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

牛津词典

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

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。
'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。
The first episode will be shown tomorrow at 10.40pm on ITV.
第一集将于明晚10点40分在独立电视频道播出。
Episode one was broadcast last night.
昨晚播出了第一集。
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。
This is the last episode that I have downloaded from the internet.
这是我从互联网上下载的最后一部剧集了。
I learned the third episode of Friends this morning.
今天早上，我学习了《老友记》第三集。
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。
I watched the twelfth episode of Friends tonight.
今晚，我观看了《老友记》第十二集。
Mr Butterfield denies having anything to do with the episode
巴特菲尔德先生否认和此事有关。