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.
  1. ...celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century.
     18世纪晚期的名人
  2. ...a 17th-century merchant's house.
     一幢17世纪商宅
• N-COUNT 一百年
  Acenturyis any period of a hundred years.
  1. The drought there is the worst in a century.
     这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
• (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

• 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。
• The old fable continues to echo down the centuries.
  这则古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。
• 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。
• Chinas healers have been using it for more than 13 centuries.
  中国的医者用它用了13个世纪以上。
• His paintings look as if they have been knocking around for centuries.
  他的画看上去就像是已经存在几百年了。
• Over the centuries, these animals have become habituated to living in such a dry environment.
  经过几个世纪，这些动物已经习惯于生活在这样干燥的环境中。
• Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
  这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
• For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola
  他说，外来者统治安哥拉的时间已长达4个世纪。
• The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.
  那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。
• And whereas the Arctic has been exploited economically for centuries, trade has never really touched antarctic.
  多少世纪以来，一直在北极进行经济开发，但是，贸易却从未真正涉及过南极。