plural years
plural years
Learner's definition of YEAR
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: a unit of time that is equal to 12 months or 365 or sometimes 366 days年；一年时间 -
I haven't seen her in a year.我已经一年没见她了。
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He quit smoking six years ago.他六年前戒了烟。
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The job pays $45,000 a/per year.这份工作年薪45 000美元。
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She renews her lease every year.她每年都续租。
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We see them once or twice a year.我们一年见他们一两次。
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It feels like we've been standing in line for a year.感觉我们排队都排了一年了。
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That team hasn't won in years.那支队已经多年没有赢过了。
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It's been years since I've been on an airplane.我已经好几年没坐飞机了。
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The camp has changed a lot over the years. [=during several/some/many years]营地这些年变化很大。
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The tree grows taller year by year. = The tree grows taller each year. = The tree grows taller as the years go by.这棵树长得一年比一年高。
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The park is open all year round. = The park is open the entire year.公园全年开放。
— see also calendar year, donkey's years, fiscal year, gap year, leap year 2
: the regular period of 12 months that begins in January and ends in December（日历）年；年度 -
The work should be done by the end of the year.工作应该于年底前完成。
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She was born in the year 1967.她生于1967年。
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The volcano erupted in the year 44 B.C.这座火山曾在公元前44年爆发。
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In what year was the car made?这辆车是哪一年生产的？
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They got married last year. [=during the year before this one]他们去年结了婚。
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He will retire next year. [=during the year after this one]他明年退休。
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the movie/teacher/rookie of the year [=the best movie/teacher/rookie in a specific year]年度最佳影片/优秀教师/最佳新球员
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used to refer to the age of a person年龄；年纪；岁 -
She is 14 years old.她14岁。
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the teenage years [=the ages 13 through 19]十几岁的年龄
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a six-year-old boy六岁大的男孩
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He is getting on in years. [=he is getting old]他年事渐高。
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She looks young/old for her years. [=she looks younger/older than she is]她看起来要比实际年龄年轻/年老。
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: a period of time when a particular event, process, activity, etc., happens or is done（特定事件、过程、活动等发生或完成的）一段时间 -
The school year runs from September to June. [=the school operates from September to June]学年九月开始，六月结束。
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The fiscal year begins in October and ends in September.财政年度从十月开始，到第二年九月结束。
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This will be a great year [=harvest season] for peaches.今年桃子会大丰收啊。
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The pitcher is having his best year [=season] ever.这名投手在本赛季中表现最佳。
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She took geometry (during) her sophomore year.她高中二年级时上过几何课。
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first- and second-year students一年级和二年级的学生
in the year of our Lord
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used before a year to say that it is after the birth of Jesus Christ公元（…年）；耶稣纪元（…年）
never/not in a thousand/million/billion years
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used as a strong way of saying that something is extremely unlikely or impossible根本不可能；绝无可能
put years on
: to cause (someone) to look or feel older使显得苍老
since (the) year one
(US) informal or British since the year dot
: for a very long time : since a time in the distant past很久以前；很长时间前
take years off
: to cause someone to look or feel younger使显得年轻