session

noun

1. 一场；一节；一段时间
   a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity
   1. a photo/recording/training, etc. session
      一次摄影，一场录音，一堂训练课等
   2. The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions.
      这门课总共上12次，每次两小时。
2. （法庭的）开庭，开庭期；（议会等的）会议，会期
   a formal meeting or series of meetings of a court, a parliament, etc.; a period of time when such meetings are held
   1. a session of the UN General Assembly
      一届联合国大会
   2. The court is now in session .
      法庭现在正在开庭。
   3. The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else present) .
      委员会举行了秘密会议。
3. 学年
   a school or university year
4. （酒吧中）演奏会（尤指演奏爱尔兰音乐）
   an occasion when people meet to play music, especially Irish music, in a pub/bar

1. N-COUNT (议会等的)会议;(法庭的)开庭
   A session is a meeting of a court, parliament, or other official group.
   1. ...an emergency session of parliament...
      议会紧急会议
   2. After two late night sessions, the Security Council has failed to reach agreement...
      在深夜召开两次会议后，安全理事会还是没有达成一致。
   3. The court was in session.
      法庭在开庭。
2. N-COUNT (议会等的)会期;(法庭的)开庭期
   A session is a period during which the meetings of a court, parliament, or other official group are regularly held.
   1. The parliamentary session ends on October 4th...
      议会会期在10月4日结束。
   2. From September until December, Congress remained in session.
      从 9 月到 12 月，国会一直都在开会。
3. N-COUNT (某项活动的)一段时间，一场，一节
   A session of a particular activity is a period of that activity.
   1. The two leaders emerged for a photo session.
      两位领导现身接受记者拍照。
   2. ...group therapy sessions.
      小组治疗时间
4. ADJ (音乐家)伴奏的
   Session musicians are employed to play backing music in recording studios.
   1. He established himself as a session musician.
      他成为了一位伴奏音乐家。
   2. ...a session drummer.
      伴奏鼓手

1. He held a three-hour family Karaoke session in his hotel, belting out Sinatra and Beatles hits.
   他在他的酒店举行了一场历时3个钟头的家庭卡拉OK演唱会，其间高歌了辛纳屈和甲壳虫乐队的一些热门歌曲。
2. Everyone had already assembled in the boardroom for the 9:00 a.m. session.
   所有人都已集中到了董事会会议室，准备参加上午9点钟的会议。
3. The coalition bulldozed the resolution through the plenary session
   政党联盟强行使该项决议在全体会议上通过。
4. Charles and I were closeted in his study for the briefing session.
   我和查尔斯在他的书房里闭门开简介会。
5. He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home
   在家剧烈运动了一阵后他突然昏倒了。
6. He returned from a lunchtime drinking session with his business cronies.
   中午跟那帮生意上的朋友喝完酒后，他回来了。
7. The Russian Parliament will hold a special session later this month to decide his fate
   俄罗斯议会本月晚些时候将举行特别会议决定他的命运。
8. No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.
   至少有13国外长出席了这届会议。
9. A relaxation session may put you in a better frame of mind.
   放松一段时间，你的心情或许会好一些。
10. Surprisingly, the ability to hypnotize yourself can be learnt in a single session.
    出人意料的是，自我催眠术只要上一次课就可以学会。
11. You may wish to take advantage of our instructional session.
    你应该充分利用我们的教学课程。
12. It turned out to be a very interesting session with a lively debate
    结果这成了一场非常有意思的、气氛热烈的辩论会。
13. His first important chance to show his mettle came when he opened the new session of the Legislature
    当他召开新一届立法会议的时候，让他展示才能的第一次重要机会来了。
14. Because we took the whole class for a complete afternoon session, organisational problems were minimal.
    我们带着全班上了整整一个下午的课，所以课堂安排上基本没什么问题。
15. He soon hit top speed to outgun all his rivals in the opening qualifying session.
    他在首场资格赛中很快便跑出最快速度，击败了所有对手。
16. The programme was approved at a plenary session of the Central Committee last week.
    这个方案在上周的中央委员会全体会议上获得了通过。
17. The session was technically quorate.
    本届会议严格说来达到了法定人数。
18. The conference might reconvene after its opening session
    大会在开幕式结束后可能要再开会。
19. After two late night sessions, the Security Council has failed to reach agreement
    在深夜召开两次会议后，安全理事会还是没有达成一致。
20. The court was in session.
    法庭在开庭。
21. The parliamentary session ends on October 4th
    议会会期在10月4日结束。
22. From September until December, Congress remained in session.
    从9月到12月，国会一直都在开会。
23. The two leaders emerged for a photo session.
    两位领导现身接受记者拍照。
24. He established himself as a session musician.
    他成为了一位伴奏音乐家。
25. Instead, the session has sowed confusion.
    相反，这次会议却引发了混乱。
26. The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
    社会民主党誓言要将该议案拖到本次议会会议结束之后。
27. He strained his back during a practice session.
    他在一次锻炼中扭伤了背部。
28. This session was strictly for the boys.
    这堂课仅限男孩子来上。
29. Rupert Moon is out of today's session with a twisted knee.
    鲁珀特·穆恩扭伤了膝盖，无法参加今天的训练。
30. The senate had a session today with closed doors.
    参议院今天召开一次秘密会议。

  meeting conference convention session【导航词义：会议】

  meeting n. 会议

〔辨析〕普通用词，指人们集合在一起讨论或决定某事的集会，可用于任何场合。

  conference n. 会议

〔辨析〕尤指会持续数天的、有关政治、商业等重要事务的大型正式会议。

  convention n. 大会

〔辨析〕指同一职业、同一组织或有共同爱好的人聚在一起召开的大型正式会议。

  session n. 会议

〔辨析〕指正式会议，尤指议会的一次会议或系列会议。

noun

1. a meeting devoted to a particular activity
   1. a filming session
   2. a gossip session

2. a meeting for execution of a group's functions
   1. it was the opening session of the legislature

3. a meeting of spiritualists
   1. the seance was held in the medium's parlor

   Synonym:    seancesitting

4. the time during which a school holds classes
   1. they had to shorten the school term

   Synonym:    school termacademic termacademic session