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

• Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.
  数个世纪以来，香草一直被用于给各种食物增添淡淡的香味。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ordered suppressed castes of centuries wither here.
  几百年来传为定制、严守不变的一套等级制度一到这里都冰消瓦解了。
• The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.
  他们脚下的石板路经过数百年的踩踏，磨得光溜溜的。
• The steps have been ground away by the passing feet of many visitors over the centuries.
  这些台阶被几百年来众多参观者的过往脚步磨坏了。
• Through the centuries, flowers have been used for cooking in every conceivable way.
  几个世纪以来，人们以各种想象得到的方式将鲜花入菜。
• Smallpox, rampant for centuries, has finally been eliminated.
  猖獗多年的天花终于灭迹了。
• 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 old fable continues to echo down the centuries.
  这则古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。