1. in the short term : 短期内;
2. in the long term : 长远地;
3. in terms of : 根据, 按照;
4. on speaking terms : 泛泛之交, 仅仅相识而已(与with连用);
5. on bad terms : 不和, 关系不好;
6. set a term to : 给...定限期, 对...加以限制;
7. at term : 到期;
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名词
1. 在…方面;从…角度看;根据…来说
If you talk about something in terms of something or in particular terms, you are specifying which aspect of it you are discussing or from what point of view you are considering it.
2. 用…术语;用…语言;用…字眼
If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
3. 术语;学科用语
A term is a word or expression with a specific meaning, especially one which is used in relation to a particular subject.
4. 把…称作;把…叫作
If you say that something is termed a particular thing, you mean that that is what people call it or that is their opinion of it.
5. 学期
A term is one of the periods of time that a school, college, or university divides the year into.
6. (政党、政府的)任期
A term is a period of time between two elections during which a particular party or government is in power.
7. (工作、居住的)期间,期限
A term is a period of time that someone spends doing a particular job or in a particular place.
8. (合同、保险的)有效期
A term is the period for which a legal contract or insurance policy is valid.
9. 怀孕期;足月;临产
The term of a woman's pregnancy is the nine month period that it lasts. Term is also used to refer to the end of the nine month period.
10. (协议、条约等的)条款,条件
The terms of an agreement, treaty, or other arrangement are the conditions that must be accepted by the people involved in it.
11. 勉强接受;向…让步;对…妥协
If you come to terms with something difficult or unpleasant, you learn to accept and deal with it.
12. 在平等的条件下;在相同的基础上
If two people or groups compete on equal terms or on the same terms, neither of them has an advantage over the other.
13. 关系融洽;友好相处
If two people are on good terms or on friendly terms, they are friendly with each other.
14. 从长远来看/从短期来看/从中期来看
You use the expressions in the long term ,in the short term, and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time.
15. 按照…的条件;根据…的意见
If you do something on your terms, you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power.
16. 正在考虑,正在打算(做某事)
If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it.
17. a contradiction in terms - see contradiction
in no uncertain terms - see uncertain
in real terms - see real
on speaking terms - see speak
1. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar
originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
Synonym: terminusterminal figure
2. any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
e.g. the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree
3. a word or expression used for some particular thing
e.g. he learned many medical terms
4. one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
e.g. the major term of a syllogism must occur twice
5. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
e.g. the contract set out the conditions of the lease
the terms of the treaty were generous
Synonym: condition
6. a limited period of time
e.g. a prison term
he left school before the end of term
7. the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
e.g. a healthy baby born at full term
Synonym: full term