years

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美 [jɪrz]

n.  年; 日历年; 一年时间; 与某事相关的一年; 年度
year的复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:The year was 1840...We had an election last year....the number of people on the planet by the year 2050.leap year
• N-COUNT 一年时间
  Ayearis any period of twelve months.
  1. The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year...
     这些博物馆一年能吸引逾250万名参观者。
  2. She's done quite a bit of work this past year...
     过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
  3. The school has been empty for ten years.
     学校已经空置10年了。
• N-COUNT 年岁;年纪;年龄
  Yearis used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twentyyearsold or twentyyearsof age, they have lived or existed for twenty years.
  1. He's 58 years old...
     他58岁。
  2. I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age...
     我从11岁起就麻烦不断。
  3. This column is ten years old today.
     这个专栏到今天已经开办10年了。
• N-COUNT 学年（英国和美国的学年从9月开始）
  A schoolyearor academicyearis the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September.
  1. ...the 1990/91 academic year...
     1990—1991学年
  2. The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school.
     这对双胞胎不需要重读二年级。
• N-COUNT （某）年级学生
  You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a firstyear.
  1. The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish.
     一年级和二年级学生可以在法语、德语和西班牙语中选一门。
• N-COUNT （财政）年度
  A financial or businessyearis an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances.
  1. He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years...
     他宣布在接下来的两个财年里将大幅提高税收。
  2. The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September.
     公司承认到9月本财年结束时将会出现亏损。
• N-PLURAL 很久;很长时间
  You can useyearsto emphasize that you are referring to a long time.
  1. I haven' laughed so much in years...
     我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。
  2. It took me years to fully recover...
     我过了很久才完全康复。
  3. People hold onto letters for years and years.
     人们经年累月地保存着信件。
• N-PLURAL （在某地或做某事的）年头，时期
  You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as youryearsthere or youryearsof doing that activity.
  1. The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus.
     他在塞浦路斯的那段日子里，生活由喜转悲。
  2. ...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery.
     他担任曼彻斯特城市艺术馆馆长的那些年
• See also:calendar yearfiscal year
• PHRASE 年年;每年
  If something happensyear after year, it happens regularly every year.
  1. Regulars return year after year...
     老主顾每年都会再来。
  2. You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways.
     你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。
• PHRASE 一年一年地;逐年
  If something changesyear by year, it changes gradually each year.
  1. This problem has increased year by year...
     这个问题一年比一年严重。
  2. The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.
     这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。
• PHRASE 年复一年地；年年
  If something happensyear in,year out, it happens every year without changing and is often boring.
  1. Year in, year out, nothing changes...
     年复一年，一切照旧。
  2. With stockbroking it was the same thing, year in year out.
     证券经纪工作每年都重复着一成不变的内容。
• PHRASE 他那样年纪的男子/她那样年纪的女子
  You can saya man of his yearsora woman of her yearsto refer to that person's age in relation to something else you are talking about.
  1. He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years...
     他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。
  2. A young man of his years needed to have a separate room.
     他那个年纪的年轻人需要有个单独的房间。
• PHRASE （经历或衣着）使显得年老，使觉得老迈
  If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressinghas put years onsomeone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.
  1. I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.
     我总是能够扭转逆境，反败为胜，但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。
• PHRASE 一年到头;终年
  If you say something happensall year roundorall the year round, it happens continually throughout the year.
  1. Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round...
     城市公园是理想去处，那里几乎一年四季鲜花盛开。
  2. Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round.
     酒后驾车是个常年存在的问题。
• PHRASE （经历或衣着）使显得年轻，使觉得年轻
  If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressinghas taken years offsomeone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.
  1. Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.
     换换发型能让你年轻10岁。
• donkey's years→ see:donkey

英英释义

noun

• the time during which someone's life continues
  1. the monarch's last days
  2. in his final years
  Synonym:days
• a late time of life
  1. old age is not for sissies
  2. he's showing his years
  3. age hasn't slowed him down at all
  4. a beard white with eld
  5. on the brink of geezerhood
  Synonym:old ageageeldgeezerhood
• a prolonged period of time
  1. we've known each other for ages
  2. I haven't been there for years and years
  Synonym:long timeage

双语例句

• We spent over five years on this project.
  这项工程我们花了五年多时间。
• Tristan had been separated from his wife for two years.
  特里斯坦和妻子已经分居两年了。
• I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
  几年前，我和他大吵了一架。
• Years have been spent in compiling this volume.
  编辑本卷花了好几年时间。
• Sarah and Ella have been friends for seven years.
  萨拉和埃拉已经有7年的交情了。
• These last four years have been hard on them.
  过去的这四年里他们吃了不少苦。
• The marriage had lasted for less than two years
  这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
• Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years
  吉福德是我的一位朋友。我和他认识9年了。
• I have done woodwork for many years
  我做木工好多年了。
• He has been a teacher for many years.
  他任教多年了。