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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have used dynamic analysis tools for decades.
  我们已经用了十几年动态分析工具。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。