Definition of session in English:

session

noun ˈsɛʃ(ə)nˈsɛʃən

1A meeting of an official body, especially a legislature, council, or court of law, to conduct its business.
the governor called this week's special session to reconsider the decision
Example sentencesExamples
- The officials were conducting a special session of Parliament to discuss crime fighting measures at the time of the protest.
- A garden party for the members was held in the afternoon, followed by the first session of business.
- Two sessions were conducted at a meeting of general internists.
- In a plenary session of the National Assembly, 209 out of 266 who cast ballots voted to override the veto, while 54 voted against it.
- Akbar said the House's endorsement of the 45 candidates was a three-stage process, including a plenary session of the legislative body.
- Before we begin, I want to say a word about how we intend to conduct the session.
- It was a small, intimate gathering and some delegates chose to skip the sessions to make business deals.
- Sources said there was a proposal to conduct a plenary session of the AICC in May or June next year and complete organisational elections in all the states before that deadline.
- Council passed a motion that further questions on the sessions not be discussed again at council meetings.
- At the annual session of the General Assembly in September 2002, he began an effort to win its support for the war and never succeeded.
- Yes, there are a lot of speeches and meetings at the U.N., especially during the annual sessions of the General Assembly.
- President Danny Terry conducted this session of the business meeting.
- Additional information will be provided during the special sessions to be conducted at this Annual Meeting and in the fall.
- After voting, they returned to their plenary sessions to discuss party business.
- Purvanov and Ciampi will attend the closing session of a Bulgarian-Italian business forum.
- The members were very impressed with all the programs and the professional manner in which the sessions were conducted.
- The new rules seek tougher penalties for legislators who absent themselves from a hearing, a session or a deliberation on a bill.
- Members can address questions or issues during open forum sessions held during every meeting of Provincial Council.
- Conducting the session was the president himself.
- Final determination shall be made by delegates at the business session of the annual NACTA conference.
Synonyms
meeting, sitting, assembly, conclave, plenary
hearing
conference, discussion, forum, symposium
Scottish sederunt, diet
North American &amp New Zealand caucus
1. 1.1 A period during which an official body meets regularly to conduct its business.
  legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session
  限制野猫式罢工的立法将在下期议会上提出。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Filled with enthusiasm, the parliamentary chairman used to explain in the first days of the parliamentary sessions that he does not want security guards and a Mercedes.
  Peers will be given two days to debate the measure, which has to be passed before the parliamentary session finishes next month.
  With limited time left until the end of the parliamentary session in November, the bill may be squeezed out by higher priorities.
  The announcement from Lord Goldsmith came in a written statement slipped to the House of Lords on the last day of the parliamentary session.
  This would clear the way for it to go to the Lords before the end of the parliamentary session in the autumn.
  And whatever the gallery does in between parliamentary sessions it is clearly not the study of official reports and policy.
  Council officers fear that if it is not cleared before the end of the Parliamentary session in November, it is likely to be lost.
  The law was to have been passed during the parliamentary session which ended last Monday.
  Should we not put an end to the legislative ping-pong at the end of the parliamentary session by curbing the powers of the Lords and improving scrutiny in the Commons?
  But it is clear that Tony Abbott has opened the door on this issue in his bid to get the Democrats across the line by the end of the Parliamentary session on the fourth of December.
  On the political side of gay issues, a motion passed last week in the House of Commons to extend the parliamentary session for a few more days to pass additional legislation.
2. 1.2 The part of a year or of a day during which teaching takes place in a school or college.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I simply wanted the teaching session to finish earlier.
  The teaching session lasted approximately two hours and involved two gynaecology teaching associates teaching four students.
  Thankfully, none of our senior house officers and registrars seemed to notice it during the teaching session that afternoon.
  You may need additional childcare as most preschools operate three-hour sessions, with normal school holidays of around 13 weeks a year.
  Synonyms
  academic year, school year
  term, school term
  North American semester, trimester
2often with modifier A period devoted to a particular activity.
专项活动时间
gym is followed by a training session
体操之后是训练时间。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Filipino Youth Alliance will be conducting outreach sessions in local schools in British Columbia.
- Mr McGrath said a storytelling session would be conducted by Geraldton Regional Library staff to entertain children.
- She undertook many activities and therapy sessions with children but none ever made any allegation of abuse to her.
- In a laughter club, many members are encouraged to conduct the sessions.
- It will include a variety of activities and information sessions.
- If you don't have that much time, two 10-minute aerobic activity sessions will benefit you almost as much.
- Today we extend a warm welcome to Bridget O'Gorman who will conduct a reflexology session with the group.
- We've asked the gym if they will run more children's activity sessions.
- I went along to a training session community activists had organised to help migrants who must live in the skyscrapers' shadows.
- Counselling sessions will be conducted at the Centre every Tuesday evening.
- Printmaking has come to the Mid West with Perth printmaking instructor Vicki O'Shea conducting several sessions this week.
- The company developed the play over a three-month period through intense workshop sessions.
- Prayer sessions, conducted on Thursday evenings, moved to full Sunday service and later an extensive ministry.
- He was in the city on Wednesday, to conduct a reading session and to launch the paperback edition of his debut book.
- Rehearsals and training in question-and-answer sessions are being conducted at different locations around the Naval Base.
- The workout session is conducted outside Chaos Clothing, Jones's retail clothing business in south Minneapolis.
- All are welcome to attend either training session given by a fully qualified instructor.
- The viewing session was a stand-alone activity and did not include any post-viewing discussion or writing.
- The remaining laboratory sessions were dedicated to activities such as forage analysis and pasture allocation.
- Each of the men is involved in at least two physical activity sessions per week.
Synonyms
period, time, spell, stretch, bout
1. 2.1 A period of recording music in a studio, especially by a session musician.
  （尤指录音师的）灌录音乐时间
  he did the sessions for a Great Country Hits album
  他灌录了《乡村巨大冲击波》专辑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had been doing record sessions in Nashville with the old A-Team guys, like Grady Martin and Floyd Kramer.
  If I could have been at a recording session, it would have been with Miles Davis.
  Some were just out-takes from studio sessions that I just thought were funny and/or apt.
  Gone are the days when huge dance floor fillers are created in four-hour drug-fuelled studio sessions.
  After three years and an excruciating studio session, Our Lady Peace are back.
2. 2.2informal A period of heavy or sustained drinking.
  〈非正式〉酗酒期
  it was one hell of a session— we must have drunk about 12 cocktails each
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is a nocturnal distraction to accompany the bored army's vodka sessions.
  Meanwhile the usual Friday night session continues in Perry's village tavern each Friday night.
  Both had done all the right things, the family said - they stayed together, avoided heavy drinking sessions, and kept their distance from local youths.
  Mr White believes this triggered a downward spiral fuelled by heavy drinking sessions.
  A party or drinking session was held in the area because it was littered with lager cans, empty bottles and even the remains of a bag of coal.
  Apparently she joined the festivities at the Pattaya Bike weekend and engaged in a heavy drinking session.
  The court was told Lewis-Kite did not cooperate with the police or council and was herself involved in heavy drinking sessions.
  Lowe attacked his father at the family home in Walkden, following a heavy drinking session in October 2003.
  Gardner may have sunk a few pints in an afternoon drinking session with his brother, but the freelance chef and occasional actor isn't a serial killer plotting the disposal of his latest victim.
  In early September, after a binge drinking session, he collapsed in the street and was rushed by ambulance to York Hospital where he was treated and discharged.
  And it's a lot healthier than saving your quota up for binge sessions at the end of the week.
  The court heard that Wood's flat was a regular venue for heavy drinking sessions, and that Mr Robinson and Ms Bulmer were living there temporarily.
  It was a heavy drinking session that led to unprotected sex.
  But, the inquest heard, after a long drinking session, which went on and off from 4pm to 2am, Mr Clarke decided to drive back to York.
  We've organised a heavy drinking session for the weekend already.
  A heavy drinking session ended with one of a group of young friends collapsing in a spa bath after mixing drugs and alcohol, an inquest was told.
  One morning sore-headed from a Sunday drinking session, he was making up the children's packed lunches and saw pure fear in the eyes of his nine-year-old son.
  To make matters worse we drifted into a heavy drinking session.
  After a heavy drinking session, a man went to his girlfriend's house and found he had been locked out.
  He then defined binge drinking as consuming four pints in one session.
  Synonyms
  drinking bout, binge
  informal sesh, booze-up, beer-up, liquid lunch, drunk, blind, souse
  Scottish informal skite
  North American informal jag
  British vulgar slang piss-up
  archaic fuddle, potation
3The governing body of a Presbyterian Church.
基督教长老会的管理机构。参见KIRK SESSION

