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。
• For two decades her theatrical talents were ignored by the film industry.
  她的舞台表演天赋在电影行业中被埋没了20年。
• 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。
• Over the past three decades, there have been changes and improvements to the UNIX shell.
  在过去三十年中，UNIXshell获得了许多改进和增强。
• Harrison had a glorious career spanning more than six decades
  哈里森辉煌的职业生涯长达60多年。
• Businessmen are trying to shake off habits learned under six decades of a protected economy
  商人们正努力改掉60年来在保护主义经济下所养成的那些习惯。
• The latter had for decades acted largely as a stooge for the party leaders.
  后者几十年来大半时间都在为该党领导人当走狗。
• For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy
  几十年来，这家公司一直是英国经济的晴雨表。
• 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。
• 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。