Definition of episode in English:

episode

noun ˈɛpɪsəʊdˈɛpəˌsoʊd

1An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation.
（一系列事件中的）一个事件，一组事件；附带事件；（单独的）一段时间；插曲
the whole episode has been a major embarrassment
Example sentencesExamples
- The strike over excessive toll charges has been marked by episodes of violence.
- From the near vicinity, there is a small beaker in Romano-British style from a grave at Little Wittenham, embellished with scenes depicting episodes in the life of Christ.
- The events of the previous episodes have no bearing whatsoever on those of the current one.
- Regardless of the outcome of the trial, the whole episode has been a huge embarrassment to English football.
- The sedimentary record from the North Atlantic also shows a number of ice-sheet surge episodes.
- We could detect no further episodes of activity.
- Whole episodes of history, including the rise of Mussolini and fascism, would be omitted from official textbooks.
- During the years leading up to the Civil War a number of episodes similar to the one at St. Mary's occurred in and around Boston.
- If we take it at face value, the whole episode was a terrible accident, but the way the police have handled the aftermath has perhaps done them more harm than good.
- Miners went on strike more frequently than other workers, and several violent episodes erupted in the mine fields.
- Single events or episodes can, either negatively or positively, often assume disproportionate significance.
- In February 1945, the obliteration of the historic city of Dresden from the air became one of the most controversial episodes of the allied war effort.
- Few episodes in American history attracted more conspiracy theories than the Oklahoma bombing case.
- The novel consists of five separate stories that relate episodes in the life of this contemporary hero.
- In one of his more famous episodes, Beaubien participated in the raid that captured Daniel Boone and twenty-six of his men.
- Updike's short story lines up four episodes, all told from a different point of view.
- Single events or episodes can often assume a disproportionate significance.
- In any event, the whole episode has given rise to the same mercantilist arguments that have always been used to justify tariffs.
- Uncertainty about the basic conditions of rural life, especially landholding, underpinned all of these episodes.
- Sure, his songs may allude to past loves, events and episodes of his life, but they never provide the listener with solid biographical insight.
Synonyms
incident, event, occurrence, happening, occasion, interlude, chapter, experience, adventure, exploit
matter, affair, business, circumstance, set of circumstances, thing
ordeal, trial
1. 1.1 A finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness.
  （某疾病的）发作期
  acute psychotic episodes
  一次次急性精神病发作期。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Lack of sunlight might just be one of many stressors that trigger a depressive episode.
  We considered acute episodes of illnesses that had occurred during the previous year.
  She reports that she was diagnosed as having suffered from an " acute psychotic episode " but she refused treatment.
  The resultant symptomatology includes episodes of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
  Maybe there are some clinicians who will discontinue medication at the end of an isolated episode of disease.
  The number of recorded episodes of infectious illness from birth to age 15 years was calculated.
  An estimated 10-15 percent of adolescents with recurrent major depressive episodes develop bipolar I disorder.
  At follow-up, 58 % of the children had recurrent episodes of wheezing.
  Temporary hearing loss has been demonstrated during episodes of acute otitis media with effusion.
  By age 24, half of them have had another episode of major depression.
  A total of 837 viral infections and 871 episodes of acute otitis media were documented.
  Information about previous episodes of acute otitis media, type of day care and signs and symptoms of allergies was also collected.
  Influenza vaccination decreases episodes of acute otitis media only when influenza is epidemic.
