decades

英 [ˈdɛkeɪdz]

美 [dɛˈkeɪdz]

n.  十年，十年期(尤指一个年代)
decade的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 十年，十年期（尤指一个年代)
  Adecadeis a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example 1980 to 1989.
  1. ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.
     19 世纪的最后 10 年

双语例句

• For two decades her theatrical talents were ignored by the film industry.
  她的舞台表演天赋在电影行业中被埋没了20年。
• The collection has been in storage for decades.
  这些收藏品已保管了几十年。
• The United Nations is resuming a diplomatic effort that has lain dormant for almost two decades.
  联合国正重新开始暂停了近20年的外交努力。
• For several decades thereafter control of infectious disease was based exclusively on the use of antisera and vaccines.
  此后几十年间，传染病几乎全靠抗血清及疫苗来控制。
• The latter had for decades acted largely as a stooge for the party leaders.
  后者几十年来大半时间都在为该党领导人当走狗。
• The Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty attended to state affairs for several decades.
  清朝慈禧太后垂帘听政几十年。
• Turkish Kurds have been repressed for decades by the Ankara government.
  土耳其的库尔德人已经被安卡拉政府压制了几十年。
• Grandma is something else — a battle-axe from the old country who hasn't smiled in decades.
  奶奶不太像奶奶——倒像是来自故乡的母老虎，她已经几十年没有露出过笑脸了。
• The quality of life for gay men has improved over the last two decades.
  同性恋者的生活质量在过去20年里有了改善。
• The United States, Australia and other countries have used this method for several decades.
  在过去数十年中，美国和澳大利亚等国一直在使用这个方法。