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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

    • Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.
      数个世纪以来,香草一直被用于给各种食物增添淡淡的香味。
    • The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.
      那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。
    • 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。
    • The British political system has evolved over several centuries.
      英国的政治制度已发展了好几世纪。
    • It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people
      几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
    • Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
      这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
    • Medicine began to turn away from botany in the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
      在17、18世纪的科学革命中,医学开始从植物学转而研究其他方向。
    • I have been listening to that for centuries!
      我已经听了几个世纪了!
    • 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。
    • 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。