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

• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• The collection has been in storage for decades.
  这些收藏品已保管了几十年。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 several decades thereafter control of infectious disease was based exclusively on the use of antisera and vaccines.
  此后几十年间，传染病几乎全靠抗血清及疫苗来控制。