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year year ★★★★★/jɪ͟ə(r)/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]See also:leap year；年；日历年 A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December. The year was 1840...那是1840年。We had an election last year.去年我们进行了一次选举。...the number  of people on the planet by the year 2050.到2050年这个星球上的人口数量2[N-COUNT	可数名词]一年时间 A year is any period of twelve months. The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year...这些博物馆一年能吸引逾250万名参观者。She's  done quite a bit of work this past year...过去的一年里她做了不少工作。The school has been empty for ten years.学校已经空置10年了。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]年岁；年纪；年龄 Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years.   [num N adj/prep]He's 58 years old...他58岁。I've  been in trouble since I was eleven years of age...我从11岁起就麻烦不断。This column is ten years old today.这个专栏到今天已经开办10年了。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]学年（英国和美国的学年从9月开始） A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September.   [usu adj/ord N]...the 1990/91 academic year...1990—1991学年The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school.这对双胞胎不需要重读二年级。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]（某）年级学生 You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year.   [ord N]  [BRIT 英]The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish.一年级和二年级学生可以在法语、德语和西班牙语中选一门。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]（财政）年度 A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances.   [with supp]  [BUSINESS 商]He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years...他宣布在接下来的两个财年里将大幅提高税收。The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September.公司承认到9月本财年结束时将会出现亏损。7[N-PLURAL	复数名词]很久；很长时间 You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time.   [emphasis]I haven' laughed so much in years...我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。It took me years to fully recover...我过了很久才完全康复。People hold onto letters for years and years.人们经年累月地保存着信件。8[N-PLURAL	复数名词]（在某地或做某事的）年头，时期 You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as your years there or your years of doing that activity.   [poss N]The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus.他在塞浦路斯的那段日子里，生活由喜转悲。...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery.他担任曼彻斯特城市艺术馆馆长的那些年9See also:calendar year；fiscal year；  10[PHRASE	短语]年年；每年 If something happens year after year, it happens regularly every year.   [PHR after v]Regulars return year after year...老主顾每年都会再来。You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways.你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。11[PHRASE	短语]一年一年地；逐年 If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year.   [PHR after v]This problem has increased year by year...这个问题一年比一年严重。The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。12[PHRASE	短语]年复一年地；年年 If something happens year in ,year out, it happens every year without changing and is often boring.   [PHR with cl]Year in, year out, nothing changes...年复一年，一切照旧。With stockbroking it was the same thing, year in year out.证券经纪工作每年都重复着一成不变的内容。13[PHRASE	短语]他那样年纪的男子/她那样年纪的女子 You can say a man of his years or a woman of her years to refer to that person's age in relation to something else you are talking about. He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years...他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。A young man of his years needed to have a separate room.他那个年纪的年轻人需要有个单独的房间。14[PHRASE	短语]（经历或衣着）使显得年老，使觉得老迈 If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.我总是能够扭转逆境，反败为胜，但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。15[PHRASE	短语]一年到头；终年 If you say something happens all year round or all the year round, it happens continually throughout the year.   [PHR after v]Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round...城市公园是理想去处，那里几乎一年四季鲜花盛开。Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round.酒后驾车是个常年存在的问题。16[PHRASE	短语]（经历或衣着）使显得年轻，使觉得年轻 If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.换换发型能让你年轻10岁。