century
英 [ˈsentʃəri]
美 [ˈsentʃəri]
n. 100年; 百年; 世纪; (一个运动员所得的)100分
复数：centuries
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.407 / COCA.605
习惯用语
n.
- the turn of the century/year
- 世纪之交；新年伊始；辞旧迎新之际
the time when a new century/year starts - It was built at the turn of the century.
这是在世纪之交修建的。
牛津词典
noun
- 100年；百年
a period of 100 years - 世纪
any of the periods of 100 years before or after the birth of Christ- the 20th century (= AD1901–2000 or 1900–1999)
20世纪 - eighteenth-century writers
18世纪的作家
- the 20th century (= AD1901–2000 or 1900–1999)
- （一个运动员所得的）100分
a score of 100 runs by one player
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 世纪
Acenturyis a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.- ...celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century.
18世纪晚期的名人 - ...a 17th-century merchant's house.
一幢17世纪商宅
- ...celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century.
- N-COUNT 一百年
Acenturyis any period of a hundred years.- The drought there is the worst in a century.
这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
- The drought there is the worst in a century.
- (板球中一名击球手获得的)一百分，一百多分
In cricket, acenturyis a score of one hundred runs or more by one batsman.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- The next election is for the government to take us into the new century.
下次选举要选出带领我们进入新世纪的政府。 - Modern linguistics emerged as a distinct field in the nineteenth century.
现代语言学在19世纪作为一个独立的领域出现。 - The British Empire flourished in the 19th century.
英帝国在19世纪曾昌盛一时。 - The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.
这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。 - After looking at the jug, Faulkner concurred that it was late Roman, third or fourth century
看了这个罐子之后，福克纳赞成罐子属于罗马帝国晚期的说法，即3或4世纪。 - The core of the Festival's programme centres round performances of new and 20th century work.
这个音乐节最重要的节目以演奏20世纪的作品和新作为主。 - They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century.
他们的世系可以直接追溯到18世纪。 - Battery charging systems remain basically the same as those in use half a century ago.
电池充电系统和半个世纪前基本上没什么区别。 - Some have called him the greatest entertainer of the twentieth century.
有人曾称他为20世纪最伟大的艺人。 - The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present
展览追溯了美国从19世纪至今的平面设计历史。