episode

英 [ˈepɪsəʊd]

美 [ˈepɪsoʊd]

n. (人生的)一段经历; (小说的)片段，插曲; (电视连续剧或无线电广播剧的)一集

复数：episodes　

Collins.2 / BNC.3396 / COCA.2846

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noun

（人生的）一段经历；（小说的）片段，插曲
an event, a situation, or a period of time in sb's life, a novel, etc. that is important or interesting in some way
1. I'd like to try and forget the whole episode.
  我倒想尽量把那段经历全部忘掉。
2. One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6.
  书中最有趣的片段之一在第6章。
（电视连续剧或无线电广播剧的）一集
one part of a story that is broadcast on television or radio in several parts

N-COUNT 插曲;事件;时期
You can refer to an event or a short period of time as anepisodeif you want to suggest that it is important or unusual, or has some particular quality.
1. This episode is bound to be a deep embarrassment for Washington...
  这一事件肯定会让华盛顿非常难堪。
2. Unfortunately it was a rather sordid episode of my life.
  不幸的是，这是我人生中非常不光彩的一段经历。
N-COUNT （广播剧或电视剧的）一集;（杂志连载故事的）一节
Anepisodeof something such as a series on radio or television or a story in a magazine is one of the separate parts in which it is broadcast or published.
1. The final episode will be shown next Sunday.
  下周日将播出最后一集。
N-COUNT 患病期;（病症的）发作期
Anepisode ofan illness is short period in which a person who suffers from it is affected by it particularly badly.
1. ...people who'd suffered a third episode of depression in two years...
  两年内忧郁症3次发作的人
2. The new drug lessens the severity of pneumonia episodes.
  新药减轻了肺炎发作时的痛苦。

noun

film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Synonym:sequence
a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
a part of a broadcast serial
Synonym:installmentinstalment
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

This week's episode had ended in victory.
这个星期的故事以成功告终了。
I watched the seventh episode again this evening.
今天晚上，我又看了一遍第七集。
She believed this minor episode had caused him severe neurological problems: seizures, autism, concussion.
她认为这次小小的意外给他的神经系统造成了严重的问题：癫痫、自闭症和脑震荡。
That's how this battle episode finished for me.
这就是这场战斗，对我来说只是一个插曲。
'It's been a lovely day,' she said, dismissing the episode.
“这是开心的一天，”她说，将那事抛到了脑后。
This is just I grew up in a small episode.
这不过是我成长中的一个小插曲。
Mr Butterfield denies having anything to do with the episode
巴特菲尔德先生否认和此事有关。
You may remember this episode if you have been following Korea-related news;
你可能还记得这个插曲，如果你注意到和韩国相关的新闻的话；
First I learned another episode of Friends this evening.
今天晚上，我首先学习了《老友记》的另外一集。
The final episode will be shown next Sunday.
下周日将播出最后一集。