17  donkey's years→see: donkey；  yearyear /jɪə, jɜː $ jɪr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 112 months a period of about 365 days or 12 months, measured from any particular time:  I arrived here two years ago. We’ve known each other for over a year. It’s almost a year since Sue died. Jodi is 15 years old. a three-year business plan a four-year-old childbe 12/21 etc years of age (=be 12/21 etc years old) →financial year, fiscal year, light year, tax year2january to december (also calendar year) a period of 365 or 366 days divided into 12 months beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st:  the year that Kennedy died in the year 1785this/last/next year They moved here at the beginning of this year. last year’s cup final She goes there every year. The museum attracts 100,000 visitors a year. in the early years of the last century →leap year, New Year3years a)informal a very long period of time  SYN  ages:  It’s years since I rode a bike.in/for years I haven’t been there for years. It was the first time in years I’d seen her. b)age, especially old agea man/woman/person etc of his/her etc years Gordon is very active for a man of his years.getting on in years (=no longer young)4all (the) year round during the whole year:  It’s warm enough to swim all year round. →year-round5year by year as each year passes:  Business has steadily increased year by year.6year after year/year in, year out every year for many years:  Many birds return to the same spot year after year.7period of life/history years [plural] a particular period of time in someone’s life or in history:  the difficult years following the war Sheila enjoyed her years as a student in Oxford.8the school/academic year the time within a period of 12 months when students are studying at a school or university9school/university level especially British English a particular level that a student stays at for one year:  a group of year seven studentsin a year He was in my year at school.10first/second etc year British English someone who is in their first etc year at school or university:  The department offers a study skills programme for all first years.11musician/player/car etc of the year the musician etc who was voted the best in a particular yearvote/name something ... of the year The new Renault was voted car of the year.12year on year compared with the previous year:  Sales rose by 39 per cent year on year.13never/not in a million years spoken used to say that something is extremely unlikely:  Never in a million years did I think we’d lose.14 the year dot British English informal a very long time ago:  Scientists have been involved in war since the year dot.15put years on somebody/take years off somebody to make someone look or feel older or younger:  Tina’s divorce has put years on her. → donkey’s yearsat donkey(2)GRAMMAR: Patterns with yearlast year/this year etcDon’t use in with these words:• You say last year: · They got married last year. ✗Don’t say:  They got married in last year.• You say this year: · I will turn 16 this year. ✗Don’t say:  I will turn 16 in this year.• You say next year: · She’s going on a trip to England next year. ✗Don’t say:  She’s going on a trip to England in next year.• You say  that year: · We had a lot of rain that year. ✗Don’t say:  We had a lot of rain in that year.a year• You use a year when saying how many times in a year something happens: · I only see my sister about twice a year.·  ✗Don’t say:  I only see my sister about twice in a year.in the year ...• You use  in the year when saying the year when something happens: · In the year 2050 sea levels could be much higher.· The record was a hit in the year that I was born.all year• You use all year when talking about something that happens during every part of a year: · There is enough snow here to ski all year. ✗Don’t say:  There is enough snow here to ski all the year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthis year· She will be eight this year.next year· I might go to law school next year.last year· Last year we spent a lot on the house.every year· They go back to the same resort every year.the current year· The budget for the current year was £13 million.the coming year (=the year that is about to start)· Here are some events to look out for in the coming year.the past year· Over the past year everyone has worked extremely hard.the previous year· They had married the previous year.the following year· The following year he was made captain of the team.the new year (=used to talk about the beginning of the next year)· The report is due at the beginning of the new year.phrasesthe beginning/start of the year· They moved here at the beginning of last year.the end of the year· Work should finish around the end of the year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 7ADJECTIVES/NOUN + yearsearly years· Little is known about his early years.· He remembers the early years of television.the last/latter/closing years of something· He changed his opinion during the last years of his life.somebody’s childhood/teenage years· the home in which she spent her childhood yearsthe war years· She worked for the BBC during the war years.the boom years (=when an economy or industry is very successful)· In the boom years, things weren’t too bad.somebody’s retirement years· He enjoyed his retirement years in Wales.the Bush/Blair etc years (=when Bush, Blair etc was leader)· The rich did very nicely during the Thatcher years.phrasesin recent years· The number of cases has risen dramatically in recent years.in later years· In later years he regretted their argument.in years gone by (=in the past)· The old fort defended the island in years gone by.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘in ancient years’ or ‘in the ancient years’. Say  in ancient times or  long ago.

