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

• His latest album release is a compilation of his jazz works over the past decade.
  最近发行的专辑是他过去10年来的爵士作品合集。
• 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。
• At least one supernova occurs per decade in our galaxy.
  在我们的星系中每10年至少有一颗超新星出现。
• This wine is from one of the two best vintages of the decade in this region
  这种酒是该地区这10年来两个葡萄丰收旺年之一所产的佳酿。
• 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。
• These developments were foreseen in embryo more than a decade ago.
  这些发展早在十多年前的萌芽阶段就已预见到。
• If the current trend continues, black farmers in the United States may be extinct by the end of this decade
  如果当前趋势继续发展下去，美国的黑人农民将在这个十年末不复存在。
• Women have become more assertive in the past decade.
  女性在过去十年中已变得更加自信。
• 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。
• 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。