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  • n.年;年度;年级;一年时间;日历年;很久;年岁;与某事相关的一年

复数: years

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noun

1

年;日历年
the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months

in the year 1865

在1865年

I lost my job earlier this year.

今年早些时候,我失业了。

Elections take place every year.

每年都进行各项选举。

The museum is open all (the) year round (= during the whole year) .

博物馆全年开放。

2

一年时间
a period of 12 months, measured from any particular time

It's exactly a year since I started working here.

我来这里工作已经整整一年了。

She gave up teaching three years ago.

三年前,她放弃了教学工作。

in the first year of their marriage

在他们婚后第一年里

the pre-war/war/post-war years (= the period before/during/after the war)

战前的 / 战争的 / 战后的年代

I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there) .

在波兰的岁月给我留下了美好的回忆。

3

与某事相关的一年;年度
a period of 12 months connected with a particular activity

the academic/school year

学年

the tax year

课税年度

4

年级;某年级的学生
a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level

We started German in year seven.

我们在七年级开始学习德语。

a year-seven pupil

七年级学生

The first years do French.

一年级学生学习法语。

She was in my year at school.

她上学时跟我同级。

5

年岁;年纪;年龄
age; time of life

He was 14 years old when it happened.

这件事情发生的时候,他14岁。

She looks young for her years.

她看上去比她的年龄小。

They were both only 20 years of age .

他们两人都只有20岁。

a twenty-year-old man

一名二十岁的男子

He died in his sixtieth year.

他是六十岁时去世的。

She's getting on in years (= is no longer young) .

她已经上年纪了。

6

很久;好长时间
a long time

It's years since we last met.

我们多年没有见面了。

They haven't seen each other for years .

他们彼此多年没有见面了。

That's the best movie I've seen in years .

那是我多年来看过的最好的电影。

We've had a lot of fun over the years .

这些年来我们过得很开心。

习语

a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year

used to emphasize that you will/would never do sth

我永远也想不出这个主意。
I'd never have thought of that in a million years.

to make sb feel or look older

to make sb feel or look younger

every year for many years

as the years pass; each year

年复一年,他们对彼此的爱愈加强烈。
Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger.

a very long time ago

我从很久以前就每年夏天都去那里。
I've been going there every summer since the year dot.

every year

any particular year after the birth of Christ

each year, compared with the last year

与去年同期比较,开销增加了。
Spending has increased year on year.

a year-on-year increase in spending

开销的年度增长

used in polite expressions to describe sb as ‘very old’

他年事已高。
He was a man of advanced years.

Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!

我虽说是黄昏暮年,也还懂得如何找乐儿!

the last years of sb's life

a very long time

我们已认识多年。
We've known each other for donkey's years.

the time when a new century/year starts

这是在世纪之交修建的。
It was built at the turn of the century.

year

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 年;日历年
    A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December.

    The year was 1840...

    那是1840年。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 一年时间
    A year is any period of twelve months.

    The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year...

    这些博物馆一年能吸引逾250万名参观者。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 年岁;年纪;年龄
    Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years.

    He's 58 years old...

    他58岁。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 学年(英国和美国的学年从9月开始)
    A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September.

    ...the 1990/91 academic year...

    1990—1991学年

  • 5
    N-COUNT (某)年级学生
    You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year.

    The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish.

    一年级和二年级学生可以在法语、德语和西班牙语中选一门。

  • 6
    N-COUNT (财政)年度
    A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances.

    He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years...

    他宣布在接下来的两个财年里将大幅提高税收。

  • 7
    N-PLURAL 很久;很长时间
    You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time.

    I haven' laughed so much in years...

    我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。

  • 8
    N-PLURAL (在某地或做某事的)年头,时期
    You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as your years there or your years of doing that activity.

    The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus.

    他在塞浦路斯的那段日子里,生活由喜转悲。

  • 9
    See also:calendar year;fiscal year

  • 10
    PHRASE 年年;每年
    If something happens year after year, it happens regularly every year.

    Regulars return year after year...

    老主顾每年都会再来。

  • 11
    PHRASE 一年一年地;逐年
    If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year.

    This problem has increased year by year...

    这个问题一年比一年严重。

  • 12
    PHRASE 年复一年地;年年
    If something happens year in ,year out, it happens every year without changing and is often boring.

    Year in, year out, nothing changes...

    年复一年,一切照旧。

  • 13
    PHRASE 他那样年纪的男子/她那样年纪的女子
    You can say a man of his years or a woman of her years to refer to that person's age in relation to something else you are talking about.

    He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years...

    他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。

  • 14
    PHRASE (经历或衣着)使显得年老,使觉得老迈
    If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.