Phrases

in session

Assembled for or proceeding with business.
聚在一起做某事；在做某事
throughout the long wait the court remained in session
Example sentencesExamples
- As it turned out, the court had not been in session until 12 pm.
- This was made up of magnates who enjoyed freedom of speech while the assembly was in session.
- A lawyer told me the courts were in session but all cases were being routinely continued.
- Judge Alex is rounding up the usual suspects and court is now in session.
- Opponents claimed it was unconstitutional since it was issued when parliament was not in session.
- No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court.
- Now when I got over to the Capitol five minutes later, the House, which had been in session, went into recess.
- Now Congress is back in session, but is it any closer to taking action?
- Staff in the parliament work to impossible deadlines, can't take holidays when the parliament is in session and work excessive hours.
- Today, the youth court is in session, as it is once a week.

Derivatives

sessional

adjective

Many of the workers will be part-time, sessional or on temporary contracts.
Example sentencesExamples
- Currently, 10 smoking cessation specialists and 15 sessional workers provide an intensive service, seeing about 4000 smokers a year.
- With the budget cuts, the department can no longer afford to hire sessional teachers and have decided to reduce the number of courses offered.
- The second aspect of their strategy was the contracting out of sessional work to private orthodontists on a fee per case basis.
- Childline currently has 80 active volunteers, five sessional workers and eight full-time workers.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sessio(n-), from sess- 'seated' (see sessile).

seat from Middle English:
An old Scandinavian word which goes back even further to the same source as Latin sedere ‘to sit’. The Latin word is also the origin of sedentary (late 16th century), sedative (Late Middle English), and sediment (mid 16th century), and from its past tense session (Late Middle English) literally an act of sitting, so settling down to deal with something. The sense ‘a place where a government is based’, as in seat of government or power, comes from the throne or ‘seat’ of a king or governor. American pilots in the 1940s were the first to use by the seat of the pants, meaning that they flew the plane using their instinct and experience rather than relying on the aircraft's instrument panel. An experienced pilot could tell by a change in the vibrations of the seat if, for example, the plane was about to stall, and so take early action to rescue the situation.

Rhymes

cession, discretion, freshen

Definition of session in US English:

