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

• It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people
  几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
• The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
  几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
• I have been listening to that for centuries!
  我已经听了几个世纪了！
• The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries
  数世纪以来，媒人一直在犹太人社区扮演着重要角色。
• The old fable continues to echo down the centuries.
  这则古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。
• 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。
• Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
  这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
• 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。
• 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。
• The wild ginseng of Manchuria and korea, hunted assiduously for centuries, is now all but extinct.
  人们数百年来千方百计搜寻的中国东北和朝鲜的野山参现在几乎绝迹了。