  These patients typically present with recurrent episodes of purulent bronchitis and pneumonia.
  Asthma was defined by a past history of at least three episodes of wheezing.
  One in three of us will experience a depressive episode at some time in our lives.
  A 16 month old child presented with a history of recurrent croup-like illness with 6 episodes from 4 months of age.
  However, many people who live in areas where malaria is common get repeated infections and never really recover in between episodes of illness.
  A large intake of cannabis seems able to trigger acute psychotic episodes and may worsen outcomes in established psychosis.
  Large numbers of the bacteria circulate in the blood, giving rise to recurrent episodes of illness interspersed with periods of feeling well.
  Synonyms
  period, spell, bout, fit, attack, interval, phase
  informal dose
2Each of the separate instalments into which a serialized story or radio or television programme is divided.
（连载小说中的）一节；（广播或电视连续剧的）一集
the final episode of the series
Example sentencesExamples
- The actors' debut episodes will be broadcast on BBC ONE as part of Talent Week.
- "The show's final episode aired in 1975, but the loveable duo was not forgotten.
- Thirteen episodes have been taped so far, and the ratings bode well for a second season.
- Past episodes of the BBC television series Airport began running through my mind.
- The show's final episode aired in May of 1993.
- The first episode was broadcast on BBC TWO in 1964.
- My restaurant was used by BBC TV to shoot television plays and an episode of a serial was made there.
- Indeed it is one of the best episodes in the history of the show.
- Whilst listening to an episode of Radio 4's programme Growing Science, I came across a word I hadn't heard before - thigmomorphogenesis.
- The stage version is really like an extended episode from the television series, and it's a lot of fun.
- The joint venture will produce at least 80 episodes of serial television a year.
- The pilot episode was screened by BBC2 on 26 July 1999.
- I saw the first two episodes of this series and just didn't get it.
- Right away, I have to admit that I've seen only one episode of the show.
- I saw the pilot episode a year ago and loved it.
- We also watch quite a lot of TV in terms of watching whole season episodes of favourite shows or tele-movies on DVD, mostly old ones but also recent ones.
- The collection is divided into three double-sided discs, which contain all twenty-two episodes aired in 1973 and early 1974.
- In seven years they wrote 103 radio episodes and 63 television shows.
- She and I had made 80 episodes of a television series for a satellite channel.
- The six half-hour episodes are evenly divided on to the two discs.
Synonyms
instalment, section, chapter, scene, act, passage
part, division, portion, subsection, segment, component
programme, show
1. 2.1Music A passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject.
  〔乐〕插句，插段，插部
  this change is followed by an episode in this new key
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fugue and episodes flow in and out of one another seamlessly.
  Most of the episodes (excepting a very Stravinskian idea of an upward-thrusting minor third) seem related to the main theme.
  Here Tirimo brought excitement to the rhythmic central episode, also recalling Robert's characteristic use of dotted rhythm themes.
  I found myself visibly moved during the central subject's climactic high string episodes; likewise during the close of the development.
  They are predominantly positive works; minor key episodes, when they occur, offer more harmonic contrast than emotional contrast.
2. 2.2 A section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy.
  （希腊悲剧中）两段合唱之间的部分
  Example sentencesExamples
  Shakespeare, for example, uses Gower to bridge the temporal gaps between adjacent episodes in Pericles in ways which parallel the use of Time as chorus in The Winter's Tale.
  This was only the most dramatic episode in an unfolding tragedy.
  Plato illustrates the intellectual advantage that Socrates has over Protagoras in the episode of Simonides's poem.
  His ‘Homeric Ballads’, versified episodes from the Odyssey told in brisk, headlong style, were for Fraser's.

