decades

英 [ˈdɛkeɪdz]

美 [dɛˈkeɪdz]

n.  十年，十年期(尤指一个年代)
decade的复数

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

双语例句

• For several decades thereafter control of infectious disease was based exclusively on the use of antisera and vaccines.
  此后几十年间，传染病几乎全靠抗血清及疫苗来控制。
• The United States, Australia and other countries have used this method for several decades.
  在过去数十年中，美国和澳大利亚等国一直在使用这个方法。
• Grandma is something else — a battle-axe from the old country who hasn't smiled in decades.
  奶奶不太像奶奶——倒像是来自故乡的母老虎，她已经几十年没有露出过笑脸了。
• His priceless collection of Chinese art and artefacts was garnered over three decades.
  他那批价值连城的中国艺术品和手工艺品是花了30多年才收集起来的。
• In recent decades, it has intervened militarily in Grenada, Panama and Haiti.
  最近几十年，美国在格林纳达、巴拿马和海地进行了军事干预。
• For the past two decades, North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet.
  过去20年里，北卡罗来纳州的香烟税仅为每包2美分。
• Courts have been reluctant to reopen old wounds by trying crimes that are decades old.
  法院不愿重揭旧伤疤，去审理几十年前的罪案。
• For decades rich nations have been screwing money out of poor nations.
  富国压榨穷国长达数十载。
• Turkish Kurds have been repressed for decades by the Ankara government.
  土耳其的库尔德人已经被安卡拉政府压制了几十年。
• For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.
  20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。