fortnight

英 [ˈfɔːtnaɪt]

美 [ˈfɔːrtnaɪt]

n.  两星期

复数：fortnights　

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牛津词典

noun

• 两星期
  two weeks
  1. a fortnight's holiday
     两周的假期
  2. a fortnight ago
     两星期以前
  3. in a fortnight's time
     在两周的时间内
  4. He's had three accidents in the past fortnight.
     在过去两周他出了三次事故。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 两周;十四天
  Afortnightis a period of two weeks.
  1. I hope to be back in a fortnight.
     我希望在两周内赶回来。

英英释义

noun

• a period of fourteen consecutive days
  1. most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight
  Synonym:two weeks

双语例句

• For a fortnight after this episode matters went on as before.
  这段插曲发生两周后问题像以前一样发生了。
• He told me that my new teacher was coming in a fortnight's time.
  他告诉我我的新老师将在两周后到这儿来。
• He sent out the ballots less than a fortnight ago and not all the votes are in.
  不到两周前，他寄出了选票，并非所有选票都寄到了收件人手中。
• So we should hear back in a fortnight or so.
  两周左右就能听到回音了。
• Having chosen a meditation it is important that you stick to that meditation for, at the very least, a fortnight.
  选择了一种冥想方法后，至少要坚持练习两周时间，这一点非常重要。
• Got a job bottle-washing at the brewery. I lasted a fortnight. I couldn't stick it
  我找了份在啤酒厂洗瓶子的工作。干了两星期，就再也受不了了。
• It's a fortnight since I last saw him.
  自从上次见到他后，我已两星期没见到他了。
• My daughter comes to visit me once every fortnight.
  我女儿每两周来看我一次。
• He had been stayed in there fortnight.
  他在那儿呆了两星期。
• Last year I paid a visit to her and stayed fortnight with her.
  去年我去看她，呆了两周的时间。