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

• 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。
• You've just achieved an important milestone.
  您刚刚取得了一个重要的里程碑。
• In this regard, the ongoing Nuclear Posture Review will be a key milestone.
  在这方面，持续进行的《和态势评估报告》（NuclearPostureReview）将成为重要的里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.
  我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的哩程碑。
• This is me, not the end, but a milestone, but also a new starting point.
  这对我来说，不是终点，而是一个里程碑，更是一个新的起点。
• This great event is a milestone in the development of Sino-Russian relations.
  这是中俄关系发展史上具有里程碑意义的大事。
• 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。
• The business has reached another key milestone.
  企业已经完成了又一个重要的里程碑。
• 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。
• Blogger Willie Wheeler has written a roundup of the announcement and sessions on the milestone.
  WillieWheeler已经撰写了博文，对里程碑上的声明和会议进行了综述。