Origin

Late 17th century (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios 'coming in besides', from epi 'in addition' + eisodos 'entry' (from eis 'into' + hodos 'way').

An episode was originally a section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. The word is from Greek epeisodios ‘coming in besides’. The use of the word for an instalment in a radio and, eventually, television drama is early 20th century.

Definition of episode in US English:

episode

nounˈepəˌsōdˈɛpəˌsoʊd

1An event or a group of events occurring as part of a larger sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation.
（一系列事件中的）一个事件，一组事件；附带事件；（单独的）一段时间；插曲
the latest episode in the feud
Example sentencesExamples
- The strike over excessive toll charges has been marked by episodes of violence.
- In any event, the whole episode has given rise to the same mercantilist arguments that have always been used to justify tariffs.
- In February 1945, the obliteration of the historic city of Dresden from the air became one of the most controversial episodes of the allied war effort.
- In one of his more famous episodes, Beaubien participated in the raid that captured Daniel Boone and twenty-six of his men.
- The sedimentary record from the North Atlantic also shows a number of ice-sheet surge episodes.
- During the years leading up to the Civil War a number of episodes similar to the one at St. Mary's occurred in and around Boston.
- Sure, his songs may allude to past loves, events and episodes of his life, but they never provide the listener with solid biographical insight.
- Regardless of the outcome of the trial, the whole episode has been a huge embarrassment to English football.
- The events of the previous episodes have no bearing whatsoever on those of the current one.
- Whole episodes of history, including the rise of Mussolini and fascism, would be omitted from official textbooks.
- Miners went on strike more frequently than other workers, and several violent episodes erupted in the mine fields.
- Single events or episodes can, either negatively or positively, often assume disproportionate significance.
- Single events or episodes can often assume a disproportionate significance.
- Few episodes in American history attracted more conspiracy theories than the Oklahoma bombing case.
- If we take it at face value, the whole episode was a terrible accident, but the way the police have handled the aftermath has perhaps done them more harm than good.
- Updike's short story lines up four episodes, all told from a different point of view.
- We could detect no further episodes of activity.
- From the near vicinity, there is a small beaker in Romano-British style from a grave at Little Wittenham, embellished with scenes depicting episodes in the life of Christ.
- The novel consists of five separate stories that relate episodes in the life of this contemporary hero.
- Uncertainty about the basic conditions of rural life, especially landholding, underpinned all of these episodes.
Synonyms
incident, event, occurrence, happening, occasion, interlude, chapter, experience, adventure, exploit
1. 1.1 Each of the separate installments into which a serialized story or radio or television program is divided.
  （连载小说中的）一节；（广播或电视连续剧的）一集
  Example sentencesExamples
  "The show's final episode aired in 1975, but the loveable duo was not forgotten.
  The joint venture will produce at least 80 episodes of serial television a year.
  The first episode was broadcast on BBC TWO in 1964.
  In seven years they wrote 103 radio episodes and 63 television shows.
  The actors' debut episodes will be broadcast on BBC ONE as part of Talent Week.
  I saw the first two episodes of this series and just didn't get it.
  We also watch quite a lot of TV in terms of watching whole season episodes of favourite shows or tele-movies on DVD, mostly old ones but also recent ones.
  The pilot episode was screened by BBC2 on 26 July 1999.
  The six half-hour episodes are evenly divided on to the two discs.
  My restaurant was used by BBC TV to shoot television plays and an episode of a serial was made there.
  The stage version is really like an extended episode from the television series, and it's a lot of fun.
  I saw the pilot episode a year ago and loved it.
  She and I had made 80 episodes of a television series for a satellite channel.
