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centuries

英 [ˈsɛntʃʊriz]

美 [ˈsɛntʃəriz]

n.  100年; 百年; 世纪; (一个运动员所得的)100分
century的复数

柯林斯词典

  • N-COUNT 世纪
    Acenturyis a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
    1. ...celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century.
      18世纪晚期的名人
    2. ...a 17th-century merchant's house.
      一幢17世纪商宅
  • N-COUNT 一百年
    Acenturyis any period of a hundred years.
    1. The drought there is the worst in a century.
      这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
  • (板球中一名击球手获得的)一百分,一百多分
    In cricket, acenturyis a score of one hundred runs or more by one batsman.

    双语例句

    • Their social and cultural identity washed away after some centuries.
      几个世纪以后,他们原来的社会和文化特征消逝了。
    • Over the centuries, these animals have become habituated to living in such a dry environment.
      经过几个世纪,这些动物已经习惯于生活在这样干燥的环境中。
    • I have been listening to that for centuries!
      我已经听了几个世纪了!
    • Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
      这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
    • The herb has been used for centuries to curdle milk.
      那种香草几个世纪以来都被用来制作酸乳。
    • We live in a positive-sum world economy and have done so for about two centuries.
      我们生活在一个正和世界经济中,这种状态已经持续了大约两个世纪。
    • And whereas the Arctic has been exploited economically for centuries, trade has never really touched antarctic.
      多少世纪以来,一直在北极进行经济开发,但是,贸易却从未真正涉及过南极。
    • The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.
      他们脚下的石板路经过数百年的踩踏,磨得光溜溜的。
    • Smallpox, rampant for centuries, has finally been eliminated.
      猖獗多年的天花终于灭迹了。
    • The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
      几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。