milestone

英 [ˈmaɪlstəʊn]

美 [ˈmaɪlstoʊn]

n.  重要事件; 重要阶段; 转折点; 里程碑

复数：milestones　

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牛津词典

noun

• 重要事件；重要阶段；转折点；里程碑
  a very important stage or event in the development of sth
• 里程碑
  a stone by the side of a road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 里程碑;重大事件;重要阶段
  Amilestoneis an important event in the history or development of something or someone.
  1. He said the launch of the party represented a milestone in Zambian history...
     他说该党的创立是赞比亚历史上的一个里程碑。
  2. Starting school is a milestone for both children and parents.
     对于孩子和家长而言，开始上学是一件大事。
• （路边显示到某地距离的）里程碑，里程标志
  Amilestoneis a stone by the side of a road showing the distances to particular places.

英英释义

noun

• stone post at side of a road to show distances
  Synonym:milepost
• a significant event in your life (or in a project)

双语例句

• This is an important milestone on A& A's journey with its students and partners.
  十周年在A&A与它的学生以及合作伙伴的成长道路上是一个重要的里程碑。
• This masterpiece is another milestone in our company history.
  这个杰作是我们公司的另一个里程碑式的杰作。
• The business has reached another key milestone.
  企业已经完成了又一个重要的里程碑。
• This victory was a milestone in our country's history.
  这一胜利是我国历史的里程碑。
• He said the launch of the party represented a milestone in Zambian history
  他说该党的创立是赞比亚历史上的一个里程碑。
• We define an iteration as a phase, a milestone, or a period of time.
  我们将一次迭代定义为一个阶段，一个里程碑，或者一个时间段。
• He stressed that it would be an important milestone for China.
  他强调称，这对中国而言将是一个具有重大意义的里程碑。
• This reality is a new milestone in the history of the Chinese nation.
  这是中华民族发展史上一个新的里程碑。
• Another milestone has been reached in China's space exploration program.
  中国的太空探索计划已经取得了另一个里程碑。
• This is an important milestone, as it clearly demonstrates support from key consumers of the technologies.
  这是一个重要的里程碑，因为它清楚地表明该规范得到了一个关键的技术使用者的支持。