centuries

英 [ˈsɛntʃʊriz]

美 [ˈsɛntʃəriz]

n.  100年; 百年; 世纪; (一个运动员所得的)100分
century的复数

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.
  1. ...celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century.
     18世纪晚期的名人
  2. ...a 17th-century merchant's house.
     一幢17世纪商宅
• N-COUNT 一百年
  Acenturyis any period of a hundred years.
  1. The drought there is the worst in a century.
     这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
• (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.

双语例句

• And whereas the Arctic has been exploited economically for centuries, trade has never really touched antarctic.
  多少世纪以来，一直在北极进行经济开发，但是，贸易却从未真正涉及过南极。
• Over the centuries, these animals have become habituated to living in such a dry environment.
  经过几个世纪，这些动物已经习惯于生活在这样干燥的环境中。
• The wild ginseng of Manchuria and korea, hunted assiduously for centuries, is now all but extinct.
  人们数百年来千方百计搜寻的中国东北和朝鲜的野山参现在几乎绝迹了。
• Their social and cultural identity washed away after some centuries.
  几个世纪以后，他们原来的社会和文化特征消逝了。
• The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.
  那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。
• Medicine began to turn away from botany in the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
  在17、18世纪的科学革命中，医学开始从植物学转而研究其他方向。
• Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.
  数个世纪以来，香草一直被用于给各种食物增添淡淡的香味。
• I have been listening to that for centuries!
  我已经听了几个世纪了！
• Chinas healers have been using it for more than 13 centuries.
  中国的医者用它用了13个世纪以上。
• The old fable continues to echo down the centuries.
  这则古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。