session

nounˈseSHənˈsɛʃən

1A meeting of a deliberative or judicial body to conduct its business.
（审议或立法机构的）会议
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, there are a lot of speeches and meetings at the U.N., especially during the annual sessions of the General Assembly.
- Two sessions were conducted at a meeting of general internists.
- Purvanov and Ciampi will attend the closing session of a Bulgarian-Italian business forum.
- The new rules seek tougher penalties for legislators who absent themselves from a hearing, a session or a deliberation on a bill.
- At the annual session of the General Assembly in September 2002, he began an effort to win its support for the war and never succeeded.
- In a plenary session of the National Assembly, 209 out of 266 who cast ballots voted to override the veto, while 54 voted against it.
- The officials were conducting a special session of Parliament to discuss crime fighting measures at the time of the protest.
- Sources said there was a proposal to conduct a plenary session of the AICC in May or June next year and complete organisational elections in all the states before that deadline.
- Members can address questions or issues during open forum sessions held during every meeting of Provincial Council.
- President Danny Terry conducted this session of the business meeting.
- It was a small, intimate gathering and some delegates chose to skip the sessions to make business deals.
- Conducting the session was the president himself.
- A garden party for the members was held in the afternoon, followed by the first session of business.
- The members were very impressed with all the programs and the professional manner in which the sessions were conducted.
- Council passed a motion that further questions on the sessions not be discussed again at council meetings.
- Akbar said the House's endorsement of the 45 candidates was a three-stage process, including a plenary session of the legislative body.
- After voting, they returned to their plenary sessions to discuss party business.
- Additional information will be provided during the special sessions to be conducted at this Annual Meeting and in the fall.
- Final determination shall be made by delegates at the business session of the annual NACTA conference.
- Before we begin, I want to say a word about how we intend to conduct the session.
Synonyms
meeting, sitting, assembly, conclave, plenary
1. 1.1 A period during which meetings conducted by judicial bodies are regularly held.
  （审议或立法机构会议的）会期
  legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session
  限制野猫式罢工的立法将在下期议会上提出。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Should we not put an end to the legislative ping-pong at the end of the parliamentary session by curbing the powers of the Lords and improving scrutiny in the Commons?
  Peers will be given two days to debate the measure, which has to be passed before the parliamentary session finishes next month.
  The announcement from Lord Goldsmith came in a written statement slipped to the House of Lords on the last day of the parliamentary session.
  But it is clear that Tony Abbott has opened the door on this issue in his bid to get the Democrats across the line by the end of the Parliamentary session on the fourth of December.
  On the political side of gay issues, a motion passed last week in the House of Commons to extend the parliamentary session for a few more days to pass additional legislation.
  Council officers fear that if it is not cleared before the end of the Parliamentary session in November, it is likely to be lost.
  Filled with enthusiasm, the parliamentary chairman used to explain in the first days of the parliamentary sessions that he does not want security guards and a Mercedes.
  The law was to have been passed during the parliamentary session which ended last Monday.
  And whatever the gallery does in between parliamentary sessions it is clearly not the study of official reports and policy.
  With limited time left until the end of the parliamentary session in November, the bill may be squeezed out by higher priorities.
  This would clear the way for it to go to the Lords before the end of the parliamentary session in the autumn.
2. 1.2 The period during which a school has classes.
  学校的上课时间
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thankfully, none of our senior house officers and registrars seemed to notice it during the teaching session that afternoon.
  You may need additional childcare as most preschools operate three-hour sessions, with normal school holidays of around 13 weeks a year.
  The teaching session lasted approximately two hours and involved two gynaecology teaching associates teaching four students.
  I simply wanted the teaching session to finish earlier.
  Synonyms
  academic year, school year
2A period devoted to a particular activity.
专项活动时间
gym is followed by a training session
体操之后是训练时间。
Example sentencesExamples
- The company developed the play over a three-month period through intense workshop sessions.
- The remaining laboratory sessions were dedicated to activities such as forage analysis and pasture allocation.
- I went along to a training session community activists had organised to help migrants who must live in the skyscrapers' shadows.
- If you don't have that much time, two 10-minute aerobic activity sessions will benefit you almost as much.
- Today we extend a warm welcome to Bridget O'Gorman who will conduct a reflexology session with the group.
- Rehearsals and training in question-and-answer sessions are being conducted at different locations around the Naval Base.
