duration

/djuˈreɪʃn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4 词根 dur
一句话记住

持续时间;期间

释义与例句

n. 持续时间;期间
the length of time that something continues
  1. The duration of the flight is about three hours.
    这次飞行大约持续三小时。
  2. You must stay for the duration of the course.
    课程期间你必须全程在校。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The storm was of short duration.
    这场暴风雨持续时间很短。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 duration 是名词,指持续时间;for the duration of 表示“在…整个期间”。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • during 在……期间
    Several roads were closed during the storm. 暴风雨期间有几条道路封闭了。
  • endure 忍受;忍耐;持续
    The explorers endured weeks of freezing weather. 探险者们忍受了数周的严寒。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • during 在…期间(介词)
    介词,与 duration 同源,但只能用作介词,如 during the summer。
同义词
  • length 时长;长度
    length 可指长度或时间长度;duration 专指某事持续的期间,较正式。
    The length of the meeting surprised everyone. 会议持续的时间之长让所有人都感到意外。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • during 在…期间(介词)
    duration 是名词“持续时间”;during 是介词“在…期间”。说“在课程期间”用 during the course 或 for the duration of the course,不能写成 duration the course。
    During the summer, she worked in a café. 夏天期间,她在一家咖啡馆打工。
常见搭配
  • for the duration of 在…的整个期间
    You must stay for the duration of the course. 课程期间你必须全程在校。
  • short duration 持续时间短
    The storm was of short duration. 这场暴风雨持续时间很短。