week S1 W1 / wik / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a period of seven days and nights, usually measured in Britain from Monday to Sunday and in the US from Sunday to Saturday

once/twice/three times etc a week

Letters were delivered twice a week only.

I can’t see you this week .

last/next week (= the week before or after this one )

See you next week.

2 any period of seven days and nights

for a week/two weeks etc

I’ve been living here for six weeks.

in a week/two weeks etc (= one, two etc weeks from now )

If he hasn’t phoned in a week, I’ll phone him.

It will cost you an estimated £10 per week to feed one dog.

The training program lasts three weeks.

3 the part of the week when you go to work, usually from Monday to Friday 同义词 working week :

a 35-hour week

during the week

I don’t see her during the week.

4 Monday week/Tuesday week etc British English a week after the day that is mentioned :

We’re off to Spain Sunday week.

5 a week on Monday etc British English , a week from Monday etc American English a week after the day that is mentioned :

The Reids are coming for dinner a week from Sunday.

Keith’s coming home two weeks on Saturday (= two weeks after next Saturday ) .

6 week after week ( also week in week out ) continuously for many weeks :

We do the same things week in week out.

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

this week He’ll be in the office this week, so you should give him a call.

next week The wedding is next week.

last week Last week, my washing machine broke down.

the past week Five soldiers were killed in the past week alone.

the previous week She thought about what a colleague had said to her the previous week.

the following week She booked another appointment for the following week.

a full/whole week (= every day in a week ) I can’t believe we’ve been here a whole week already.

短语

a day of the week Friday is our busiest day of the week.