- He was in the city on Wednesday, to conduct a reading session and to launch the paperback edition of his debut book.
- Mr McGrath said a storytelling session would be conducted by Geraldton Regional Library staff to entertain children.
- The Filipino Youth Alliance will be conducting outreach sessions in local schools in British Columbia.
- It will include a variety of activities and information sessions.
- Counselling sessions will be conducted at the Centre every Tuesday evening.
- Each of the men is involved in at least two physical activity sessions per week.
- In a laughter club, many members are encouraged to conduct the sessions.
- Printmaking has come to the Mid West with Perth printmaking instructor Vicki O'Shea conducting several sessions this week.
- The workout session is conducted outside Chaos Clothing, Jones's retail clothing business in south Minneapolis.
- All are welcome to attend either training session given by a fully qualified instructor.
- The viewing session was a stand-alone activity and did not include any post-viewing discussion or writing.
- Prayer sessions, conducted on Thursday evenings, moved to full Sunday service and later an extensive ministry.
- We've asked the gym if they will run more children's activity sessions.
- She undertook many activities and therapy sessions with children but none ever made any allegation of abuse to her.
Synonyms
period, time, spell, stretch, bout
1. 2.1 A period of recording music in a studio, especially by a session musician.
  （尤指录音师的）灌录音乐时间
  he did the sessions for a Great Country Hits album
  他灌录了《乡村巨大冲击波》专辑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some were just out-takes from studio sessions that I just thought were funny and/or apt.
  If I could have been at a recording session, it would have been with Miles Davis.
  After three years and an excruciating studio session, Our Lady Peace are back.
  Gone are the days when huge dance floor fillers are created in four-hour drug-fuelled studio sessions.
  I had been doing record sessions in Nashville with the old A-Team guys, like Grady Martin and Floyd Kramer.
2. 2.2informal A period of heavy or sustained drinking.
  〈非正式〉酗酒期
  Example sentencesExamples
  But, the inquest heard, after a long drinking session, which went on and off from 4pm to 2am, Mr Clarke decided to drive back to York.
  This is a nocturnal distraction to accompany the bored army's vodka sessions.
  Gardner may have sunk a few pints in an afternoon drinking session with his brother, but the freelance chef and occasional actor isn't a serial killer plotting the disposal of his latest victim.
  The court heard that Wood's flat was a regular venue for heavy drinking sessions, and that Mr Robinson and Ms Bulmer were living there temporarily.
  It was a heavy drinking session that led to unprotected sex.
  To make matters worse we drifted into a heavy drinking session.
  Lowe attacked his father at the family home in Walkden, following a heavy drinking session in October 2003.
  In early September, after a binge drinking session, he collapsed in the street and was rushed by ambulance to York Hospital where he was treated and discharged.
  The court was told Lewis-Kite did not cooperate with the police or council and was herself involved in heavy drinking sessions.
  A party or drinking session was held in the area because it was littered with lager cans, empty bottles and even the remains of a bag of coal.
  Both had done all the right things, the family said - they stayed together, avoided heavy drinking sessions, and kept their distance from local youths.
  Meanwhile the usual Friday night session continues in Perry's village tavern each Friday night.
  Apparently she joined the festivities at the Pattaya Bike weekend and engaged in a heavy drinking session.
  And it's a lot healthier than saving your quota up for binge sessions at the end of the week.
  Mr White believes this triggered a downward spiral fuelled by heavy drinking sessions.
  He then defined binge drinking as consuming four pints in one session.
  After a heavy drinking session, a man went to his girlfriend's house and found he had been locked out.
  We've organised a heavy drinking session for the weekend already.
  One morning sore-headed from a Sunday drinking session, he was making up the children's packed lunches and saw pure fear in the eyes of his nine-year-old son.
  A heavy drinking session ended with one of a group of young friends collapsing in a spa bath after mixing drugs and alcohol, an inquest was told.
  Synonyms
  drinking bout, binge
3The governing body of a Presbyterian Church.
基督教长老会的管理机构。参见KIRK SESSION

Phrases

in session

Assembled for or proceeding with business.
聚在一起做某事；在做某事
Example sentencesExamples
- Staff in the parliament work to impossible deadlines, can't take holidays when the parliament is in session and work excessive hours.
- Judge Alex is rounding up the usual suspects and court is now in session.
- Now when I got over to the Capitol five minutes later, the House, which had been in session, went into recess.
- Opponents claimed it was unconstitutional since it was issued when parliament was not in session.
- This was made up of magnates who enjoyed freedom of speech while the assembly was in session.
- As it turned out, the court had not been in session until 12 pm.
- Today, the youth court is in session, as it is once a week.
- No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court.
- Now Congress is back in session, but is it any closer to taking action?
- A lawyer told me the courts were in session but all cases were being routinely continued.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sessio(n-), from sess- ‘seated’ (see sessile).

