an·nals /ˈænəlz/[复] n. 1. 编年史 a splendid chapter in the annals of China's revolutionary struggle 中国革命斗争史上光辉的一章 2. 历史记载,历史 the annals of warfare 战争史 one of the bloodiest murders in Kansas criminal annals 堪萨斯刑事史上最血腥的谋杀案之一 This is the first birth deformity ever recorded in the medical annals. 这是医学史上第一次记载的怪胎。 3. [有时用作单](学会等的)活动年报 the annals of a chemical society 化学学会的年报 [<L annālēs (librī) annual (books)<annus year]