| 单词 | session |
| 释义 | session (once / 242 pages) n A session is a specific block of time dedicated to something. Court may be in session, or school may be in session, or you just might find yourself enjoying a massage therapy session. The noun session also means a meeting of a board or committee to conduct business. The school board, for example, may hold a special session to discuss budget issues. Session can also refer to a gathering of spiritualists at a séance or a meeting with a psychic. You might have a session with a medium who claims she's delivering a message to you from your great-great-grandmother. WORD FAMILYsession USAGE EXAMPLESBut Dayton vetoed the package due to a costly wording error, and plans to revive it in special session never materialized. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Normally the House is in session only four days a week. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The first regular session of the new assembly of state lawmakers - the 30th Alaska Legislature - begins Jan. 17. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a meeting for execution of a group's functions it was the opening session of the legislature Hypo|Hyper sitting a session as of a legislature or court clinicmeeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity closed session, executive sessiona session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public hearinga session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken skull sessiona session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas special sessiona session that is held in addition to the regular sessions tutoriala session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students reading clinica clinic for people with reading disabilities basketball clinica meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction baseball clinica meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction hockey clinica meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction confirmation hearinga hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president conference, group discussion a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic 2n the time during which a school holds classes Syn|Hypo|Hyper academic session, academic term, school term summer school an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study semesterone of two divisions of an academic year trimesterone of three divisions of an academic year quarterone of four periods into which the school year is divided term a limited period of time 3n a meeting devoted to a particular activity a filming session a gossip session Hypo|Hyper class period, course session, recitation a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study coming together, meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose 4n a meeting of spiritualists Syn|Hyper seance, sitting get together, meeting a small informal social gathering |
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