| 释义 |
year/jiə, jɜ:/n. 1 (also 亦作 astronomical year, equinoctial year, natural year, solar year, tropical year) the time occupied by the earth in one revolution round the sun, 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds in length (cf. 参见 SIDEREAL YEAR) (天文)年(地球围绕太阳转一周的时间，即 365 天 5 小时 48 分 46 秒) 2 (also 亦作 calendar year, civil year) the period of 365 days (common year) or 366 days (see 见 LEAP YEAR) from 1 Jan. to 31 Dec., used for reckoning time in ordinary affairs 历年(从 1 月 1 日到 12 月 31 日期间，平年为 365 天，闰年为 366 天) 3a a period of the same length as this starting at any point 一年(像历年一样长的期间) four years ago 4 年前 b such a period in terms of a particular activity etc. occupying its duration (指某一活动持续的)一年期间，年度 school year 学年; tax year 课税年度 4 (in pl. 用复数) age or time of life 年纪，年龄 young for his years 看起来比他的岁数年轻 5 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) colloq. a very long time [口]很久 it took years to get served 过了很久才得到接待 6 a group of students entering college etc. in the same academic year 年级 □ in the year of Our Lord (foll. by the year 后跟年份) in a specified year AD 在公元…年 □ of the year chosen as outstanding in a particular year 年度最杰出的(人或事) sportsman of the year 年度最佳运动员 □ a year and a day the period specified in some legal matters to ensure the completion of a full year 一年零一日的期限(法律规定某些事情终止的期限) □ the year dot see 见 DOT1 □ year in, year out continually over a period of years 年复一年，一年又一年 [Old English gē(a)r, from Germanic] |