light-year /ˈlaɪtˌjiɚ/ noun plural light-years
plural light-years
Learner's definition of LIGHT-YEAR
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[count] technical : a unit of distance equal to the distance that light travels in one year (about 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers)光年 2 light-years [plural]
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used to say that someone or something is much better or more advanced than others比…好得多 b —
used to refer to a time that is or seems very far away久远的时间