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RDnBsBRHX1LUaMRnRIQME3pobDfK/hRNYAp5JamQ4MAv2PIGQwChpIaY/9mboTVFkYFYm+e1yd0KV5QnacMqJVz53VqIPBYl1yP5iJX4KUROd5YC8anCsN7HRf+PWWjbBPJuJhqn8Q0jaMvxhhUe/K5WLo9ZbmiVUx5/PTy3vb3+lvj4HWtxc03qUngO37YG/9ZdfgM5LFVOswFeIklLArpuN4EgBr3kJjkydsfNS56uPjZcQ8pMcoVY2K+XQNEAMzqzxh/pbVici2IG9GVDdBzg6LOvu1yie1YQD/LzyhHtt8ceB1joGUQSGsPmcZgLKejQZEv/tEqj38I/y1BDpEU9vMoH8RZvFoJ4svJJUPtkAUbS8kYQgbF6GnQARx+DTneWAvGpwrDex0X/j1lo2xD3UsdmkCt+n/xMuCCl4lUjzsoSbdcYtfs3iE4osgUGrlYuj1luaJVTHn89PLe9vdICRIC8x5cm8LCdFRjoVCJGWj28e/BVQz4dUmEz5SoUkYFYm+e1yd0KV5QnacMqJcG09RaFr8C3GgFzlbxY72uRgVib57XJ3QpXlCdpwyol8Eo44TM8Jg5V/M9pYLKCzWCQUcwhonwGXbeQ++ham679I6y5d94OyFjhZuH1u7kDUUxaobWFT8XHiQz7S/UL1KIcDJ+kYat/vFzqeIwWscNxv4jI1dcCEX+cWQkuNI7Y6MfqPtr7SQkgqtFLf1Gr3p+6kmjX7JfBMsXo7BPj2Uig5T8ygNlAuMiHznFla6kSTneWAvGpwrDex0X/j1lo2zfoERTZ09TMDvZX+qfwVZMW5JwHYLQjMnVZPMMJpoHn3CKtBFhUpX3b/3AruR04O2R3d8SWEgk799d58ICymMFQ2RF4iwoM1BpQ2b7Ihcenht+uvTyJ5GermPeWTZRYz/i7IXyTbweLdaXyRNF9T0IFtJQSrryY0xvtRmaBZIgtJxfuRHEoMFM9176ydsUtC9J555CfItrDZO7JQTP0gu4h8Kbt+nNfc/q0WPmEHngROnPwqKcFLia/9/8hKPXsdzaK/tpfBkGt9Z8oMBN/OG88QfOE0Wu0Hp3SMhhmlaB99q0LrV0SLzv1fNDEhX4rCHXjfgIGIF6boKyAGiWu7OnbtJc0DqutY7fgo2zT8rcq55pzK3of0NGc/tyGADE/wUPN7eePuZhsiOmj5aa6yfUr2GEc/AdtTjVZz7LqUNDlkckRSgbDM9vrzZ9HIeOQAfXlVJ80ihcMd8HjYgPGx51zA2QMwLcH9706ENvyK3YhnICudQ2vW5qXeOpyVyyDQnSWqFkMi96tr89syN3hJ7lur8BKDG/6zg3ySkALHt/XzzpeMEu2Cou9AOpTUQ2//G443jUT696RD87EsnJt51hedfWcixRK5aiZc51jH9uKHT2C0CNoeb2yvdXshZ8yseQpOIunJYaWnGgorXwnGmLNSbQbiDDCdjsZRlp3jEeSovF2v+hxevmjna37JlA2R0o1tYSw/DJYmN7IV0krnZq79QEvx51rzRyvZEFwkOuUJ4I8ymsz8y9Y66v/8FcJa82bL25uzuNPkPlyKNk4uUw79AuoZtKfJTnMhCF52T8Ru2ldmRxuzD1LWQZqLBkahZqSEts/7dNAMuQdGjAqxnXR3j9qMsUzItco6VNlMGsdAaX/QiOo7M99tbqekr23Bbd3k2T5t8UVZQjPEWxHzA+SijW2zRjQGt0eJnwmBmbaLuYlusxr1DJtaAE86N+dfwl3iKvWA6CkYpfufN2cZkRvC4ofJ5aJzvz73IEW21jobghczkwmwXOt/wd8i48yFg==             year              ★                    /        jɪə(r)                ;        jɜː(r)                ;          NAmE                jɪr                /                              noun                            (        abbr.yr        )                    1      ★              (        also        ˌcalendar ˈyear        )                    [countable        ]                    the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months          年；日历年                            ◆        in the year 1865        在 1865 年                    ◆        I lost my job earlier this year.        今年早些时候，我失业了。                    ◆        Elections take place every year.        每年都进行各项选举。                    ◆        The museum is open          all (the) year round          (= during the whole year).                博物馆全年开放。                    ☞see also                                            leap year                                      ,                                            new year                                                  2      ★              [countable        ]                    a period of 12 months, measured from any particular time          一年时间                            ◆        It's exactly a year since I started working here.        我来这里工作已经整整一年了。                    ◆        She gave up teaching three years ago.        三年前，她放弃了教学工作。                    ◆        in the first year of their marriage        在他们婚后第一年里                    ◆        the pre-war/war/post-war years          (= the period before/during/after the war)                战前的╱战争的╱战后的年代                    ◆        I have happy memories of my years in Poland          (= the time I spent there).                在波兰的岁月给我留下了美好的回忆。                    ☞see also                                            gap year                                      ,                                            light year                                      ,                                            off year                                                  3      ★              [countable        ]                    a period of 12 months connected with a particular activity          与某事相关的一年；年度                            ◆        the          academic/school year                学年                    ◆        the          tax year                课税年度                    ☞see also                                            financial year                                                  4              [countable        ]            (        especially BrE)                    (at a school, etc.        