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, 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。
• 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。
• LR: We have just accomplished another milestone towards better WS-BPEL and SCA Integration in the Tuscany trunk code.
  在Tuscany主干上，我们刚刚完成了另一个里程碑以更好的集成WS-BPEL和SCA。
• It's been a milestone year for Jay Chou.
  对周杰伦来说，今年是里程碑式的一年。
• This Games will be a milestone in Olympic history, and in the history of China.
  北京的奥运会将成为奥林匹克历史和中国历史中的一个里程碑。
• JXTA technology emerged to solve this problem, and it is considered as a milestone in P2P development.
  JXTA技术的提出就很好的解决了这种应用割据的局面，它是P2P发展史上的一个里程碑。
• Milestones are defined at critical execution points and key roles for meeting each milestone are identified and assigned.
  在重要的执行点上定义了里程碑，并且为了符合每个里程碑的要求，标识和分配了一些关键角色。
• The business has reached another key milestone.
  企业已经完成了又一个重要的里程碑。
• 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。
• Launching Xbox One in China is a significant milestone for us and for the industry, he said.
  他表示：在中国发售XboxOne对微软和对整个行业来说都是一个重要里程碑。