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term

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term1 /tɜːm $ tɜːrm/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1 in terms of something CONNECTED WITHif you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or event 根据来解释[描述]
describe/measure/evaluate etc something in terms of something
 Femininity is still defined in terms of beauty.
女性美仍然以美貌来界定。
 It’s a mistake to think of Florida only in terms of its tourist attractions.
谈到佛罗里达只想到它是旅游胜地是不对的。
 It’s too early to start talking in terms of casualties.
现在就开始谈论伤亡人数为时过早。
in terms of what/how/who etc
 Did the experiment find any differences in terms of what children learned?
就儿童学到了什么而言,该实验是否发现了什么不同?
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2 in general/practical/financial etc terms PARTused to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way or from a particular point of view 笼统地讲/从实际意义上来讲/从财政方面等来讲
in general/broad/simple etc terms
 We explain in simple terms what the treatment involves.
我们用简单的语言来解释治疗的内容。
 It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms.
单纯从经济角度来描述社会是错误的。
 The war, although successful in military terms, left the economy in ruins.
这场战争虽然军事上是胜利的,但是对经济却造成了毁灭性的破坏。
 What do these statistics mean in human terms?
这些统计数据从人类角度来讲有何意义?
in somebody’s terms
 In our terms, the scheme has not been a success.
从我们的角度来说,计划没有成功。
in real/absolute terms (=accurate, true, or including any related changes) 实际上
 Rail fares have fallen 17 per cent in real terms.
火车票价实际上降低了17%
in relative terms (=compared with other, similar things) 相对来说
 Students have less money in relative terms, but spend more on books.
相对来说,学生钱少,但买书花的钱却较多。
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3 word 字词 [countableC]WORD, PHRASE, OR SENTENCE a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language 专有名词;术语
term for
 ‘Multimedia’ is the term for any technique combining sounds and images.
多媒体一词是指任何能把声音和图像结合起来的技术。
in no uncertain terms (=in very clear and angry language) 措辞明确〔而带怒气〕地,毫不含糊地
 Journalists were told in no uncertain terms that they were not welcome.
记者们被明确告知,他们不受欢迎。
a contradiction in terms at contradiction(3)see thesaurus at word
4 period of time 时段 [countableC]PERIOD OF TIME a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens 〔某人做某事或某事发生的〕时期,期限;任期
term of/in office (=the time someone spends doing an important job in government) 任期
 The mayor was coming to the end of his term in office.
市长任期将满。
term of
 the maximum term of imprisonment
最长的刑期
 The lease runs for a term of 99 years.
租赁的期限为99年。
prison/jail term
 The men each received a 30-year prison term.
这些男子每人获刑30年。
fixed-term
5 school/university 中小学/大学 [countableC, uncountableU] especially British EnglishBrESE one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year. 学期〔在英国,一年一般有三个学期〕 half-term, semester, quarter
summer/autumn/spring term
 The exams are at the end of the summer term.
考试在夏季学期期末进行。
 Teachers often feel overworked in term time (=during the term).
教师在学期内经常觉得工作担子过重。
first/last day of term
 that all-important first day of term
开学第一天那个非常重要的日子
6 in the long/short/medium term used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time 长期/短期/中期
7 end 终止 [singular, uncountableU] technicalBF the end of a particular period of time 到期,期满
8 come to terms with something ACCEPTto accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it 与某事妥协,对某事让步;接受〔令人不快或悲伤的现实〕
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9 CONDITIONS 条件terms [plural]
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10 RELATIONSHIP 关系terms [plural] if you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good, bad etc relationship with them 〔与某人的〕关系
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11 terms of reference formal the subjects that a person or group of people agree to consider 研究[考虑]范围
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12. number/sign 数字/符号 [countableC] technicalHM one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculation 〔数学运算中的〕项
COLLOCATIONSMeaning 3: a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language 专有名词;术语
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term
a legal/medical term 法律/医学术语
The site provides a glossary of legal terms.
该网站提供法律术语表。
a technical term 专门术语
‘Gender’ is a technical term in grammar.
是语法上的一个术语。
a slang term 俚语
‘The Old Bill’ is a slang term for the police.
是俚语,指警察。
a derogatory/pejorative term (=one that is insulting or disapproving) 贬义词
n‘Pinko’ is a derogatory term for someone with socialist ideas.
verbs
use a term 用词
a term used by psychiatrists
精神科医生用的一个词
coin a term (=invent it) 创造术语
Funk coined the term ‘vitamin’ in 1912.
芬克在1912年创造了维生素这个术语。
phrases
a term of abuse (=a word that is offensive or deliberately rude) 骂人话
‘Geek’ is used as a term of abuse.
geek被用作骂人话。
a term of endearment (=a word that expresses your love for someone) 爱称
terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘dear’, and ‘honey’
爱人亲爱的宝贝等爱称
in strong terms 用激烈的言辞
The pope condemned both Nazism and Communism in strong terms.
教皇用激烈的言辞谴责纳粹主义。
in glowing terms (=praising someone or something highly) 用热情洋溢的语言
nFriends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms.
in layman’s terms (=using ordinary words, not technical words) 用通俗易懂的语言
nCan you explain to me in layman’s terms how my computer works?
