decade
英 [ˈdekeɪd]
美 [ˈdekeɪd]
n. 十年，十年期(尤指一个年代)
复数：decades
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1539 / COCA.730
牛津词典
noun
- 十年，十年期（尤指一个年代）
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1910–1919 or 1990–1999
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.- ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.
19 世纪的最后 10 年
- ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.
英英释义
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one
- a period of 10 years
双语例句
- These problems persisted for much of the decade.
这些问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。 - British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade
过去10年来，英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。 - These developments were foreseen in embryo more than a decade ago.
这些发展早在十多年前的萌芽阶段就已预见到。 - The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable for at least the past decade.
据信这家报纸至少在过去10年中都没有盈利。 - We need more young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade
我们需要更多年轻的科学家来填补预计未来10年退休高峰带来的人才缺口。 - The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to Black and ethnic groups
过去十年里，对黑人及少数族裔的种族歧视和敌对行为变得日益猖獗。 - As many as ten-million children will have been infected with the virus by the end of the decade
到这个十年结束时，多达千万的儿童将会感染上这种病毒。 - The latest data showed that global ozone concentrations had dropped several per cent over the last decade.
最新数据显示，过去10年来全球臭氧的浓度降低了几个百分点。 - At least one supernova occurs per decade in our galaxy.
在我们的星系中每10年至少有一颗超新星出现。 - If the current trend continues, black farmers in the United States may be extinct by the end of this decade
如果当前趋势继续发展下去，美国的黑人农民将在这个十年末不复存在。