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

• My aunt's coming in a fortnight's time.
  我的姨妈将在两周后到这儿来。
• I've got some leave due to me and I was going to Tasmania for a fortnight.
  我打算利用应享有的假期去塔斯马尼亚呆两周。
• He will visit once a fortnight to see how his new staff are progressing
  他会每两个星期来访一次，看看他的新员工进展如何。
• I went to Rothesay for a fortnight.
  我到罗瑟赛依去了两个星期。
• A fortnight later they came out of the woods.
  两个星期之后他们走出了树林。
• I hope to be back in a fortnight.
  我希望在两周内赶回来。
• 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。
• He was awarded a fortnight's holiday and100 thousand dollars.
  他被奖励一个两星期的假期和10万美元。
• We have now been here almost a fortnight, and yet he does not come.
  我们来这儿都快两个星期了，可他还不来。
• 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。