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 4: a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens 〔某人做某事或某事发生的〕时期,期限;任期
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term
a prison/jail term
He faced a maximum prison term of 25 years.
a five-year/ten-year term
The president is elected for a five-year term.
a fixed term
The contract was for a fixed term of five years.
a maximum/minimum term
The maximum term was life imprisonment.
phrases
a term of/in office
The governor ends his term of office in September.
a term of imprisonment/detention
She was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.
verbs
serve a term
She served a term as chairwoman of the council.
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 5: one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year. 学期〔在英国,一年一般有三个学期〕
phrases
the beginning/start of term
The beginning of term was only two days away.
the end of term
We had a party at the end of term.
the first/last day of term
On the last day of term we went home early.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term
a school/university term
The school term was about to start.
a new term
Are you looking forward to the new term?
the spring/summer/autumn term
Mrs Collins will be leaving us at the end of the summer term.
phrases
in/during term time
Parents need permission to take their children on holiday during term time.
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term2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
NAME OF A THINGto use a particular word or expression to name or describe something 称为,把叫做
be termed something
 This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury.
这种疾病有时称为RSI,即重复性劳损。
 These developments are loosely termed ‘advanced manufacturing techniques’.
这些开发成果被泛泛地称作先进的生产技术
term yourself something
 Roosevelt termed himself and his policies ‘liberal’.
罗斯福称他本人和他推行的政策是开明的
nGrammar
Term is often used in the passive.
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From Longman Business Dictionary
termterm1 /tɜːmtɜːrm/ noun
1[countableC] a word or expression that has a particular meaning, especially in a technical or scientific subject
a glossary of business terms
term for
Multimedia is the industry term for any technique that uses computers to combine sound and images.
2in real terms a change of a price or cost in real terms has been calculated to include the effects of other changes such as INFLATION (=price rises over time)
Cocoa prices fell to their lowest in real terms for over 50 years.
3[countableC]COMMERCELAW one of the conditions of an agreement, contract, or other legal document
Under the terms of the contract, the company was to deliver 1,000 megawatts of electricity to New York.
delivery terms draft terms express term fleet terms implied term price terms settlement terms
4terms [plural]COMMERCE the conditions under which you agree to buy or sell something
You may be able to find another policy offering the same cover on more favourable terms (=more cheaply, with easier ways to pay etc).
account terms credit terms payment terms preferential terms settlement terms trade terms
5on equal terms/on the same terms having the same advantages, rights etc as anyone else
US companies want to be able to compete on equal terms with their overseas rivals.
6terms of reference [plural] the agreed limits of what an official committee or report has been asked to study
The matter of compensation is not within the committee’s terms of reference.
7in the long/short/medium term over a period of time from now until a long, short etc time into the future
The company’s prospects look good in the long term.
see also long-term, medium-term, short-term
8[countableC] a period of time for which someone has an important job or position, or that a government has power
The chairman’s term is six years.
The President hopes to be elected to a second term of office.
9[singular] the period of time that a legal right or agreement continues for
term of
New legislation would lengthen the term of patent protection to 20 years.
Expenses are refundable over the term of the contract (=during the time that it continues).
10[singular]FINANCE the period of time before something has to be paid or repaid
We’re trying to extend the term on our mortgage.
term of
a promissory note with a term of 6 months
11[singular]COMMERCE the end of the period of a business agreement
The policy reaches its term next year.
12[singular]INSURANCE the period of time that an insurance contract lasts for, especially when this is less than one year
13[countableC]STATISTICS one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculation
termterm2 verb [transitiveT]
to use a particular word or expression to name or describe something
He discussed the formation of what he termed ‘strategic alliances’.
termterm3 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]
term deposit/loan etcFINANCE money that is put in a bank or a loan that is given for a particular length of time
US dollar term deposits can be an excellent investment choice for you.
Its credit line was converted to a term loan that matures Oct. 31.
Origin term1
(1200-1300) Old French terme edge, limit, end, from Latin terminus
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 316 COCA: 626
term

