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单词 fortnight
释义
fortnight
noun[Cusually singular]
UK
uk
/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/us
/ˈfɔːrt.naɪt/
B1
aperiodof twoweeks:
两星期，两周
a fortnight'sholiday两周的假期
oncea fortnight两周一次
a fortnight ago两周以前
More examples
  • How much would itcosttohireacarfor a fortnight?
  • Shefeltrejuvenatedby her fortnight in the Bahamas.
  • Firstprizeis a fortnight in Barbados and secondprizeis aweekendin Rome.
  • Wespenta fortnight in Romelookingat all thesights.
  • He hassecureda fortnight'sworkexperienceat afirmofsolicitors.
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fortnightly
(Definition offortnightfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fortnight| American Dictionary

fortnight
noun[Cusually sing]
Br
us
/ˈfɔrtˌnɑɪt,ˈfoʊrt-/
aperiodof twoweeks
(Definition offortnightfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffortnight

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Afortnightlater, the correspondent discovered that the man and child were recovering but that another child had died from fever.
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It is only being released in the interest of public debate and discussion during the much-touted ' organicfortnight'.
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Each sample prepared was discarded after afortnight.
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Recordings were made once everyfortnight, on average.
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While flying time might be 90 minutes, the cost can represent a fortnight's pension income, in approximate terms.
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This area was visited afortnightlater when the vegetation was springing up.
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Due to widespread protest, the ban was lifted after afortnight.
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But where did this game that spellbinds us for afortnightcome from?
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The figure clearly reveals that sampling at weekly intervals resulted in less error than sampling on two consecutive nights perfortnight.
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Everyfortnightthe musicians meet to plan the programme for the following two weeks.
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Their daily nausea levels were assessed for afortnightusing a simple questionnaire and an anti-emetic tablet count.
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Her detailed examination of the scant surviving private sources indicates regular use, roughly once afortnight.
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And at present, an unrecorded language is dying somewhere in the world everyfortnightor so.
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Recordings took place everyfortnight, on average, hence the two corpora together comprise a total of 77 recording sessions with an approximate duration of 30 minutes each.
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Of 2,300 4-16 year-olds questioned about their use of libraries, 70% said they use their library once afortnightor more, and 51 % at least once a week.
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