学校等        )                    a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level          年级；某年级的学生                            ◆        We started German in year seven.        我们在七年级开始学习德语。                    ◆        a year-seven pupil        七年级学生                    ◆        The first years do French.        一年级学生学习法语。                    ◆        She was in my year at school.        她上学时跟我同级。                    5      ★              [countable            ,       usually plural        ]                    age; time of life          年岁；年纪；年龄                            ◆        He was 14          years oldwhen it happened.                这件事情发生的时候，他 14 岁。                    ◆        She looks young for her years.        她看上去比她的年龄小。                    ◆        They were both only 20          years of age.                他们两人都只有 20 岁。                    ◆        a twenty-year-old man        一名二十岁的男子                    ◆        He died in his sixtieth year.        他是六十岁时去世的。                    ◆        She's          getting on in years          (= is no longer young).                她已经上年纪了。                    6      ★      years              [plural        ]                    (          informal)                a long time          很久；好长时间                            ◆        It's years since we last met.        我们多年没有见面了。                    ◆        They haven't seen each other          for years.                他们彼此多年没有见面了。                    ◆        That's the best movie I've seen          in years.                那是我多年来看过的最好的电影。                    ◆        We've had a lot of fun          over the years.                这些年来我们过得很开心。                    IDIOMS              man, woman, car, etc. of the ˈyear                              a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year              某年度最优秀人物（或事物）                                                  not/never in a hundred, etc. ˈyears                              (              informal)                        used to emphasize that you will/would never do sth              永远不；绝对不                                            ◆            I'd never have thought of that in a million years.            我永远也想不出这个主意。                                      put ˈyears on sb                              to make sb feel or look older              使感到老迈；使显得年老                                                  take ˈyears off sb                              to make sb feel or look younger              使觉得（或显得）年轻                                                  ˌyear after ˈyear                              every year for many years              年年；每年                                                  ˌyear by ˈyear                              as the years pass; each year              一年一年地；每年；年复一年                                            ◆            Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger.            年复一年，他们对彼此的爱愈加强烈。                                      the year ˈdot                  (            BrE)                                (                          NAmE                        the year ˈone            )                                (              informal)                        a very long time ago              很久以前                                            ◆            I've been going there every summer since the year dot.            我从很久以前就每年夏天都去那里。                                      year ˈin, year ˈout                              every year              年复一年；年年                                                  ˌyear of ˈgrace | ˌyear of our ˈLord                              (              formal)                        any particular year after the birth of Christ              纪元某年；公元某年                                                  ˌyear on ˈyear                              (              used especially when talking about figures, prices, etc.                尤用于统计数字、价格等              )                        each year, compared with the last year              与前一年同期比较                                            ◆            Spending has increased year on year.            与去年同期比较，开销增加了。                                ◆            a year-on-year increase in spending            开销的年度增长                                      ☞more at                                    advanced                              ,                                    decline                                   v.            ,                                    donkey                              ,                                    seven                              ,                                    turn                                   n.                    year      years                  year              /        jɪə(r)                ;        jɜː(r)                ;          NAmE                jɪr                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	year ★★★★★ /jɪ͟ə(r)/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:leap year ；年；日历年 A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December. The year was 1840... 那是1840年。 We had an election last year. 去年我们进行了一次选举。 ...the number of people on the planet by the year 2050. 到2050年这个星球上的人口数量 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一年时间 A year is any period of twelve months. The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year... 这些博物馆一年能吸引逾250万名参观者。 She's done quite a bit of work this past year... 过去的一年里她做了不少工作。 The school has been empty for ten years. 学校已经空置10年了。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]年岁；年纪；年龄 Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years. [num N adj/prep] He's 58 years old... 他58岁。 I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age... 我从11岁起就麻烦不断。 This column is ten years old today. 这个专栏到今天已经开办10年了。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]学年（英国和美国的学年从9月开始） A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September. [usu adj/ord N] ...the 1990/91 academic year... 1990—1991学年 The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school. 这对双胞胎不需要重读二年级。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（某）年级学生 You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year. [ord N] [BRIT 英] The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish. 一年级和二年级学生可以在法语、德语和西班牙语中选一门。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（财政）年度 A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances. [with supp] [BUSINESS 商] He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years... 他宣布在接下来的两个财年里将大幅提高税收。 The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September. 公司承认到9月本财年结束时将会出现亏损。 7 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]很久；很长时间 You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time. [emphasis] I haven' laughed so much in years... 我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。 It took me years to fully recover... 我过了很久才完全康复。 People hold onto letters for years and years. 人们经年累月地保存着信件。 8 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（在某地或做某事的）年头，时期 You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as your years there or your years of doing that activity. [poss N] The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus. 他在塞浦路斯的那段日子里，生活由喜转悲。 ...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery. 他担任曼彻斯特城市艺术馆馆长的那些年 9 See also:calendar year ；fiscal year ； 10 [PHRASE 短语]年年；每年 If something happens year after year, it happens regularly every year. [PHR after v] Regulars return year after year... 老主顾每年都会再来。 You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways. 你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。 11 [PHRASE 短语]一年一年地；逐年 If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year. [PHR after v] This problem has increased year by year... 这个问题一年比一年严重。 The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts. 这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。 12 [PHRASE 短语]年复一年地；年年 If something happens year in ,year out, it happens every year without changing and is often boring. [PHR with cl] Year in, year out, nothing changes... 年复一年，一切照旧。 With stockbroking it was the same thing, year in year out. 证券经纪工作每年都重复着一成不变的内容。 13 [PHRASE 短语]他那样年纪的男子/她那样年纪的女子 You can say a man of his years or a woman of her years to refer to that person's age in relation to something else you are talking about. He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years... 他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。 A young man of his years needed to have a separate room. 他那个年纪的年轻人需要有个单独的房间。 14 [PHRASE 短语]（经历或衣着）使显得年老，使觉得老迈 If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me. 我总是能够扭转逆境，反败为胜，但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。 15 [PHRASE 短语]一年到头；终年 If you say something happens all year round or all the year round, it happens continually throughout the year. [PHR after v] Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round... 城市公园是理想去处，那里几乎一年四季鲜花盛开。 Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round. 酒后驾车是个常年存在的问题。 16 [PHRASE 短语]（经历或衣着）使显得年轻，使觉得年轻 If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you. 换换发型能让你年轻10岁。 17 donkey's years→see: donkey ；
