centuries
英 [ˈsɛntʃʊriz]
美 [ˈsɛntʃəriz]
n. 100年; 百年; 世纪; (一个运动员所得的)100分
century的复数
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.- ...celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century.
18世纪晚期的名人 - ...a 17th-century merchant's house.
一幢17世纪商宅
- ...celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century.
- N-COUNT 一百年
Acenturyis any period of a hundred years.- The drought there is the worst in a century.
这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
- The drought there is the worst in a century.
- (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.
双语例句
- The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.
那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。 - The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries
点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。 - The British political system has evolved over several centuries.
英国的政治制度已发展了好几世纪。 - The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries
数世纪以来，媒人一直在犹太人社区扮演着重要角色。 - The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。 - In the centuries following Christ's death, Christians genuinely believed the world was about to end
在耶稣死后的几个世纪里，基督徒们真的相信世界将要灭亡。 - Yonder sky has wept tears of compassion upon my people for centuries untold.
数不尽的世代以来，渺渺苍天曾为我同胞们洒下多少同情之泪。 - It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people
几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。 - Medicine began to turn away from botany in the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
在17、18世纪的科学革命中，医学开始从植物学转而研究其他方向。 - For centuries farmers there have only just managed to survive
几个世纪以来，那里的农民只能勉强维持生计。