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1 (a) period of seven days, usu reckoned from midnight on Saturday 星期, 周（通常从星期六午夜算起）
*last, next, this, etc week 上、下、本...星期
* What day of the week was
2 July last year? 去年7月2日是星期几?
* early next week 下周初
* at the end of last week 上周末
* Sunday is the first day of the week. 星期日是一个星期的第一天.
* He comes to see us once a week. 他每星期来看我们一次.
(b) any period of seven days 七天的时间
*a six weeks' holiday 六周的假期
* a week ago today, ie seven days ago 一星期前的今天
* three weeks ago yesterday, ie twenty-two days ago 三周前的昨天
* They are going on holiday for two weeks. 他们要度假两周.
* I shall be away for no more than a week. 我离开不超过一个星期.
2 (a) the six days apart from Sunday （除星期日以外的）六天
*During the week, the road is very busy but there is very little traffic on Sundays. 从星期一到星期六, 这条路一直川流不息, 但是星期日没什么车辆来往.
(b) the five days other than Saturday and Sunday （除星期六和星期日以外的）五天
*They live in London during the week and go to the country at the weekend. 他们从星期一到星期五都住在伦敦, 周末到郊外去.
* They never have time to go to the cinema during the week. 他们从星期一到星期五从来都没有时间去看电影.
(c) period in a week when one works 一星期工作的时间
*a 35-hour week 35小时的工作周
* The government is introducing a shorter working week. 政府新采用减少每周工作时间的制度.
* How many lessons are there in the school week? 学校里每星期有多少节课?
3 (idm 习语) this day week => day. today, tomorrow, Monday, etc `week seven days after today, tomorrow, Monday, etc 一个星期後的今天、明天、那个星期一...; 即将到来的星期x之後的那个星期x
*Monday week 下下星期一
* Friday week 下星期五. ,week after `week (infml 口) continuously for many weeks 一个星期又一个星期; 一连数周
*Week after week the drought continued. 乾旱持续了许多星期. week ,in, week `out every week without exception 每个星期（都）; 每周均无例外
*Every Sunday, week in, week out, she writes to her parents. 她每个星期日都给她父母写信. a ,week last `Monday,`yesterday, etc seven days before last Monday, yesterday, etc 一个星期前的那个星期一、昨天...
*It was a week yesterday (that) we heard the news. 我们是在八天前听到这个消息的.

n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: wicu]
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.
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.
the part of the week when you go to work, usually from Monday to Friday
= working week
　a 35-hour week
during the week
　I don't see her during the week.
Monday week/Tuesday week etc
BrE a week after the day that is mentioned
　We're off to Spain Sunday week.
a week on Monday etc
BrEa week from Monday etcAmE
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) .
week after weekalsoweek in week out
continuously for many weeks
　I just seem to do the same things week in week out.