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

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  1. N-COUNT 世纪
    A century is 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
  2. N-COUNT 一百年
    A century is 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。
  3. (板球中一名击球手获得的)一百分，一百多分
    In cricket, a century is a score of one hundred runs or more by one batsman.
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    双语例句

    1. Through the centuries, flowers have been used for cooking in every conceivable way.
      几个世纪以来，人们以各种想象得到的方式将鲜花入菜。
    2. The herb has been used for centuries to curdle milk.
      那种香草几个世纪以来都被用来制作酸乳。
    3. The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries
      点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。
    4. The old fable continues to echo down the centuries.
      这则古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。
    5. 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。
    6. It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people
      几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
    7. In the centuries following Christ's death, Christians genuinely believed the world was about to end
      在耶稣死后的几个世纪里，基督徒们真的相信世界将要灭亡。
    8. The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
      几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
    9. The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.
      那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。
    10. His paintings look as if they have been knocking around for centuries.
      他的画看上去就像是已经存在几百年了。
    11. The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries
      数世纪以来，媒人一直在犹太人社区扮演着重要角色。
    12. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
      这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
    13. For centuries farmers there have only just managed to survive
      几个世纪以来，那里的农民只能勉强维持生计。
    14. Herbs have been used for centuries to make refreshing drinks.
      草药用于调制提神饮品已有好几个世纪了。
    15. For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola
      他说，外来者统治安哥拉的时间已长达4个世纪。
    16. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.
      他们脚下的石板路经过数百年的踩踏，磨得光溜溜的。
    17. 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。
    18. The steps have been ground away by the passing feet of many visitors over the centuries.
      这些台阶被几百年来众多参观者的过往脚步磨坏了。
    19. The ordered suppressed castes of centuries wither here.
      几百年来传为定制、严守不变的一套等级制度一到这里都冰消瓦解了。
    20. 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。
    21. 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。
    22. Yonder sky has wept tears of compassion upon my people for centuries untold.
      数不尽的世代以来，渺渺苍天曾为我同胞们洒下多少同情之泪。
    23. 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。
    24. 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。
    25. Smallpox, rampant for centuries, has finally been eliminated.
      猖獗多年的天花终于灭迹了。
    26. 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。
    27. We live in a positive-sum world economy and have done so for about two centuries.
      我们生活在一个正和世界经济中，这种状态已经持续了大约两个世纪。
    28. I have been listening to that for centuries!
      我已经听了几个世纪了！
    29. The British political system has evolved over several centuries.
      英国的政治制度已发展了好几世纪。
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