decade
英 [ˈdekeɪd]
美 [ˈdekeɪd]
n. 十年，十年期(尤指一个年代)
复数：decades
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1539 / COCA.730
牛津词典
noun
- 十年，十年期（尤指一个年代）
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1910–1919 or 1990–1999
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 十年，十年期（尤指一个年代)
Adecadeis a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example 1980 to 1989.- ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.
19 世纪的最后 10 年
- ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.
英英释义
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one
- a period of 10 years
双语例句
- For a decade 'X' was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
10年来，“X”乐队一直都是洛杉矶最杰出的朋克乐队。 - For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off.
对他来说，这个十年所余下的时间是一段创作空白。 - The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences.
10年前两国曾进行过边境战争，但现在正在重修旧好。 - This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade
这是十年来国会通过的最严厉的一项刑事法案。 - The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to Black and ethnic groups
过去十年里，对黑人及少数族裔的种族歧视和敌对行为变得日益猖獗。 - After the fall of Pitt in 1801 there was a decade of unstable government
1801年皮特倒台后，政府经历了10年的动荡。 - Women have become more assertive in the past decade.
女性在过去十年中已变得更加自信。 - As many as ten-million children will have been infected with the virus by the end of the decade
到这个十年结束时，多达千万的儿童将会感染上这种病毒。 - A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
一场游击战已经持续了30多年。 - The latest data showed that global ozone concentrations had dropped several per cent over the last decade.
最新数据显示，过去10年来全球臭氧的浓度降低了几个百分点。