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 Italian political system has been judged to be in terminal crisis for decades.
  人们认为意大利的政治体系几十年来一直存在着严重危机。
• Several decades have elapsed since I graduated from the college.
  自我大学毕业已经好几十年了。
• 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 two decades she has sought complete control over her film career
  她20年来一直力图完全主宰自己的电影事业。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。