English Dictionary

hell week

noun

(chiefly US, idiomatic) The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.

Hell week is the most challenging week of the semester.

意味（1）

(chiefly US, idiomatic) The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.

She was among a number of cadets taken to the infirmary with heat sickness on the first day of the rigorous drills called hell week.

意味（2）

(chiefly US) In a college or university, the week leading up to final examinations.

As a college freshman, this was vividly impressed on me during my first exposure to hell week. Hell week is the term many students use in reference to what professors and other college officials call final exam week.