  The show's final episode aired in May of 1993.
  The collection is divided into three double-sided discs, which contain all twenty-two episodes aired in 1973 and early 1974.
  Right away, I have to admit that I've seen only one episode of the show.
  Whilst listening to an episode of Radio 4's programme Growing Science, I came across a word I hadn't heard before - thigmomorphogenesis.
  Indeed it is one of the best episodes in the history of the show.
  Past episodes of the BBC television series Airport began running through my mind.
  Thirteen episodes have been taped so far, and the ratings bode well for a second season.
  Synonyms
  instalment, section, chapter, scene, act, passage
2. 1.2 A finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness.
  （某疾病的）发作期
  acute psychotic episodes
  一次次急性精神病发作期。
  Example sentencesExamples
  By age 24, half of them have had another episode of major depression.
  We considered acute episodes of illnesses that had occurred during the previous year.
  Lack of sunlight might just be one of many stressors that trigger a depressive episode.
  A total of 837 viral infections and 871 episodes of acute otitis media were documented.
  Temporary hearing loss has been demonstrated during episodes of acute otitis media with effusion.
  Influenza vaccination decreases episodes of acute otitis media only when influenza is epidemic.
  A large intake of cannabis seems able to trigger acute psychotic episodes and may worsen outcomes in established psychosis.
  At follow-up, 58 % of the children had recurrent episodes of wheezing.
  An estimated 10-15 percent of adolescents with recurrent major depressive episodes develop bipolar I disorder.
  Asthma was defined by a past history of at least three episodes of wheezing.
  A 16 month old child presented with a history of recurrent croup-like illness with 6 episodes from 4 months of age.
  She reports that she was diagnosed as having suffered from an " acute psychotic episode " but she refused treatment.
  The resultant symptomatology includes episodes of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
  However, many people who live in areas where malaria is common get repeated infections and never really recover in between episodes of illness.
  Large numbers of the bacteria circulate in the blood, giving rise to recurrent episodes of illness interspersed with periods of feeling well.
  The number of recorded episodes of infectious illness from birth to age 15 years was calculated.
  Maybe there are some clinicians who will discontinue medication at the end of an isolated episode of disease.
  These patients typically present with recurrent episodes of purulent bronchitis and pneumonia.
  One in three of us will experience a depressive episode at some time in our lives.
  Information about previous episodes of acute otitis media, type of day care and signs and symptoms of allergies was also collected.
  Synonyms
  period, spell, bout, fit, attack, interval, phase
3. 1.3Music A passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject.
  〔乐〕插句，插段，插部
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most of the episodes (excepting a very Stravinskian idea of an upward-thrusting minor third) seem related to the main theme.
  Fugue and episodes flow in and out of one another seamlessly.
  I found myself visibly moved during the central subject's climactic high string episodes; likewise during the close of the development.
  They are predominantly positive works; minor key episodes, when they occur, offer more harmonic contrast than emotional contrast.
  Here Tirimo brought excitement to the rhythmic central episode, also recalling Robert's characteristic use of dotted rhythm themes.
4. 1.4 A section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy.
  （希腊悲剧中）两段合唱之间的部分
  Example sentencesExamples
  His ‘Homeric Ballads’, versified episodes from the Odyssey told in brisk, headlong style, were for Fraser's.
  Shakespeare, for example, uses Gower to bridge the temporal gaps between adjacent episodes in Pericles in ways which parallel the use of Time as chorus in The Winter's Tale.
  This was only the most dramatic episode in an unfolding tragedy.
  Plato illustrates the intellectual advantage that Socrates has over Protagoras in the episode of Simonides's poem.

