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

• 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 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。
• The consensus amongst the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades
  世界各国科学家一致认为在未来几十年里地球有可能变暖。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty attended to state affairs for several decades.
  清朝慈禧太后垂帘听政几十年。
• 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。
• Dental implants as a support and fixation for prosthodontic applinces have been used for some decades.
  牙科植入物用于支持和固定镶牙器件已有数十年的历史。
• 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。