term1/tɝm; tɜːm/n [C]1 in terms of sth used when you are talking about something from one particular point of view 从…方面来说﹔根据…来解释: In terms of profits, the project was a disaster. 从利润角度来说﹐这个项目是完全失败的。in financial/artistic etc terms A million years isn’t a very long time in geological terms. 从地质学角度来说﹐一百万年并不是很长的时间。in general/broad/simple etc terms What do these statistics mean in simple terms? 简单地讲这些统计数据是什么意思?2 a word or phrase that has a particular technical or scientific meaning 专门名词﹔术语: legal/medical/technical term I don’t understand all the legal terms. 我不懂所有这些法律术语。3 terms [plural 复数] the rules of an agreement〔协议的〕条款: Sign here to say you agree to the terms and conditions. 在此处签名说明你同意这些条款。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: The President hopes to be elected for a second term. 总统希望能第二届任期连任当选。+of the maximum term of imprisonment 监禁的最长期限5 BrE one of the periods of time that a school or university year is divided into【英】学期6 come to terms with sth to understand and deal with a difficult situation 接受﹔应对〔困难的情况〕: It was hard to come to terms with Marie's death. 玛丽的死很难让人接受。7 be on good/bad/friendly etc terms (with sb) to have a good, bad etc relationship with someone (与某人)关系好/糟/友好等: We’re on good terms with our neighbours. 我们和邻居关系很好。8 be on speaking terms to be able to talk to someone and have a friendly relationship with them 彼此友好地说话: We’re barely on speaking terms now. 我们现在几乎互不理睬。9 in the long/short/medium term during a long, short, or middle-sized period from now [→ long-term, short-term] 以后长期/短期/中期内: Things don’t look good in the short term. 短期内情况不乐观。10 in no uncertain terms in a direct and often angry way〔通常带着怒气〕直截了当地: I told him to leave in no uncertain terms. 我直截了当地请他离开。HALF TERM
term2v [T usually passive 一般用被动态] formal to use a particular word or expression to describe something【正式】把…称为: The meeting could hardly be termed a success. 这次会议很难说是成功的。