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a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity 一场；一节；一段时间 a training/practice session 培训/实践环节 a therapy/counselling/group session 治疗/咨询/小组会议 a morning/afternoon session 上午/下午的会议 a recording/jam session 录音/即兴演奏 The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions. 这门课总共上 12 次，每次两小时。 Two soccer fans plunged to their deaths after a heavy drinking session. 两个足球迷在一次严重的饮酒后猝死。 The club held football coaching sessions for children in the area. 该俱乐部为该地区的儿童举行足球教练会议。 Participants will have the opportunity to attend sessions on a wide variety of topics. 参与者将有机会参加各种主题的会议。 The literacy programme includes sessions on encouraging children to read. 扫盲方案包括鼓励儿童阅读的课程。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb2Both sessions are scheduled for 10 o'clock. 两项活动都定在 10 点钟。 Each session lasted approximately 15 minutes. 每项活动都持续约 15 分钟。 I had a one-to-one session with one of the instructors at the gym. 我在健身房跟一位教练上了堂一对一的辅导课。 The case worker will talk to refugees at drop-in sessions and by appointment. 社工将与难民在接访和预约时间进行谈话。 The college runs training sessions every afternoon. 这所大学每天下午都举办培训活动。 The conference will end with a question and answer session. 会议将以问答形式结束。 The training involves twice-weekly practice sessions. 培训包括每周两次的练习。 Your presentation will be part of the morning session. 你将安排在上午的课里做简报。 She has a weekly session at the health club on Saturdays. 星期六她在健康俱乐部每周开一次会。 The 3 p.m. showing of the film will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the director. 下午3点。电影放映后，将与导演进行问答。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- short
- …
- do
- have
- offer (somebody)
- …
- take place
- last
- guitarist
- musician
- singer
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- session on
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a formal meeting or series of meetings of a court, a parliament, etc.; a period of time when such meetings are held （法庭的）开庭，开庭期；（议会等的）会议，会期 a session of the UN General Assembly 一届联合国大会 The president addressed a joint session of Congress (= both the Senate and the House of Representatives). 总统在国会联席会议上发表了讲话。 a plenary session of the European Parliament 欧洲议会全体会议。 a special session of the US Supreme Court 美国最高法院的特别会议 In the last legislative session, the two parties came close to agreement. 在上一次立法会议上，两党接近达成一致。 - in session
The court is now in session. 法庭现在正在开庭。 The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else present). 委员会举行了闭门会议。 an emergency session of Congress 国会的紧急会议 the current parliamentary session 本届议会 We still have a number of weeks before the current legislative session ends. 离本届立法会议结束还有几个星期。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2a stormy session of the European Parliament 欧洲议会会议一次激烈的争论 The session adopted a resolution on disarmament. 大会通过了一项裁军决议。 The Governor called a special session of the Legislature. 州长召开了特别立法会。 The Council met in executive session for the purpose of selecting a new general secretary. 地方议会举行政务会议选举新秘书长。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inaugural
- opening
- closing
- …
- hold
- attend
- boycott
- …
- convene
- take place
- begin
- …
- at a/the session
- in a/the session
- in session
- …
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a school or university year 学年 - [countable]
an occasion when people meet to play music, especially Irish music, in a pub （酒吧里的）演奏会（尤指演奏爱尔兰音乐）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sessio(n-), from sess- ‘seated’, from the verb sedere.