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1word or group of words詞;詞組ADJECTIVE | VERB + TERM | TERM + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEspecific特定用語blanket, broad, general, generic, umbrella概括性用語;泛稱;籠統的用語;總稱;通稱descriptive描述性術語common常用術語basic, key基本/關鍵術語correct, preferred正確/首選術語precise精確的術語ambiguous, vague模稜兩可的/模糊的用語mild, strong溫和的/強硬的措辭His objection was couched in the strongest terms.他用最強烈的措辭表達了他的反對意見。colloquial, slang口語/俚語說法derogatory, pejorative貶稱;蔑稱'Nerd' is a pejorative term for someone who likes computers.Nerd 是對電腦迷的蔑稱。technical術語search搜索條目Try entering the search term 'classical music'.嘗試輸入“古典音樂”這個搜索條目。clinical, legal, medical, musical, etc.臨牀、法律、醫學、音樂等術語VERB + TERMuse使用術語be couched in用⋯言辭表達define, explain定義/解釋術語coin, introduce, invent創造術語;引入術語The term 'acid rain' was coined in the 19th century.acid rain (酸雨)這個術語是 19 世紀創造出來的。borrow借用術語prefer更喜歡⋯術語I prefer the term 'network' to 'community'.network 和 community 這兩個說法我比較喜歡前者。apply應用說法I think we can apply the term 'genius' to the painter.我認為我們可以稱這位畫家為“天才” 。TERM + VERBconnote sth, denote sth, describe sth, mean sth說法有⋯含義;術語意指⋯apply to sth, be applied to sth, cover sth, refer to sth說法適用於⋯;術語應用於⋯;術語涵蓋⋯;術語指⋯The term 'renewable energy' is applied, for example, to energy deriving from solar radiation.renewable energy (可再生能源)這個術語,舉個例子,可以指太陽輻射產生的能量。PREPOSITIONterm for指⋯的用語'Old man' is a slang term for 'father'.old man 是 father 的俚語說法。term of表達⋯的用語a term of abuse / endearment罵人的字眼;親昵的說法PHRASESin glowing terms熱情洋溢地The chairman spoke of the achievements of the company in glowing terms.董事長對公司取得的成就大加讚譽。in no uncertain terms毫不含糊地I let them know in no uncertain terms how disappointed I was.我明確地讓他們知道我是多麼失望。in simple terms以簡單的說法in the following terms用以下說法;用下列術語
term

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2in... terms showing what aspect of something you are considering從⋯方面說ADJECTIVEabsolute, material, practical, real按絕對數值說;就物質方面而言;從實際角度說;真正說來Income has increased in real terms by 5%.收入實際增長了 5%。relative相對而言Iceland has had a mild winter, in relative terms.相對而言,冰島今年的冬天比較暖和。broad, general一般來說;總體而言clear, concrete用清楚的詞語來說;具體來說The law should be set out in clear terms.法律應該用明晰的語言來表達。abstract從抽象的角度international從國際的角度negative從消極的角度She tends to perceive herself in purely negative terms.她往往從完全消極的角度看自己。cultural, economic, financial, historical, money, political, scientific, social, etc.從文化、經濟、金融、歷史、金錢、政治、科學、社會等角度In money terms, the event was a disaster.從錢財的角度而言,這件事是一場災難。
term

