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| 1 | C a period of 100 years, usually counted from a year ending in –00. For example , the 20th century is the period from 1900 to 1999 世纪 |
| His family has ruled Morocco since the 17th century. 他的家族从17世纪开始就统治摩洛哥了。 |
| They discovered paintings dating from the 17th century. 他们发现了17世纪的画作。 |
| the early/mid/late 15th etc century a castle built in the early 10th century 10世纪初建造的城堡 |
| the turn of the century (=around the end of one century and the beginning of the next) The population will probably reach 60 million by the turn of the century. 世纪之交 |
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| 2 | C any period of 100 years 百年 |
| It was the worst storm in nearly a century. 这是近一百年来最大的一场暴风雨。 |
| | 2a | plural hundreds of years 几百年 | | The tribe had died out centuries before. 该部落早在几百年前就已经消亡了。 | |
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| 3 | C a score of 100 runs (= points) made in cricket by one player （板球运动员一局中得的）100分 |
| Lamb has just scored his sixth Test century. 兰姆在国际板球赛中刚刚得到了第6个100分。 |
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