词汇	session
释义	Definition of session in English: session noun ˈsɛʃ(ə)nˈsɛʃən 1A meeting of an official body, especially a legislature, council, or court of law, to conduct its business. the governor called this week's special session to reconsider the decision Example sentencesExamples The officials were conducting a special session of Parliament to discuss crime fighting measures at the time of the protest. A garden party for the members was held in the afternoon, followed by the first session of business. Two sessions were conducted at a meeting of general internists. In a plenary session of the National Assembly, 209 out of 266 who cast ballots voted to override the veto, while 54 voted against it. Akbar said the House's endorsement of the 45 candidates was a three-stage process, including a plenary session of the legislative body. Before we begin, I want to say a word about how we intend to conduct the session. It was a small, intimate gathering and some delegates chose to skip the sessions to make business deals. Sources said there was a proposal to conduct a plenary session of the AICC in May or June next year and complete organisational elections in all the states before that deadline. Council passed a motion that further questions on the sessions not be discussed again at council meetings. At the annual session of the General Assembly in September 2002, he began an effort to win its support for the war and never succeeded. Yes, there are a lot of speeches and meetings at the U.N., especially during the annual sessions of the General Assembly. President Danny Terry conducted this session of the business meeting. Additional information will be provided during the special sessions to be conducted at this Annual Meeting and in the fall. After voting, they returned to their plenary sessions to discuss party business. Purvanov and Ciampi will attend the closing session of a Bulgarian-Italian business forum. The members were very impressed with all the programs and the professional manner in which the sessions were conducted. The new rules seek tougher penalties for legislators who absent themselves from a hearing, a session or a deliberation on a bill. Members can address questions or issues during open forum sessions held during every meeting of Provincial Council. Conducting the session was the president himself. Final determination shall be made by delegates at the business session of the annual NACTA conference. Synonyms meeting, sitting, assembly, conclave, plenary hearing conference, discussion, forum, symposium Scottish sederunt, diet North American &amp New Zealand caucus 1.1 A period during which an official body meets regularly to conduct its business. legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session 限制野猫式罢工的立法将在下期议会上提出。 Example sentencesExamples Filled with enthusiasm, the parliamentary chairman used to explain in the first days of the parliamentary sessions that he does not want security guards and a Mercedes. Peers will be given two days to debate the measure, which has to be passed before the parliamentary session finishes next month. With limited time left until the end of the parliamentary session in November, the bill may be squeezed out by higher priorities. The announcement from Lord Goldsmith came in a written statement slipped to the House of Lords on the last day of the parliamentary session. This would clear the way for it to go to the Lords before the end of the parliamentary session in the autumn. And whatever the gallery does in between parliamentary sessions it is clearly not the study of official reports and policy. Council officers fear that if it is not cleared before the end of the Parliamentary session in November, it is likely to be lost. The law was to have been passed during the parliamentary session which ended last Monday. Should we not put an end to the legislative ping-pong at the end of the parliamentary session by curbing the powers of the Lords and improving scrutiny in the Commons? But it is clear that Tony Abbott has opened the door on this issue in his bid to get the Democrats across the line by the end of the Parliamentary session on the fourth of December. On the political side of gay issues, a motion passed last week in the House of Commons to extend the parliamentary session for a few more days to pass additional legislation. 1.2 The part of a year or of a day during which teaching takes place in a school or college. Example sentencesExamples I simply wanted the teaching session to finish earlier. The teaching session lasted approximately two hours and involved two gynaecology teaching associates teaching four students. Thankfully, none of our senior house officers and registrars seemed to notice it during the teaching session that afternoon. You may need additional childcare as most preschools operate three-hour sessions, with normal school holidays of around 13 weeks a year. Synonyms academic year, school year term, school term North American semester, trimester 2often with modifier A period devoted to a particular activity. 专项活动时间 gym is followed by a training session 体操之后是训练时间。 Example sentencesExamples The Filipino Youth Alliance will be conducting outreach sessions in local schools in British Columbia. Mr McGrath said a storytelling session would be conducted by Geraldton Regional Library staff to entertain children. She undertook many activities and therapy sessions with children but none ever made any allegation of abuse to her. In a laughter club, many members are encouraged to conduct the sessions. It will include a variety of activities and information sessions. If you don't have that much time, two 10-minute aerobic activity sessions will benefit you almost as much. Today we extend a warm welcome to Bridget O'Gorman who will conduct a reflexology session with the group. We've asked the gym if they will run more children's activity sessions. I went along to a training session community activists had organised to help migrants who must live in the skyscrapers' shadows. Counselling sessions will be conducted at the Centre every Tuesday