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

• 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。
• The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.
  那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。
• 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。
• I have been listening to that for centuries!
  我已经听了几个世纪了！
• 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。
• Smallpox, rampant for centuries, has finally been eliminated.
  猖獗多年的天花终于灭迹了。
• 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。
• The old fable continues to echo down the centuries.
  这则古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。
• 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。
• 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。