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3(usually terms) of an agreement/a relationship協議;關係ADJECTIVE | VERB + TERM | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfavourable/favorable, unfavourable/unfavorable優惠條件;不優惠條件express, implied (both BrE, law法律) 明確的/暗示的規定the breach of an express term in the contract對合同中一項明確條款的違反contract, credit, peace合同條款;信貸條款;和平條件VERB + TERMdictate, negotiate, set規定條件;協商條款;設定條件Our opponents set the terms of the debate.我們的對手規定了辯論的規則。accept, agree on, agree to接受條件;就條款達成一致;同意條件violate違反條款extend延長條款PREPOSITIONunder the terms of根據⋯條款的規定Under the terms of the alliance, Japan was not obliged to enter the war.根據盟約規定,日本沒有義務參戰。PHRASESon amicable terms, on friendly terms, on good terms關係友善/友好/良好The dispute was resolved on amicable terms.爭端在友好的氣氛中得以解決。on equal terms處於平等的地位It is a sport in which the top men and women can compete on equal terms.這是一項男女頂尖運動員可以平等競爭的體育運動。on familiar terms, on first-name terms關係熟絡/密切I'm on first-name terms with my boss.我和老闆關係不錯,彼此可以直呼其名。on speaking terms能彼此說話的交情They haven't been on speaking terms since they had that big row.他們自從那次激烈爭吵之後還沒有說過話。terms and conditions條款A wide range of accounts are available, with varying terms and conditions.可以選擇的賬戶很多,條款各異。
term

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4 (especially BrE) period of a school/university year學期 see also semester ADJECTIVE | TERM + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcollege, school, university (BrE) 學院的/學校的/大學的學期spring, summer, etc.春季、夏季等學期TERM + NOUNpaper (NAmE) 學期論文I was working on a term paper for a geography class.我正在寫地理課的學期論文。PREPOSITIONduring (the) term在學期期間It's hard to get away during term.學期中間很難脫身。in the term在學期中We have exams in the summer term.我們在夏季學期有考試。PHRASESthe beginning of (the) term, the end of (the) term學期開頭/末尾It's the end of term. (BrE) 期末了。It's the end of the term. (NAmE) 期末了。
term

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5period of time時間段ADJECTIVE | VERB + TERM | TERM + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong, short長期;短期a long term of imprisonment長期監禁full (medical醫學) 滿期The pregnancy went to full term (= lasted the normal length of time).妊娠足月了。fixed固定期限The contract was for a fixed term of five years.合同為 5 年固定期限。jail, prison監禁期;服刑期presidential總統任期first, second第一個/第二個任期The president wants to make tax reform a top priority during his second term.總統想把稅制改革作為他第二個任期的重中之重。VERB + TERMserve度過期限He served a five-year prison term.他服了 5 年徒刑。seek謀求任期She is now seeking her second term in the Senate.她正在謀求在參議院的第二個任期。win贏得任期Blair won a third term of office.布萊爾贏得第三個任期。begin, complete開始/完成任期TERM + VERBrun任期持續Her current term runs until January 2014.她目前的任期到 2014 年 1 月結束。expire, run out期滿;到期His term expires at the end of May.他的任期到 5 月底屆滿。PREPOSITIONat term (medical醫學) 按期Her baby was born at term.她的寶寶足月降生了。PHRASESin the long term, in the medium term, in the near term, in the short term從長期/從中期/從近期/從短期來看In the long term, our efforts will pay off.從長遠來看,我們的努力會得到回報。a term of imprisonment, a term of office刑期;任期The president was sworn in for his second term of office.總統宣誓就職,開始第二個任期。a term of years年期The lease is granted for a set term of years.租約按約定為固定年期。
term

verb

be termed ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBaptly被恰當地稱作accurately被準確地稱作broadly, loosely被寬泛地/被不嚴謹地稱作commonly, generally, often通常/一般/經常被稱作variously名稱不一This material is variously termed ash, clinker, cinders or slag.這種材料有多種叫法:灰、煤渣、爐渣或礦渣。collectively被統稱為euphemistically (especially BrE) 被委婉地稱作hereafter (formal) 以下被稱為The sampling units (hereafter termed 'local areas') are towns.抽樣單位(以下稱為“地方”)為城鎮。PREPOSITIONas被稱作⋯His condition would be more accurately termed as 'chronic fatigue'.更準確地說,他的病叫作“慢性疲勞”。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 316 COCA: 626
term noun
condition (your terms and conditions of employment) language2 (explain in simple terms) rate2 (buy sth on easy terms) time2 (a term of office) word (technical terms) come to terms with sth accept verb
term verb
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