episode
noun [ C ] uk/ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/ us/ˈep.ə.soʊd/
(EVENT)
B2 事件;(相关的)一连串事件;一段经历
a single event or group of related events
This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people. 诈骗丑闻最新爆出的这一事件让很多人瞠目结舌。
The drugs, the divorce, and the depression - it's an episode in his life that he wants to forget. 吸毒、离婚和消沉——这是他人生中不堪回首的一段经历。
Synonyms: eventhappening incident occurrence (HAPPENING)phenomenon (EXISTING THING)
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- The whole episode left me fuming at the injustice of it all.
- It was just another episode in an ongoing saga of marriage problems.
- The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.
- That was a funny episode in my life.
- It was an episode in his life that he'd like to forget.
- Other severe psychiatric complications include episodes of delirium.
- These drugs can trigger a manic episode in people with bipolar disorder.
- She ended up in hospital after one particularly bad episode.
(PART OF STORY)
B2 (尤指电视或广播节目的)一集,一节,片断
one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio
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- Next up on Channel 4 is the first episode of a new medical drama set in Chicago.
- It's the penultimate episode of the series tonight.
- It's my favourite TV programme - I never miss an episode.
- I missed the second episode of the series so I don't know what's going on now.
- It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the soap opera.