    I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.

    我总是能够扭转逆境,反败为胜,但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。

  • 15
    PHRASE 一年到头;终年
    If you say something happens all year round or all the year round, it happens continually throughout the year.

    Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round...

    城市公园是理想去处,那里几乎一年四季鲜花盛开。

  • 16
    PHRASE (经历或衣着)使显得年轻,使觉得年轻
    If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.

    Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.

    换换发型能让你年轻10岁。

  • 17
    donkey's years→ see:donkey

noun

1
a body of students who graduate together
the class of '97
she was in my year at Hoehandle High
Synonym: class
2
the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
a Martian year takes 687 of our days
3
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
she is 4 years old
in the year 1920
Synonym: twelvemonth yr
4
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
a school year

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  1. She had been out of work for a year .

    她已经失业一年了。

  2. I 'll see you in the new year .

    新的一年里再见。

  3. This book is the result of 25 years of research .

    这本书是25年研究的结晶。

  4. This model was two years in the making .

    这种型号是用两年时间制成的。

  5. The present regime has been in power for two years .

    现政权已经执政两年了。

  6. The new model will be in production by the end of the year .

    新型号将于年底投产。

  7. They are one of this year 's hot new bands .

    他们是今年走红的新乐队之一。

  8. It was many years before the full story was made public .

    许多年之后,事情的全貌才公之于众。

  9. Economic growth is expected to average 2 % next year .

    明年经济增长预计平均可达2%。

  10. How will the company be doing ten years further on ?

    十年以后公司的情况将如何呢?

  11. The government will review the situation later in the year .

    政府将在今年晚些时候对形势重新加以研究。

  12. 400 people a year die of this disease on average .

    平均每年有400人死于这种疾病。

  13. You 're good for a few years yet .

    你还可以活上几年。

  14. Just a few years ago the picture was very different .

    几年前的情况就大不相同。

  15. Production of the new aircraft will start next year .

    新飞机的生产将于明年开始。

  16. Work always piles up at the end of the year .

    年底总是积压一大堆工作。

  17. We need to design a new syllabus for the third year .

    我们需要为三年级学生制订一个新的课程大纲。

  18. We change our car every two years .

    我们的车每两年更换一次。

  19. For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China .

    以往很多年我们对于中国国内的生活情况所知甚少。

  20. She has not changed much over the years .

    这些年来她没有多大变化。

  21. I used to smoke but I gave up two years ago .

    我过去抽烟,但两年前就戒了。

  22. The house came on the market last year .

    这栋房屋去年就上市了。

  23. We 're going to Germany for Christmas and New Year .

    我们要去德国过圣诞和新年。

  24. Their success was the result of years of hard graft .

    他们的成功是多年艰苦奋斗的结果。

  25. The company recovered well after going through several lean years .

    经历了几年的萧条后,这家公司的业务才完全恢复了正常。

  26. We 've had a lot of fun over the years .

    这些年来我们过得很开心。

  27. Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law .

    按照州法律终身监禁定义为60年。

  28. Prices are expected to rise even higher this year .

    预计今年的价格将涨得更高。

  29. Two elections were held within the space of a year .

    在一年的时间之内举行了两次选举。

  30. How many subjects are you taking this year ?

    你今年修多少门课?

  • 习语

n.

man, woman, car, etc. of the year

某年度最优秀人物(或事物)
a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year

not/never in a hundred, etc. years

永远不;绝对不
used to emphasize that you will/would never do sth

I'd never have thought of that in a million years.

我永远也想不出这个主意。

put years on sb

使感到老迈;使显得年老
to make sb feel or look older

take years off sb

使觉得(或显得)年轻
to make sb feel or look younger

year after year

年年;每年
every year for many years

year by year

一年一年地;每年;年复一年
as the years pass; each year

Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger.

年复一年,他们对彼此的爱愈加强烈。

the year dot

很久以前
a very long time ago

I've been going there every summer since the year dot.

我从很久以前就每年夏天都去那里。

year in, year out

年复一年;年年
every year

year of our Lord

纪元某年;公元某年
any particular year after the birth of Christ

year on year

与前一年同期比较
each year, compared with the last year

Spending has increased year on year.

与去年同期比较,开销增加了。

a year-on-year increase in spending

开销的年度增长

of advanced years sb's advanced age

高龄;年事已高
used in polite expressions to describe sb as ‘very old’

He was a man of advanced years.

他年事已高。

Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!

我虽说是黄昏暮年,也还懂得如何找乐儿!

sb's declining years

暮年;晚年
the last years of sb's life

donkey's years

很长时间
a very long time

We've known each other for donkey's years.

我们已认识多年。

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。

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