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
- Democracy survived the Civil War and the developing industrial leviathan and struggled on into the twentieth century.
民主经历了内战和庞大工业体系的逐渐兴起仍然幸存了下来，并且艰难挺进了20世纪。 - 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。 - To the rear is a large dining room — added on early this century.
后边是一个大餐厅——本世纪早期增建的。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The 20th century brought brutal change to some countries.
20世纪一些国家发生了无情的变化。 - In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California
19世纪时，在加利福尼亚发现了金子。 - The director transposes the action from 16th Century France to post-Civil War America.
导演把情节从16世纪的法国调换到内战后的美国。 - The century produces many great men.
这个世纪出了许多大人物。