Oxford	year ★ / jɪə(r) ; jɜː(r) ; NAmE jɪr / noun ( abbr.yr ) 1 ★ ( also ˌcalendar ˈyear ) [countable ] the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months 年；日历年 ◆ in the year 1865 在 1865 年 ◆ I lost my job earlier this year. 今年早些时候，我失业了。 ◆ Elections take place every year. 每年都进行各项选举。 ◆ The museum is open all (the) year round (= during the whole year). 博物馆全年开放。 ☞see also leap year , new year 2 ★ [countable ] a period of 12 months, measured from any particular time 一年时间 ◆ It's exactly a year since I started working here. 我来这里工作已经整整一年了。 ◆ She gave up teaching three years ago. 三年前，她放弃了教学工作。 ◆ in the first year of their marriage 在他们婚后第一年里 ◆ the pre-war/war/post-war years (= the period before/during/after the war) 战前的╱战争的╱战后的年代 ◆ I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there). 在波兰的岁月给我留下了美好的回忆。 ☞see also gap year , light year , off year 3 ★ [countable ] a period of 12 months connected with a particular activity 与某事相关的一年；年度 ◆ the academic/school year 学年 ◆ the tax year 课税年度 ☞see also financial year 4 [countable ] ( especially BrE) (at a school, etc. 学校等 ) a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level 年级；某年级的学生 ◆ We started German in year seven. 我们在七年级开始学习德语。 ◆ a year-seven pupil 七年级学生 ◆ The first years do French. 一年级学生学习法语。 ◆ She was in my year at school. 她上学时跟我同级。 5 ★ [countable , usually plural ] age; time of life 年岁；年纪；年龄 ◆ He was 14 years oldwhen it happened. 这件事情发生的时候，他 14 岁。 ◆ She looks young for her years. 她看上去比她的年龄小。 ◆ They were both only 20 years of age. 他们两人都只有 20 岁。 ◆ a twenty-year-old man 一名二十岁的男子 ◆ He died in his sixtieth year. 他是六十岁时去世的。 ◆ She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). 她已经上年纪了。 6 ★ years [plural ] ( informal) a long time 很久；好长时间 ◆ It's years since we last met. 我们多年没有见面了。 ◆ They haven't seen each other for years. 他们彼此多年没有见面了。 ◆ That's the best movie I've seen in years. 那是我多年来看过的最好的电影。 ◆ We've had a lot of fun over the years. 这些年来我们过得很开心。 IDIOMS man, woman, car, etc. of the ˈyear a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year 某年度最优秀人物（或事物） not/never in a hundred, etc. ˈyears ( informal) used to emphasize that you will/would never do sth 永远不；绝对不 ◆ I'd never have thought of that in a million years. 我永远也想不出这个主意。 put ˈyears on sb to make sb feel or look older 使感到老迈；使显得年老 take ˈyears off sb to make sb feel or look younger 使觉得（或显得）年轻 ˌyear after ˈyear every year for many years 年年；每年 ˌyear by ˈyear as the years pass; each year 一年一年地；每年；年复一年 ◆ Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger. 年复一年，他们对彼此的爱愈加强烈。 the year ˈdot ( BrE) ( NAmE the year ˈone ) ( informal) a very long time ago 很久以前 ◆ I've been going there every summer since the year dot. 我从很久以前就每年夏天都去那里。 year ˈin, year ˈout every year 年复一年；年年 ˌyear of ˈgrace \| ˌyear of our ˈLord ( formal) any particular year after the birth of Christ 纪元某年；公元某年 ˌyear on ˈyear ( used especially when talking about figures, prices, etc. 尤用于统计数字、价格等 ) each year, compared with the last year 与前一年同期比较 ◆ Spending has increased year on year. 与去年同期比较，开销增加了。 ◆ a year-on-year increase in spending 开销的年度增长 ☞more at advanced , decline v. , donkey , seven , turn n. year years year / jɪə(r) ; jɜː(r) ; NAmE jɪr /
LDC	yearyear /jɪə, jɜː $ jɪr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 112 months a period of about 365 days or 12 months, measured from any particular time: I arrived here two years ago. We’ve known each other for over a year. It’s almost a year since Sue died. Jodi is 15 years old. a three-year business plan a four-year-old childbe 12/21 etc years of age (=be 12/21 etc years old) → financial year , fiscal year , light year , tax year 2january to december (also calendar year) a period of 365 or 366 days divided into 12 months beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st: the year that Kennedy died in the year 1785this/last/next year They moved here at the beginning of this year. last year’s cup final She goes there every year. The museum attracts 100,000 visitors a year. in the early years of the last century → leap year , New Year 3years a)informal a very long period of time SYN ages: It’s years since I rode a bike.in/for years I haven’t been there for years. It was the first time in years I’d seen her. b)age, especially old agea man/woman/person etc of his/her etc years Gordon is very active for a man of his years.getting on in years (=no longer young)4all (the) year