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　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

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
  1. the 20th century (= AD1901–2000 or 1900–1999)
     20世纪
  2. eighteenth-century writers
     18世纪的作家
• （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.
  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.

英英释义

noun

• ten 10s
  Synonym:hundred100Cone C
• a period of 100 years

双语例句

• The friendly intercourse between our two countries can be traced back to last century.
  我们两国之间的友好往来可以追溯到上个世纪。
• The 20th century brought brutal change to some countries.
  20世纪一些国家发生了无情的变化。
• The next election is for the government to take us into the new century.
  下次选举要选出带领我们进入新世纪的政府。
• 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。
• They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century.
  他们的世系可以直接追溯到18世纪。
• The television screens of the next century will be linked up to an emerging world telecommunications grid.
  下个世纪的电视屏幕将会接入到正在形成的全球电信网络中。
• He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.
  他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。
• 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。
• Some have called him the greatest entertainer of the twentieth century.
  有人曾称他为20世纪最伟大的艺人。