evening. Printmaking has come to the Mid West with Perth printmaking instructor Vicki O'Shea conducting several sessions this week. The company developed the play over a three-month period through intense workshop sessions. Prayer sessions, conducted on Thursday evenings, moved to full Sunday service and later an extensive ministry. He was in the city on Wednesday, to conduct a reading session and to launch the paperback edition of his debut book. Rehearsals and training in question-and-answer sessions are being conducted at different locations around the Naval Base. The workout session is conducted outside Chaos Clothing, Jones's retail clothing business in south Minneapolis. All are welcome to attend either training session given by a fully qualified instructor. The viewing session was a stand-alone activity and did not include any post-viewing discussion or writing. The remaining laboratory sessions were dedicated to activities such as forage analysis and pasture allocation. Each of the men is involved in at least two physical activity sessions per week. Synonyms period, time, spell, stretch, bout 2.1 A period of recording music in a studio, especially by a session musician. （尤指录音师的）灌录音乐时间 he did the sessions for a Great Country Hits album 他灌录了《乡村巨大冲击波》专辑。 Example sentencesExamples I had been doing record sessions in Nashville with the old A-Team guys, like Grady Martin and Floyd Kramer. If I could have been at a recording session, it would have been with Miles Davis. Some were just out-takes from studio sessions that I just thought were funny and/or apt. Gone are the days when huge dance floor fillers are created in four-hour drug-fuelled studio sessions. After three years and an excruciating studio session, Our Lady Peace are back. 2.2informal A period of heavy or sustained drinking. 〈非正式〉酗酒期 it was one hell of a session— we must have drunk about 12 cocktails each Example sentencesExamples This is a nocturnal distraction to accompany the bored army's vodka sessions. Meanwhile the usual Friday night session continues in Perry's village tavern each Friday night. Both had done all the right things, the family said - they stayed together, avoided heavy drinking sessions, and kept their distance from local youths. Mr White believes this triggered a downward spiral fuelled by heavy drinking sessions. A party or drinking session was held in the area because it was littered with lager cans, empty bottles and even the remains of a bag of coal. Apparently she joined the festivities at the Pattaya Bike weekend and engaged in a heavy drinking session. The court was told Lewis-Kite did not cooperate with the police or council and was herself involved in heavy drinking sessions. Lowe attacked his father at the family home in Walkden, following a heavy drinking session in October 2003. Gardner may have sunk a few pints in an afternoon drinking session with his brother, but the freelance chef and occasional actor isn't a serial killer plotting the disposal of his latest victim. In early September, after a binge drinking session, he collapsed in the street and was rushed by ambulance to York Hospital where he was treated and discharged. And it's a lot healthier than saving your quota up for binge sessions at the end of the week. The court heard that Wood's flat was a regular venue for heavy drinking sessions, and that Mr Robinson and Ms Bulmer were living there temporarily. It was a heavy drinking session that led to unprotected sex. But, the inquest heard, after a long drinking session, which went on and off from 4pm to 2am, Mr Clarke decided to drive back to York. We've organised a heavy drinking session for the weekend already. A heavy drinking session ended with one of a group of young friends collapsing in a spa bath after mixing drugs and alcohol, an inquest was told. One morning sore-headed from a Sunday drinking session, he was making up the children's packed lunches and saw pure fear in the eyes of his nine-year-old son. To make matters worse we drifted into a heavy drinking session. After a heavy drinking session, a man went to his girlfriend's house and found he had been locked out. He then defined binge drinking as consuming four pints in one session. Synonyms drinking bout, binge informal sesh, booze-up, beer-up, liquid lunch, drunk, blind, souse Scottish informal skite North American informal jag British vulgar slang piss-up archaic fuddle, potation 3The governing body of a Presbyterian Church. 基督教长老会的管理机构。参见KIRK SESSION Phrases in session Assembled for or proceeding with business. 聚在一起做某事；在做某事 throughout the long wait the court remained in session Example sentencesExamples As it turned out, the court had not been in session until 12 pm. This was made up of magnates who enjoyed freedom of speech while the assembly was in session. A lawyer told me the courts were in session but all cases were being routinely continued. Judge Alex is rounding up the usual suspects and court is now in session. Opponents claimed it was unconstitutional since it was issued when parliament was not in session. No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court. Now when I got over to the Capitol five minutes later, the House, which had been in session, went into recess. Now Congress is back in session, but is it any closer to taking action? Staff in the parliament work to impossible deadlines, can't take holidays when the parliament is in session and work excessive hours. Today, the youth court is in session, as it is once a week. Derivatives sessional adjective Many of the workers will be part-time, sessional or on temporary contracts. Example sentencesExamples Currently, 10 smoking cessation specialists and 15 sessional workers provide an intensive service, seeing about 4000 smokers a year. With the budget cuts, the department can no longer afford to hire sessional teachers and have decided to reduce the number of courses offered. The second aspect of their strategy was the contracting out of sessional work to private orthodontists on a fee per case basis. Childline currently has 80 active volunteers, five sessional workers and eight full-time workers. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sessio(n-), from sess- 'seated' (see sessile). seat from Middle English: An old Scandinavian word which goes back even further to the same source as Latin sedere ‘to sit’. The Latin word is also the origin of sedentary (late 16th century), sedative (Late Middle English), and sediment (mid 16th century), and from its past tense session (Late Middle English) literally an act of sitting, so settling down to deal with something. The sense ‘a place where a government is based’, as in seat of government or power, comes from the throne or ‘seat’ of a king or governor. American pilots in the 1940s were the first to use by the seat of the pants, meaning that they flew the plane using their instinct and experience rather than relying on the aircraft's instrument panel. An experienced pilot could tell by a change in the vibrations of the seat if, for example, the plane was about to stall, and so take early action to rescue the situation. Rhymes cession, discretion, freshen noun.1 phr. Definition of session in US English: session nounˈseSHənˈsɛʃən 1A meeting of a deliberative or judicial body to conduct its business. （审议或立法机构的）会议 Example sentencesExamples Yes, there are a lot of speeches and meetings at the U.N., especially during the annual sessions of the General Assembly. Two sessions were conducted at a meeting of general internists. Purvanov and Ciampi will attend the closing session of a Bulgarian-Italian business forum. The new rules seek tougher penalties for legislators who absent themselves from a hearing, a session or a deliberation on a bill. At the annual session of the General Assembly in September 2002, he began an effort to win its support for the war and never succeeded. In a plenary session of the National Assembly, 209 out of 266 who cast ballots voted to override the veto, while 54 voted against it. The officials were conducting a special session of Parliament to discuss crime fighting measures at the time of the protest. Sources said there was a proposal to conduct a plenary session of the AICC in May or June next year and complete organisational elections in all the states before that deadline. Members can address questions or issues during open forum sessions held during every meeting of Provincial Council. President Danny Terry conducted this session of the business meeting. It was a small, intimate gathering and some delegates chose to skip the sessions to make business deals. Conducting the session was the president himself. A garden party for the members was held in the afternoon, followed by the first session of business. The members were very impressed with all the programs and the professional manner in which the sessions were conducted. Council passed a motion that further questions on the sessions not be discussed again at council meetings. Akbar said the House's endorsement of the 45 candidates was a three-stage process, including a plenary session of the legislative body. After voting, they returned to their plenary sessions to discuss party business. Additional information will be provided during the special sessions to be conducted at this Annual Meeting and in the fall. Final determination shall be made by delegates at the business session of the annual NACTA conference. Before we begin, I want to say a word about how we intend to conduct the session. Synonyms meeting, sitting, assembly, conclave, plenary 1.1 A period during which meetings conducted by judicial bodies are regularly held. （审议或立法机构会议的）会期 legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session 限制野猫式罢工的立法将在下期议会上提出。 Example sentencesExamples Should we not put an end to the legislative ping-pong at the end of the parliamentary session by curbing the powers of the Lords and improving scrutiny in the Commons? Peers will be given two days to debate the measure, which has to be passed before the parliamentary session finishes next month. The announcement from Lord Goldsmith came in a written statement slipped to the House of Lords on the last day of the parliamentary session. But it is clear that Tony Abbott has opened the door on this issue in his bid to get the Democrats across the line by the end of the Parliamentary session on the fourth of December. On the political side of gay issues, a motion passed last week in the House of Commons to extend the parliamentary session for a few more days to pass additional legislation. Council officers fear that if it is not cleared before the end of the Parliamentary session in November, it is likely to be lost. Filled with enthusiasm, the parliamentary chairman used to explain in the first days of the parliamentary sessions that he does not want security guards and a Mercedes. The law was to have been passed during the parliamentary session which ended last Monday. And whatever the gallery does in between parliamentary sessions it is clearly not the study of official reports and policy. With limited time left until the end of the parliamentary session in November, the bill may be squeezed out by higher priorities. This would clear the way for it to go to the Lords before the end of the parliamentary session in the autumn. 1.2 The period during which a school has classes. 学校的上课时间 Example sentencesExamples Thankfully, none of our senior house officers and registrars seemed to notice it during the teaching session that afternoon. You may need additional childcare as most preschools operate three-hour sessions, with normal school holidays of around 13 weeks a year. The teaching session lasted approximately two hours and involved two gynaecology teaching associates teaching four students. I simply wanted the teaching session to finish earlier. Synonyms academic year, school year 2A period devoted to a particular activity. 专项活动时间 gym is followed by a training session 体操之后是训练时间。 