1TMCa period of seven days and nights, usually measured in Britain from Monday to Sunday and in the US from Sunday to Saturday 星期,周〔七天为一周,英国从星期一至星期日算作一周;美国从星期日至星期六算作一周〕
once/twice/three times etc a week
Letters were delivered twice a week only.
信件一星期只递送两次。
I can’t see you this week.
我这星期不能见你。
last/next week (=the week before or after this one) 上星期/下星期
See you next week.
下星期见。
2TMCany period of seven days and nights 七天的时间,一周
for a week/two weeks etc 一周/两周等之后
I’ve been living here for six weeks.
我已经在这里住了六个星期了。
in a week/two weeks etc (=one, two etc weeks from now) 一周/两周等之后
If he hasn’t phoned in a week, I’ll phone him.
如果他一个星期不打电话来,我就打电话给他。
It will cost you an estimated £10 per week to feed one dog.
一条狗每星期喂食估计要花费十英镑。
The training program lasts three weeks.
培训计划为期三周。
3BEthe part of the week when you go to work, usually from Monday to Friday 工作周〔通常由星期一至星期五〕SYN working week
a 35-hour week
35小时的工作周
during the week
I don’t see her during the week.
除了周末,平时我和她不见面。
4Monday week/Tuesday week etcBritish EnglishBrETMC a week after the day that is mentioned 一周后的星期一/星期二等
We’re off to Spain Sunday week.
我们下周星期天去西班牙。
5a week on Monday etcBritish EnglishBrE, a week from Monday etc American English a week after the day that is mentioned 一周后的星期一等
The Reids are coming for dinner a week from Sunday.
里德一家一周后的星期天来吃饭。
Keith’s coming home two weeks on Saturday (=two weeks after next Saturday).
6week after week (also week in week out) continuously for many weeks 连续几个星期,一周又一周
We do the same things week in week out.
我们一个又一个星期做同样的事。
Examples from the Corpus
week after week• We keep practicing the samedancesteps week in, week out.• And this guyturns up, in Room 302, week after week after week.• But even though week after week the jokes were the same, we always laughed.• I understood how week after week he was all Clarisa needed.• Nicholas Church were occupied, week after week, by faithful Communists.• Not week after week, anyway.• The list will not be long because you tend to purchase the same foodproducts week after week. 9.
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
this week
He’ll be in the office this week, so you should give him a call.
next week
The wedding is next week.
last week
Last week, my washing machine broke down.
the past week
Five soldiers were killed in the past week alone.
the previous week
She thought about what a colleague had said to her the previous week.
the following week
She booked another appointment for the following week.
a full/whole week (=every day in a week)
I can’t believe we’ve been here a whole week already.
phrases
a day of the week
Friday is our busiest day of the week.
nGRAMMAR: Patterns with week
last week/this week etc
Don’t use in with these words:
You say last week:
I saw her last week.
✗Don’t say: I saw her in last week.
You say this week:
I’m going to be busy at work this week.
✗Don’t say: I’m going to be busy at work in this week.
You say next week:
Shall we meet for lunch next week?
✗Don’t say: Shall we meet for lunch in next week?
You say that week:
He was sick that week.
✗Don’t say: He was sick in that week.
a week
You use a week when saying how many times in a week something happens:
We have four English lessons a week.
✗Don’t say: We have four English lessons in a week.
all week
You use all week when talking about something that happens during every part of a week:
during the week• In trade-weighted terms the dollar fell 0.4% during the week, the D-mark rose 0.5% and the yen lost 1.1%.• Witco plans to report its earningsduring the week of Jan. 28.• All of Philadelphia will be feeling floweryduring the week of March 2-9.• The children live at the Instituteduring the week, going home at the weekend where possible.• The following is a listing of securities called for partial or completeredemptionduring the week ended Jan. 05,1996.• And in Streatley during the week.• You will be living there on your own and, possibly, will be at work during the week.• Alternatively, you could list the ways you have helped coworkers and other employees below you during the week.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + WEEK | WEEK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤last, past上星期;過去的一星期▸➤previous前一星期▸➤coming, following, next即將到來的一星期;接下來的一星期;下個星期▸➤consecutive, successive連續(⋯)週◇They won 1-0 for the fourth consecutive week.他們連續第 4 週以 1 比 0 獲勝。➤entire, full, whole整個星期;整整一週◇It's the first time I've done a full week's work since the accident.自發生事故以來我第一次工作了整整一週。➤work (usually workweek in NAmE) , working (especially BrE) 工作週◇a reduction in the working week / workweek工作週的減少➤busy, hard, tough繁忙的一星期;艱難的一週▸➤long漫長的一週◇It's been a long week and I'm very tired.這週真漫長,我累得夠嗆。➤short短暫的一週◇This is a short week because of the public holiday.因為有公共假日,所以這個星期比較短。◇In just a few short weeks we'll be going home.再過短短的幾週我們就要回家了。➤quiet平靜的一星期◇It's been a very quiet week for me.對我來說,這是很平靜的一個星期。➤3-day, 40-hour, etc. * 3 天、40 小時等的工作週◇He earns enough money to work a four-day week.他一星期工作 4 天就可以掙足夠的錢。VERB + WEEK➤spend度過一星期◇We spent two weeks in Mexico last summer.去年夏天我們在墨西哥度過了兩個星期。➤take花費一週的時間➤enter進入(⋯)周◇The strike has entered its second week.罷工進入了第 2 週。WEEK + VERB➤elapse, go by, pass一星期的時間流逝;一週過去◇The week passed very slowly.這個星期過得非常慢。➤drag一週緩慢地過去PREPOSITION➤by the week按星期◇They're paid by the week.他們按星期領工資。➤during the week在一週工作日內◇I go out most weekends, but rarely during the week.我多數週末都出去,非週末時間則很少出去。➤for a week一星期的時間◇I haven't seen him for weeks.我已經幾個星期沒見到他了。➤in a week一星期後◇We'll be back in a week.我們一星期後回來。➤in weeks幾個星期內◇It hasn't rained in weeks.已經好幾個星期沒下雨了。➤over a week, under a week超過/不足一星期◇It's over a week since she called me.她上次打電話給我到現在已經有一個多星期了。➤per week每週◇How much do you earn per week?你每週掙多少錢?➤within a/the week一週之內◇I'll have the report finished within the next couple of weeks.我要在接下來的幾個星期內完成這個報告。PHRASES➤a day of the week一星期中的一天◇Which day of the week was it?那天是星期幾?➤twice, two days, etc. a week每週兩次、兩天等◇She works three days a week.她每週工作 3 天。