1. | （分期付款的）一期付款one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until sth has been paid for |
We paid for the car by/in instalments . 我们以分期付款买了这辆车。 | |
The final instalment on the loan is due next week. 贷款的最后一期付款下个星期到期。 | |
They were unable to keep up(= continue to pay regularly) the instalments. 他们未能继续按时交付这笔分期付款。 |
2. | （报章连载小说的）一节；（电视连续剧的）一集one of the parts of a story that appears regularly over a period of time in a newspaper, on television, etc. |
