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

• The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries
  点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。
• 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。
• Through the centuries, flowers have been used for cooking in every conceivable way.
  几个世纪以来，人们以各种想象得到的方式将鲜花入菜。
• I have been listening to that for centuries!
  我已经听了几个世纪了！
• Smallpox, rampant for centuries, has finally been eliminated.
  猖獗多年的天花终于灭迹了。
• Chinas healers have been using it for more than 13 centuries.
  中国的医者用它用了13个世纪以上。
• 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 ordered suppressed castes of centuries wither here.
  几百年来传为定制、严守不变的一套等级制度一到这里都冰消瓦解了。
• 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。