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单词 quadrennial
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Definition of quadrennial in English:

quadrennial

adjective kwɒˈdrɛnɪəlkwɑˈdrɛniəl
  • 1Recurring every four years.

    四年一次的

    the quadrennial world championships
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Initially the quadrennial affair was scheduled to take place in 1940 but World War II intervened.
    • This year, the quadrennial tournament is back in the United States.
    • On November 2, the United States will hold its quadrennial presidential election.
    • Nonetheless, a purity of sorts still remains, evident in the heavy anticipation of the quadrennial event.
    • Do it here, at this quadrennial test of body and spirit, and you're in.
    • This already heated debate over NUP will almost certainly boil over in July at the AFECIO's quadrennial convention.
    • In Israel, the quadrennial Maccabiah Games showcases the continued Jewish love of basketball.
    • The top three boxers in the flyweight division automatically qualified for the quadrennial event in Sydney in September.
    • My church denomination, The United Methodist Church, met in its quadrennial General Conference in May of 2004.
    • It represented a first for Thailand and the quadrennial event featured more than 20,000 participants.
    • Leap years are quadrennial, like the Olympics or the World Cup.
    • The award will be presented formally at the ICN 22nd quadrennial congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, in June 2001.
    • The Pacific island nation Kiribati, the newest addition to the Olympic family, made its debut in the quadrennial event.
    • Shame 2000 is hosted at unolympics.com and will be updated throughout the three weeks of the quadrennial sports event.
    • Measured through national championships and Olympic glory, certain schools are linked with quadrennial success.
    • It has many species; some are annual, some biennial, some quadrennial and some fourteen - yearly flowering.
    • The quadrennial presidential contests have offered, across the past 40 years, a relentlessly shrinking menu.
    • He is reportedly planning to attend the quadrennial soccer tournament's opening ceremony May 31 in Seoul as well.
    • Lobrano's soft-spoken Southern manner belies the quadrennial frenzy that swamps her office each competition year.
    • In the quadrennial election year 2000, the Democrats nominated President Clinton's vice-president, Albert Gore Jr.
    1. 1.1 Lasting for or relating to a period of four years.
      持续四年的;与四年有关的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Like all our swimmers, Maggie is on a quadrennial plan,’ Marsh said.

Derivatives

  • quadrennially

  • adverbkwɒˈdrɛnɪəlikwɑˈdrɛniəli
    • It was coordinated quadrennially with competitions in Varna, Moscow, and Helsinki.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first four documents are updated quadrennially, with the fifth being updated biennially.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from quadrennium + -al.

Definition of quadrennial in US English:

quadrennial

adjectivekwäˈdrenēəlkwɑˈdrɛniəl
  • 1Recurring every four years.

    四年一次的

    the quadrennial world championships
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The award will be presented formally at the ICN 22nd quadrennial congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, in June 2001.
    • Lobrano's soft-spoken Southern manner belies the quadrennial frenzy that swamps her office each competition year.
    • The Pacific island nation Kiribati, the newest addition to the Olympic family, made its debut in the quadrennial event.
    • This year, the quadrennial tournament is back in the United States.
    • Measured through national championships and Olympic glory, certain schools are linked with quadrennial success.
    • It represented a first for Thailand and the quadrennial event featured more than 20,000 participants.
    • In the quadrennial election year 2000, the Democrats nominated President Clinton's vice-president, Albert Gore Jr.
    • The quadrennial presidential contests have offered, across the past 40 years, a relentlessly shrinking menu.
    • Initially the quadrennial affair was scheduled to take place in 1940 but World War II intervened.
    • Leap years are quadrennial, like the Olympics or the World Cup.
    • The top three boxers in the flyweight division automatically qualified for the quadrennial event in Sydney in September.
    • In Israel, the quadrennial Maccabiah Games showcases the continued Jewish love of basketball.
    • Shame 2000 is hosted at unolympics.com and will be updated throughout the three weeks of the quadrennial sports event.
    • On November 2, the United States will hold its quadrennial presidential election.
    • It has many species; some are annual, some biennial, some quadrennial and some fourteen - yearly flowering.
    • He is reportedly planning to attend the quadrennial soccer tournament's opening ceremony May 31 in Seoul as well.
    • My church denomination, The United Methodist Church, met in its quadrennial General Conference in May of 2004.
    • This already heated debate over NUP will almost certainly boil over in July at the AFECIO's quadrennial convention.
    • Nonetheless, a purity of sorts still remains, evident in the heavy anticipation of the quadrennial event.
    • Do it here, at this quadrennial test of body and spirit, and you're in.
    1. 1.1 Lasting for or relating to a period of four years.
      持续四年的;与四年有关的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Like all our swimmers, Maggie is on a quadrennial plan,’ Marsh said.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from quadrennium + -al.

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