 同源。

noun

❶ 指一周的时间单位,通常从周日到周六,或从周一到周日,用于计算时间长度。

“I will be on vacation for two weeks.”

(我将休假两周。)

“She has been working on this project for several weeks.”

(她已经在这个项目上工作了好几周。)

同义词:fortnight, period, time span

常见短语

weeks on end — 连续数周,表示某事持续了很长时间。

“It rained for weeks on end during the monsoon season.”

(在季风季节,雨连续下了好几周。)