round during the whole year: It’s warm enough to swim all year round. → year-round 5year by year as each year passes: Business has steadily increased year by year.6year after year/year in, year out every year for many years: Many birds return to the same spot year after year.7period of life/history years [plural] a particular period of time in someone’s life or in history: the difficult years following the war Sheila enjoyed her years as a student in Oxford.8the school/academic year the time within a period of 12 months when students are studying at a school or university9school/university level especially British English a particular level that a student stays at for one year: a group of year seven studentsin a year He was in my year at school.10first/second etc year British English someone who is in their first etc year at school or university: The department offers a study skills programme for all first years.11musician/player/car etc of the year the musician etc who was voted the best in a particular yearvote/name something ... of the year The new Renault was voted car of the year.12year on year compared with the previous year: Sales rose by 39 per cent year on year.13never/not in a million years spoken used to say that something is extremely unlikely: Never in a million years did I think we’d lose.14 the year dot British English informal a very long time ago: Scientists have been involved in war since the year dot.15put years on somebody/take years off somebody to make someone look or feel older or younger: Tina’s divorce has put years on her. → donkey’s years at donkey(2) GRAMMAR: Patterns with yearlast year/this year etcDon’t use in with these words:• You say last year: · They got married last year. ✗Don’t say: They got married in last year.• You say this year: · I will turn 16 this year. ✗Don’t say: I will turn 16 in this year.• You say next year: · She’s going on a trip to England next year. ✗Don’t say: She’s going on a trip to England in next year.• You say that year: · We had a lot of rain that year. ✗Don’t say: We had a lot of rain in that year.a year• You use a year when saying how many times in a year something happens: · I only see my sister about twice a year.· ✗Don’t say: I only see my sister about twice in a year.in the year ...• You use in the year when saying the year when something happens: · In the year 2050 sea levels could be much higher.· The record was a hit in the year that I was born.all year• You use all year when talking about something that happens during every part of a year: · There is enough snow here to ski all year. ✗Don’t say: There is enough snow here to ski all the year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthis year· She will be eight this year.next year· I might go to law school next year.last year· Last year we spent a lot on the house.every year· They go back to the same resort every year.the current year· The budget for the current year was £13 million.the coming year (=the year that is about to start)· Here are some events to look out for in the coming year.the past year· Over the past year everyone has worked extremely hard.the previous year· They had married the previous year.the following year· The following year he was made captain of the team.the new year (=used to talk about the beginning of the next year)· The report is due at the beginning of the new year.phrasesthe beginning/start of the year· They moved here at the beginning of last year.the end of the year· Work should finish around the end of the year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 7ADJECTIVES/NOUN + yearsearly years· Little is known about his early years.· He remembers the early years of television.the last/latter/closing years of something· He changed his opinion during the last years of his life.somebody’s childhood/teenage years· the home in which she spent her childhood yearsthe war years· She worked for the BBC during the war years.the boom years (=when an economy or industry is very successful)· In the boom years, things weren’t too bad.somebody’s retirement years· He enjoyed his retirement years in Wales.the Bush/Blair etc years (=when Bush, Blair etc was leader)· The rich did very nicely during the Thatcher years.phrasesin recent years· The number of cases has risen dramatically in recent years.in later years· In later years he regretted their argument.in years gone by (=in the past)· The old fort defended the island in years gone by.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘in ancient years’ or ‘in the ancient years’. Say in ancient times or long ago.
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