duration
英[dj?'re??(?)n]
美[du're??n]
- n. 持續(xù)，持續(xù)的時(shí)間，期間
- [語音學(xué)]音長，音延
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?durations;
英文詞源
- duration (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French duration, from Medieval Latin durationem (nominative duratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin durare "harden" (see endure). Old legalese phrase for the duration popularized 1916 in reference to British enlistments in World War I.
雙語例句
- 1. His wounds knocked him out of combat for the duration.
- 他的傷病使他在整個(gè)期間都無法參賽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The school was used as a hospital for the duration of the war.
- 戰(zhàn)爭期間這所學(xué)校被用作醫(yī)院。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The principal issues in dispute concern the duration of the future treaty.
- 有爭議的主要問題牽涉到將來?xiàng)l約的期限.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. For the duration of the strike we will remain closed.
- 罷工期間,我們將停業(yè).
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. I'm stuck here for the duration.
- 這段時(shí)間我只能待在這里.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》