Origin

Late 17th century (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios ‘coming in besides’, from epi ‘in addition’ + eisodos ‘entry’ (from eis ‘into’ + hodos ‘way’).

词汇	episode
释义	Definition of episode in English: episode noun ˈɛpɪsəʊdˈɛpəˌsoʊd 1An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation. （一系列事件中的）一个事件，一组事件；附带事件；（单独的）一段时间；插曲 the whole episode has been a major embarrassment Example sentencesExamples The strike over excessive toll charges has been marked by episodes of violence. From the near vicinity, there is a small beaker in Romano-British style from a grave at Little Wittenham, embellished with scenes depicting episodes in the life of Christ. The events of the previous episodes have no bearing whatsoever on those of the current one. Regardless of the outcome of the trial, the whole episode has been a huge embarrassment to English football. The sedimentary record from the North Atlantic also shows a number of ice-sheet surge episodes. We could detect no further episodes of activity. Whole episodes of history, including the rise of Mussolini and fascism, would be omitted from official textbooks. During the years leading up to the Civil War a number of episodes similar to the one at St. Mary's occurred in and around Boston. If we take it at face value, the whole episode was a terrible accident, but the way the police have handled the aftermath has perhaps done them more harm than good. Miners went on strike more frequently than other workers, and several violent episodes erupted in the mine fields. Single events or episodes can, either negatively or positively, often assume disproportionate significance. In February 1945, the obliteration of the historic city of Dresden from the air became one of the most controversial episodes of the allied war effort. Few episodes in American history attracted more conspiracy theories than the Oklahoma bombing case. The novel consists of five separate stories that relate episodes in the life of this contemporary hero. In one of his more famous episodes, Beaubien participated in the raid that captured Daniel Boone and twenty-six of his men. Updike's short story lines up four episodes, all told from a different point of view. Single events or episodes can often assume a disproportionate significance. In any event, the whole episode has given rise to the same mercantilist arguments that have always been used to justify tariffs. Uncertainty about the basic conditions of rural life, especially landholding, underpinned all of these episodes. Sure, his songs may allude to past loves, events and episodes of his life, but they never provide the listener with solid biographical insight. Synonyms incident, event, occurrence, happening, occasion, interlude, chapter, experience, adventure, exploit matter, affair, business, circumstance, set of circumstances, thing ordeal, trial 1.1 A finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness. （某疾病的）发作期 acute psychotic episodes 一次次急性精神病发作期。 Example sentencesExamples Lack of sunlight might just be one of many stressors that trigger a depressive episode. We considered acute episodes of illnesses that had occurred during the previous year. She reports that she was diagnosed as having suffered from an " acute psychotic episode " but she refused treatment. The resultant symptomatology includes episodes of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Maybe there are some clinicians who will discontinue medication at the end of an isolated episode of disease. The number of recorded episodes of infectious illness from birth to age 15 years was calculated. An estimated 10-15 percent of adolescents with recurrent major depressive episodes develop bipolar I disorder. At follow-up, 58 % of the children had recurrent episodes of wheezing. Temporary hearing loss has been demonstrated during episodes of acute otitis media with effusion. By age 24, half of them have had another episode of major depression. A total of 837 viral infections and 871 episodes of acute otitis media were documented. Information about previous episodes of acute otitis media, type of day care and signs and symptoms of allergies was also collected. Influenza vaccination decreases episodes of acute otitis media only when influenza is epidemic. These patients typically present with recurrent episodes of purulent bronchitis and pneumonia. Asthma was defined by a past history of at least three episodes of wheezing. One in three of us will experience a depressive episode at some time in our lives. A 16 month old child presented with a history of recurrent croup-like illness with 6 episodes from 4 months of age. However, many people who live in areas where malaria is common get repeated infections and never really recover in between episodes of illness. A large intake of cannabis seems able to trigger acute psychotic episodes and may worsen outcomes in established psychosis. Large numbers of the bacteria circulate in the blood, giving rise to recurrent episodes of illness interspersed with periods of feeling well. Synonyms period, spell, bout, fit, attack, interval, phase informal dose 2Each of the separate instalments into which a serialized story or radio or television programme is divided. （连载小说中的）一节；（广播或电视连续剧的）一集 the final episode of the series Example sentencesExamples The actors' debut episodes will be broadcast on BBC ONE as part of Talent Week. "The show's final episode aired in 1975, but the loveable duo was not forgotten. Thirteen episodes have been taped so far, and the ratings bode well for a second season. Past episodes of the BBC television series Airport began running through my mind. The show's final episode aired in May of 1993. The first