years

1. See also: The year was 1840... We had an election last year. ...the number of people on the planet by the year 2050. leap year
2. N-COUNT 一年时间
   A year is any period of twelve months.
   1. The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year...
      这些博物馆一年能吸引逾250万名参观者。
   2. She's done quite a bit of work this past year...
      过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
   3. The school has been empty for ten years.
      学校已经空置10年了。
3. N-COUNT 年岁;年纪;年龄
   Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years.
   1. He's 58 years old...
      他58岁。
   2. I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age...
      我从11岁起就麻烦不断。
   3. This column is ten years old today.
      这个专栏到今天已经开办10年了。
4. N-COUNT 学年（英国和美国的学年从9月开始）
   A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September.
   1. ...the 1990/91 academic year...
      1990—1991学年
   2. The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school.
      这对双胞胎不需要重读二年级。
5. N-COUNT （某）年级学生
   You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year.
   1. The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish.
      一年级和二年级学生可以在法语、德语和西班牙语中选一门。
6. N-COUNT （财政）年度
   A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances.
   1. He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years...
      他宣布在接下来的两个财年里将大幅提高税收。
   2. The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September.
      公司承认到9月本财年结束时将会出现亏损。
7. N-PLURAL 很久;很长时间
   You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time.
   1. I haven' laughed so much in years...
      我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。
   2. It took me years to fully recover...
      我过了很久才完全康复。
   3. People hold onto letters for years and years.
      人们经年累月地保存着信件。
8. N-PLURAL （在某地或做某事的）年头，时期
   You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as your years there or your years of doing that activity.
   1. The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus.
      他在塞浦路斯的那段日子里，生活由喜转悲。
   2. ...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery.
      他担任曼彻斯特城市艺术馆馆长的那些年
9. See also: calendar year fiscal year
10. PHRASE 年年;每年
    If something happens year after year, it happens regularly every year.
    1. Regulars return year after year...
       老主顾每年都会再来。
    2. You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways.
       你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。
11. PHRASE 一年一年地;逐年
    If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year.
    1. This problem has increased year by year...
       这个问题一年比一年严重。
    2. The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.
       这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。
12. PHRASE 年复一年地；年年
    If something happens year in ,year out, it happens every year without changing and is often boring.
    1. Year in, year out, nothing changes...
       年复一年，一切照旧。
    2. With stockbroking it was the same thing, year in year out.
       证券经纪工作每年都重复着一成不变的内容。
13. PHRASE 他那样年纪的男子/她那样年纪的女子
    You can say a man of his years or a woman of her years to refer to that person's age in relation to something else you are talking about.
    1. He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years...
       他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。
    2. A young man of his years needed to have a separate room.
       他那个年纪的年轻人需要有个单独的房间。
14. PHRASE （经历或衣着）使显得年老，使觉得老迈
    If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.
    1. I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.
       我总是能够扭转逆境，反败为胜，但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。
15. PHRASE 一年到头;终年
    If you say something happens all year round or all the year round, it happens continually throughout the year.
    1. Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round...
       城市公园是理想去处，那里几乎一年四季鲜花盛开。
    2. Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round.
       酒后驾车是个常年存在的问题。
16. PHRASE （经历或衣着）使显得年轻，使觉得年轻
    If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.
    1. Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.
       换换发型能让你年轻10岁。
17. donkey's years → see: donkey

1. He has been on Death Row for 11 years
   他已经在死囚区关了11年。
2. The conflict with James has dragged on for two years.
   与詹姆斯的冲突拖了两年。
3. These last four years have been hard on them.
   过去的这四年里他们吃了不少苦。
4. For several years I kept in touch with her.
   几年来，我一直和她保持联系。
5. Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years
   吉福德是我的一位朋友。我和他认识9年了。
6. The marriage had lasted for less than two years
   这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
7. She has lived here for 10 years
   她在这里住了10年了。
8. The couple had been living together for 16 years.
   这对情侣已经同居了16年。
9. How many years have you been here?
   你在这里有多少年了？
10. We have been married for 14 years
    我们已经结婚14年了。
11. They've been married now for 30 years
    到现在他们已经结婚30年了。
12. I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
    几年前，我和他大吵了一架。
13. Tristan had been separated from his wife for two years.
    特里斯坦和妻子已经分居两年了。
14. Sarah and Ella have been friends for seven years.
    萨拉和埃拉已经有7年的交情了。
15. She's been married for seven years and has two daughters.
    她已经结婚7年了，有了两个女儿。
16. My people have survived 400 years of slavery.
    我们的人民从400年的奴隶制中挺了过来。
17. I have kept birds for some 30 years
    我养鸟大约有30年了。
18. Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India and China
    这些诗中有很多见证了他在印度和中国度过的岁月。
19. I have done woodwork for many years
    我做木工好多年了。
20. Her son is three years old.
    她儿子三岁了。
21. He has been a teacher for many years.
    他任教多年了。
22. We have lived here quite a number of years.
    我们在这儿住了好些年了。
23. They were parted for years.
    他们已分别多年了。
24. Years have been spent in compiling this volume.
    编辑本卷花了好几年时间。
25. She is getting on in years.
    她上岁数了。
26. We spent over five years on this project.
    这项工程我们花了五年多时间。

noun

1. the time during which someone's life continues
   1. the monarch's last days
   2. in his final years

   Synonym:    days

2. a late time of life
   1. old age is not for sissies
   2. he's showing his years
   3. age hasn't slowed him down at all
   4. a beard white with eld
   5. on the brink of geezerhood

   Synonym:    old ageageeldgeezerhood

3. a prolonged period of time
   1. we've known each other for ages
   2. I haven't been there for years and years

   Synonym:    long timeage