sessions
sessions — 名詞
- sessionssingular
- sessionsesplural
1. formal times when a parliament, court, or council gathers to conduct its officia
會期
議會、法院等正式機構的開會期間
formal times when a parliament, court, or council gathers to conduct its official work.
Parliament will hold emergency sessions through Friday to finish the budget.
國會的緊急會期會一路持續到週五，好完成預算案。
hold emergency sessions for urgent official business
The court's afternoon sessions often run longer during major fraud trials.
法院下午的庭期在重大詐欺審判期間常常拖得更久。
court sessions in a legal context
Reporters waited outside the building between the two closed sessions.
記者在兩場閉門會議之間，等在大樓外面。
Winter sessions of the assembly begin after the New Year holiday.
議會的冬季會期會在新年假期後開始。
文法句型
hold sessions
closed sessions
winter sessions of + institution
用法筆記
Often used in plural when an official body meets over several days or across a fixed period. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is tied to institutions that make decisions, pass laws, or hear cases.
2. scheduled blocks of time when people do a named activity, such as training, ther
時段；場次
為某活動安排的一段時間或一次聚會
scheduled blocks of time when people do a named activity, such as training, therapy, study, or practice.
Hui booked three extra driving sessions before the road test.
Hui 在路考前又預約了三個駕訓時段。
book sessions for practice or instruction
The teacher split the workshop into short sessions with snack breaks.
老師把那場工作坊拆成幾個短場次，中間安排點心休息。
divide an activity into short sessions
Rania enjoys online yoga sessions after work on Tuesday nights.
Rania 喜歡在週二晚上下班後參加線上瑜伽場次。
The hospital offers free counseling sessions for new parents.
醫院為新手父母提供免費的諮商場次。
- classes
used when the activity is formal teaching with a teacher and students
- appointments
used for a fixed meeting with one person, especially for a service
- workshops
usually longer and more interactive than a single session
文法句型
book sessions
sessions for + group
training/yoga/counseling sessions
用法筆記
Common with nouns naming the activity, such as training, yoga, therapy, or study. Distinguish from sense 5, which is specifically about divisions in an academic timetable.
3. times when a group gets together mainly to drink large amounts of alcohol.
酒局
大家一起喝很多酒的場合
times when a group gets together mainly to drink large amounts of alcohol.
The crew's Friday drinking sessions at the pub often ended after midnight.
那群人的週五酒局在酒吧裡常常喝到半夜過後。
drinking sessions at the pub
Long whiskey sessions left Omar too tired to work on Saturday.
一場又一場威士忌酒局，讓 Omar 累得連星期六都無法工作。
long drinking sessions causing after-effects
The band's hotel-room sessions grew louder after the second bottle.
那支樂團在旅館房裡的酒局，喝到第二瓶後就越來越吵。
Weeks of heavy sessions were already damaging Leo's liver.
連續幾週的重度酒局，已經在傷害 Leo 的肝臟了。
文法句型
drinking sessions
heavy sessions
sessions at the pub
用法筆記
Usually modified by words such as drinking, heavy, or all-night. It sounds informal and often suggests repeated or unhealthy behavior rather than one casual drink.
4. stretches of online or software use that begin when a user enters a system and l
工作階段
一次登入後持續使用系統的期間
stretches of online or software use that begin when a user enters a system and last until they leave or are signed out.
The bank closes inactive sessions after ten minutes for security.
為了安全，銀行會在十分鐘後關閉閒置的工作階段。
inactive sessions automatically close
Users can view all active sessions from the account settings page.
使用者可以從帳號設定頁面查看所有啟用中的工作階段。
active sessions shown in account settings
Shared library computers erase old sessions every evening.
共用的圖書館電腦每天傍晚都會清除舊的工作階段。
The app restored both sessions after Valentina reopened her laptop.
Valentina 重新打開筆電後，這個應用程式恢復了兩個工作階段。
- logins
focuses more on the act of signing in than the whole active period
- connections
broader technical word that may refer to network links rather than user activity
文法句型
active sessions
close sessions
restore sessions
用法筆記
Common in computing and online security. A session usually begins when a user signs in and ends when they log out or the system times out.
5. teaching periods in a college day or special parts of the academic year set asid
學期；課節
大學的學期或一天中的上課時段
teaching periods in a college day or special parts of the academic year set aside for classes.
Summer sessions let students finish a chemistry course in six weeks.
暑期學期讓學生能在六週內修完一門化學課。
summer sessions in the academic year
The dance department moved morning sessions to a cooler studio.
舞蹈系把上午課節移到比較涼爽的教室。
morning sessions in a college timetable
Evening sessions suit adults who work full time during the day.
晚間課節很適合白天全職上班的成人。
Tuition for winter sessions must be paid before Christmas.
冬季學期的學費必須在聖誕節前繳清。
- terms
close match for longer academic periods, especially in British English
- class periods
narrower term for shorter parts of the day
文法句型
summer sessions
winter sessions
morning sessions
用法筆記
Used in college and university contexts for parts of a teaching day or special terms such as summer sessions. Distinguish from sense 2, which can describe any organized activity.
6. informal musical gatherings where performers take turns playing or singing toget
即興樂會
樂手隨興一起彈唱的聚會
informal musical gatherings where performers take turns playing or singing together, especially in folk or jazz settings.
Sunday folk sessions filled the cafe with fiddles and soft laughter.
週日的民謠即興樂會讓咖啡館裡充滿提琴聲和輕笑聲。
folk sessions in an informal venue
After dinner, the hostel started lively guitar sessions by the fire.
晚餐後，青年旅館在火堆旁辦起熱鬧的吉他即興樂會。
informal music sessions by the fire
Travelers joined the pub's late jazz sessions during the rainstorm.
下雨的那晚，旅人們都加入了酒吧深夜的爵士即興樂會。
Reema records the best ideas that appear in casual jam sessions.
Reema 會把即興樂會裡冒出的最好點子錄下來。
- jam sessions
very close term, especially in jazz and popular music
- sing-alongs
narrower and more focused on group singing than instrumental playing
文法句型
folk sessions
jazz sessions
jam sessions
用法筆記
Often used for informal folk or jazz events where people join in freely rather than follow a full concert program.