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

In the final episode we will find out who did the murder.
在连续剧的最后一集，我们就会发现谁是那宗谋杀案的凶手。
In this grim little episode of recent American history, few people come out well
在美国近代史上这一小段阴暗时期，很少有人能有好的结果。
And I watched every episode. I even saw the reruns.
我看了每一集，甚至还看了重播。
This episode carries a foreshadowing of what is to follow later on in the story.
这件事为以后情节的发展埋下了伏笔。
It makes you want to watch the next episode to find out what's going to happen
这让人想要看下一集，弄清紧接着会发生什么事。
The first episode occupies a peak evening viewing slot.
第一集占据了傍晚的一个黄金收视时段。
I watched the seventh episode again this evening.
今天晚上，我又看了一遍第七集。
The final episode will be shown next Sunday.
下周日将播出最后一集。
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；
At least this episode has ignited a lively debate on the issued.
至少这个插曲引发了一场对这些问题的热烈辩论。