episode was broadcast on BBC TWO in 1964. My restaurant was used by BBC TV to shoot television plays and an episode of a serial was made there. Indeed it is one of the best episodes in the history of the show. Whilst listening to an episode of Radio 4's programme Growing Science, I came across a word I hadn't heard before - thigmomorphogenesis. The stage version is really like an extended episode from the television series, and it's a lot of fun. The joint venture will produce at least 80 episodes of serial television a year. The pilot episode was screened by BBC2 on 26 July 1999. I saw the first two episodes of this series and just didn't get it. Right away, I have to admit that I've seen only one episode of the show. I saw the pilot episode a year ago and loved it. We also watch quite a lot of TV in terms of watching whole season episodes of favourite shows or tele-movies on DVD, mostly old ones but also recent ones. The collection is divided into three double-sided discs, which contain all twenty-two episodes aired in 1973 and early 1974. In seven years they wrote 103 radio episodes and 63 television shows. She and I had made 80 episodes of a television series for a satellite channel. The six half-hour episodes are evenly divided on to the two discs. Synonyms instalment, section, chapter, scene, act, passage part, division, portion, subsection, segment, component programme, show 2.1Music A passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject. 〔乐〕插句，插段，插部 this change is followed by an episode in this new key Example sentencesExamples Fugue and episodes flow in and out of one another seamlessly. Most of the episodes (excepting a very Stravinskian idea of an upward-thrusting minor third) seem related to the main theme. Here Tirimo brought excitement to the rhythmic central episode, also recalling Robert's characteristic use of dotted rhythm themes. I found myself visibly moved during the central subject's climactic high string episodes; likewise during the close of the development. They are predominantly positive works; minor key episodes, when they occur, offer more harmonic contrast than emotional contrast. 2.2 A section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. （希腊悲剧中）两段合唱之间的部分 Example sentencesExamples Shakespeare, for example, uses Gower to bridge the temporal gaps between adjacent episodes in Pericles in ways which parallel the use of Time as chorus in The Winter's Tale. This was only the most dramatic episode in an unfolding tragedy. Plato illustrates the intellectual advantage that Socrates has over Protagoras in the episode of Simonides's poem. His ‘Homeric Ballads’, versified episodes from the Odyssey told in brisk, headlong style, were for Fraser's. Origin Late 17th century (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios 'coming in besides', from epi 'in addition' + eisodos 'entry' (from eis 'into' + hodos 'way'). An episode was originally a section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. The word is from Greek epeisodios ‘coming in besides’. The use of the word for an instalment in a radio and, eventually, television drama is early 20th century. Definition of episode in US English: episode nounˈepəˌsōdˈɛpəˌsoʊd 1An event or a group of events occurring as part of a larger sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation. （一系列事件中的）一个事件，一组事件；附带事件；（单独的）一段时间；插曲 the latest episode in the feud Example sentencesExamples The strike over excessive toll charges has been marked by episodes of violence. In any event, the whole episode has given rise to the same mercantilist arguments that have always been used to justify tariffs. In February 1945, the obliteration of the historic city of Dresden from the air became one of the most controversial episodes of the allied war effort. In one of his more famous episodes, Beaubien participated in the raid that captured Daniel Boone and twenty-six of his men. The sedimentary record from the North Atlantic also shows a number of ice-sheet surge episodes. During the years leading up to the Civil War a number of episodes similar to the one at St. Mary's occurred in and around Boston. Sure, his songs may allude to past loves, events and episodes of his life, but they never provide the listener with solid biographical insight. Regardless of the outcome of the trial, the whole episode has been a huge embarrassment to English football. The events of the previous episodes have no bearing whatsoever on those of the current one. Whole episodes of history, including the rise of Mussolini and fascism, would be omitted from official textbooks. Miners went on strike more frequently than other workers, and several violent episodes erupted in the mine fields. Single events or episodes can, either negatively or positively, often assume disproportionate significance. Single events or episodes can often assume a disproportionate significance. Few episodes in American history attracted more conspiracy theories than the Oklahoma bombing case. If we take it at face value, the whole episode was a terrible accident, but the way the police have handled the aftermath has perhaps done them more harm than good. Updike's short story lines up four episodes, all told from a different point of view. We could detect no further episodes of activity. From the near vicinity, there is a small beaker in Romano-British style from a grave at Little Wittenham, embellished with scenes depicting episodes in the life of Christ. The novel consists of five separate stories that relate episodes in the life of this contemporary hero. Uncertainty about the basic conditions of rural life, especially landholding, underpinned all of these episodes. Synonyms