Example sentencesExamples The company developed the play over a three-month period through intense workshop sessions. The remaining laboratory sessions were dedicated to activities such as forage analysis and pasture allocation. I went along to a training session community activists had organised to help migrants who must live in the skyscrapers' shadows. If you don't have that much time, two 10-minute aerobic activity sessions will benefit you almost as much. Today we extend a warm welcome to Bridget O'Gorman who will conduct a reflexology session with the group. Rehearsals and training in question-and-answer sessions are being conducted at different locations around the Naval Base. He was in the city on Wednesday, to conduct a reading session and to launch the paperback edition of his debut book. Mr McGrath said a storytelling session would be conducted by Geraldton Regional Library staff to entertain children. The Filipino Youth Alliance will be conducting outreach sessions in local schools in British Columbia. It will include a variety of activities and information sessions. Counselling sessions will be conducted at the Centre every Tuesday evening. Each of the men is involved in at least two physical activity sessions per week. In a laughter club, many members are encouraged to conduct the sessions. Printmaking has come to the Mid West with Perth printmaking instructor Vicki O'Shea conducting several sessions this week. The workout session is conducted outside Chaos Clothing, Jones's retail clothing business in south Minneapolis. All are welcome to attend either training session given by a fully qualified instructor. The viewing session was a stand-alone activity and did not include any post-viewing discussion or writing. Prayer sessions, conducted on Thursday evenings, moved to full Sunday service and later an extensive ministry. We've asked the gym if they will run more children's activity sessions. She undertook many activities and therapy sessions with children but none ever made any allegation of abuse to her. Synonyms period, time, spell, stretch, bout 2.1 A period of recording music in a studio, especially by a session musician. （尤指录音师的）灌录音乐时间 he did the sessions for a Great Country Hits album 他灌录了《乡村巨大冲击波》专辑。 Example sentencesExamples Some were just out-takes from studio sessions that I just thought were funny and/or apt. If I could have been at a recording session, it would have been with Miles Davis. After three years and an excruciating studio session, Our Lady Peace are back. Gone are the days when huge dance floor fillers are created in four-hour drug-fuelled studio sessions. I had been doing record sessions in Nashville with the old A-Team guys, like Grady Martin and Floyd Kramer. 2.2informal A period of heavy or sustained drinking. 〈非正式〉酗酒期 Example sentencesExamples But, the inquest heard, after a long drinking session, which went on and off from 4pm to 2am, Mr Clarke decided to drive back to York. This is a nocturnal distraction to accompany the bored army's vodka sessions. Gardner may have sunk a few pints in an afternoon drinking session with his brother, but the freelance chef and occasional actor isn't a serial killer plotting the disposal of his latest victim. The court heard that Wood's flat was a regular venue for heavy drinking sessions, and that Mr Robinson and Ms Bulmer were living there temporarily. It was a heavy drinking session that led to unprotected sex. To make matters worse we drifted into a heavy drinking session. Lowe attacked his father at the family home in Walkden, following a heavy drinking session in October 2003. In early September, after a binge drinking session, he collapsed in the street and was rushed by ambulance to York Hospital where he was treated and discharged. The court was told Lewis-Kite did not cooperate with the police or council and was herself involved in heavy drinking sessions. A party or drinking session was held in the area because it was littered with lager cans, empty bottles and even the remains of a bag of coal. Both had done all the right things, the family said - they stayed together, avoided heavy drinking sessions, and kept their distance from local youths. Meanwhile the usual Friday night session continues in Perry's village tavern each Friday night. Apparently she joined the festivities at the Pattaya Bike weekend and engaged in a heavy drinking session. And it's a lot healthier than saving your quota up for binge sessions at the end of the week. Mr White believes this triggered a downward spiral fuelled by heavy drinking sessions. He then defined binge drinking as consuming four pints in one session. After a heavy drinking session, a man went to his girlfriend's house and found he had been locked out. We've organised a heavy drinking session for the weekend already. One morning sore-headed from a Sunday drinking session, he was making up the children's packed lunches and saw pure fear in the eyes of his nine-year-old son. A heavy drinking session ended with one of a group of young friends collapsing in a spa bath after mixing drugs and alcohol, an inquest was told. Synonyms drinking bout, binge 3The governing body of a Presbyterian Church. 基督教长老会的管理机构。参见KIRK SESSION Phrases in session Assembled for or proceeding with business. 聚在一起做某事；在做某事 Example sentencesExamples Staff in the parliament work to impossible deadlines, can't take holidays when the parliament is in session and work excessive hours. Judge Alex is rounding up the usual suspects and court is now in session. Now when I got over to the Capitol five minutes later, the House, which had been in session, went into recess. Opponents claimed it was unconstitutional since it was issued when parliament was not in session. This was made up of magnates who enjoyed freedom of speech while the assembly was in session. As it turned out, the court had not been in session until 12 pm. Today, the youth court is in session, as it is once a week. No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court. Now Congress is back in session, but is it any closer to taking action? A lawyer told me the courts were in session but all cases were being routinely continued. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sessio(n-), from sess- ‘seated’ (see sessile). noun.1 phr.
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