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 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。
• 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。
• We have used dynamic analysis tools for decades.
  我们已经用了十几年动态分析工具。
• The United Nations is resuming a diplomatic effort that has lain dormant for almost two decades.
  联合国正重新开始暂停了近20年的外交努力。
• 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。
• 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。
• Several decades have elapsed since I graduated from the college.
  自我大学毕业已经好几十年了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The situation in the Middle East has been a controversial topic for decades.
  数十年来，中东地区的形势一直是颇有争议的问题。