incident, event, occurrence, happening, occasion, interlude, chapter, experience, adventure, exploit 1.1 Each of the separate installments into which a serialized story or radio or television program is divided. （连载小说中的）一节；（广播或电视连续剧的）一集 Example sentencesExamples "The show's final episode aired in 1975, but the loveable duo was not forgotten. The joint venture will produce at least 80 episodes of serial television a year. The first episode was broadcast on BBC TWO in 1964. In seven years they wrote 103 radio episodes and 63 television shows. The actors' debut episodes will be broadcast on BBC ONE as part of Talent Week. I saw the first two episodes of this series and just didn't get it. We also watch quite a lot of TV in terms of watching whole season episodes of favourite shows or tele-movies on DVD, mostly old ones but also recent ones. The pilot episode was screened by BBC2 on 26 July 1999. The six half-hour episodes are evenly divided on to the two discs. My restaurant was used by BBC TV to shoot television plays and an episode of a serial was made there. The stage version is really like an extended episode from the television series, and it's a lot of fun. I saw the pilot episode a year ago and loved it. She and I had made 80 episodes of a television series for a satellite channel. The show's final episode aired in May of 1993. The collection is divided into three double-sided discs, which contain all twenty-two episodes aired in 1973 and early 1974. Right away, I have to admit that I've seen only one episode of the show. Whilst listening to an episode of Radio 4's programme Growing Science, I came across a word I hadn't heard before - thigmomorphogenesis. Indeed it is one of the best episodes in the history of the show. Past episodes of the BBC television series Airport began running through my mind. Thirteen episodes have been taped so far, and the ratings bode well for a second season. Synonyms instalment, section, chapter, scene, act, passage 1.2 A finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness. （某疾病的）发作期 acute psychotic episodes 一次次急性精神病发作期。 Example sentencesExamples By age 24, half of them have had another episode of major depression. We considered acute episodes of illnesses that had occurred during the previous year. Lack of sunlight might just be one of many stressors that trigger a depressive episode. A total of 837 viral infections and 871 episodes of acute otitis media were documented. Temporary hearing loss has been demonstrated during episodes of acute otitis media with effusion. Influenza vaccination decreases episodes of acute otitis media only when influenza is epidemic. A large intake of cannabis seems able to trigger acute psychotic episodes and may worsen outcomes in established psychosis. At follow-up, 58 % of the children had recurrent episodes of wheezing. An estimated 10-15 percent of adolescents with recurrent major depressive episodes develop bipolar I disorder. Asthma was defined by a past history of at least three episodes of wheezing. A 16 month old child presented with a history of recurrent croup-like illness with 6 episodes from 4 months of age. She reports that she was diagnosed as having suffered from an " acute psychotic episode " but she refused treatment. The resultant symptomatology includes episodes of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. However, many people who live in areas where malaria is common get repeated infections and never really recover in between episodes of illness. Large numbers of the bacteria circulate in the blood, giving rise to recurrent episodes of illness interspersed with periods of feeling well. The number of recorded episodes of infectious illness from birth to age 15 years was calculated. Maybe there are some clinicians who will discontinue medication at the end of an isolated episode of disease. These patients typically present with recurrent episodes of purulent bronchitis and pneumonia. One in three of us will experience a depressive episode at some time in our lives. Information about previous episodes of acute otitis media, type of day care and signs and symptoms of allergies was also collected. Synonyms period, spell, bout, fit, attack, interval, phase 1.3Music A passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject. 〔乐〕插句，插段，插部 Example sentencesExamples Most of the episodes (excepting a very Stravinskian idea of an upward-thrusting minor third) seem related to the main theme. Fugue and episodes flow in and out of one another seamlessly. I found myself visibly moved during the central subject's climactic high string episodes; likewise during the close of the development. They are predominantly positive works; minor key episodes, when they occur, offer more harmonic contrast than emotional contrast. Here Tirimo brought excitement to the rhythmic central episode, also recalling Robert's characteristic use of dotted rhythm themes. 1.4 A section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. （希腊悲剧中）两段合唱之间的部分 Example sentencesExamples His ‘Homeric Ballads’, versified episodes from the Odyssey told in brisk, headlong style, were for Fraser's. Shakespeare, for example, uses Gower to bridge the temporal gaps between adjacent episodes in Pericles in ways which parallel the use of Time as chorus in The Winter's Tale. This was only the most dramatic episode in an unfolding tragedy. Plato illustrates the intellectual advantage that Socrates has over Protagoras in the episode of Simonides's poem. Origin Late 17th century (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios ‘coming in besides’, from epi ‘in addition’ + eisodos ‘entry’ (from eis ‘into’ + hodos ‘way’).
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