decade

英 [ˈdekeɪd]

美 [ˈdekeɪd]

n.  十年，十年期(尤指一个年代)

复数：decades　

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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.
  1. ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.
     19 世纪的最后 10 年

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one
  Synonym:ten10Xtenner
• a period of 10 years
  Synonym:decennarydecennium

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade
  过去10年来，英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。
• These problems persisted for much of the decade.
  这些问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。
• A decade later, the company has gone from strength to strength.
  十年后，该公司已经逐渐壮大。
• The media training industry has mushroomed over the past decade
  在过去10年里，媒体培训产业迅速成长。
• 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。
• The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable for at least the past decade.
  据信这家报纸至少在过去10年中都没有盈利。
• These cameras have increased only marginally in value over the past decade.
  在过去10年里，这些照相机的价格只是略有提高。
• Women have become more assertive in the past decade.
  女性在过去十年中已变得更加自信。