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century

英 [ˈsentʃəri]

美 [ˈsentʃəri]

n.  100年; 百年; 世纪; (一个运动员所得的)100分

复数:centuries 

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.407 / COCA.605

习惯用语

    n.

      the turn of the century/year
    • 世纪之交;新年伊始;辞旧迎新之际
      the time when a new century/year starts
    • It was built at the turn of the century.
      这是在世纪之交修建的。

    牛津词典

      noun

      • 100年;百年
        a period of 100 years
        1. 世纪
          any of the periods of 100 years before or after the birth of Christ
          1. the 20th century (= AD1901–2000 or 1900–1999)
            20世纪
          2. eighteenth-century writers
            18世纪的作家
        2. (一个运动员所得的)100分
          a score of 100 runs by one player

          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.

            英英释义

            noun

            双语例句

            • The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.
              这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。
            • Just as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears.
              正如世纪之交时那样,我们再次在巨大的希望和忧虑之间彷徨不定。
            • The century produces many great men.
              这个世纪出了许多大人物。
            • He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.
              他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。
            • Some have called him the greatest entertainer of the twentieth century.
              有人曾称他为20世纪最伟大的艺人。
            • From 1066 to the 17th century the fox was looked upon as vermin.
              从1066年到17世纪,狐狸一直被视为害兽。
            • After looking at the jug, Faulkner concurred that it was late Roman, third or fourth century
              看了这个罐子之后,福克纳赞成罐子属于罗马帝国晚期的说法,即3或4世纪。
            • The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present
              展览追溯了美国从19世纪至今的平面设计历史。
            • The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century
              到19世纪中期,大众制陶业得到了发展。
            • Even in the 18th century scholars continued to give primacy to the written word.
              甚至到了18世纪,学者们仍然将书面语放在第一位。