year

year /ˈjiɚ/ noun

plural years

year

/ˈjiɚ/

noun

plural years

Learner's definition of YEAR

[count]

: a unit of time that is equal to 12 months or 365 or sometimes 366 days年；一年时间

I haven't seen her in a year.我已经一年没见她了。
He quit smoking six years ago.他六年前戒了烟。
The job pays $45,000 a/per year.这份工作年薪45 000美元。
She renews her lease every year.她每年都续租。
We see them once or twice a year.我们一年见他们一两次。
It feels like we've been standing in line for a year.感觉我们排队都排了一年了。
That team hasn't won in years.那支队已经多年没有赢过了。
It's been years since I've been on an airplane.我已经好几年没坐飞机了。
The camp has changed a lot over the years. [=during several/some/many years]营地这些年变化很大。
The tree grows taller year by year. = The tree grows taller each year. = The tree grows taller as the years go by.这棵树长得一年比一年高。
The park is open all year round. = The park is open the entire year.公园全年开放。

— see also calendar year, donkey's years, fiscal year, gap year, leap year

: the regular period of 12 months that begins in January and ends in December（日历）年；年度

The work should be done by the end of the year.工作应该于年底前完成。
She was born in the year 1967.她生于1967年。
The volcano erupted in the year 44 B.C.这座火山曾在公元前44年爆发。
In what year was the car made?这辆车是哪一年生产的？
They got married last year. [=during the year before this one]他们去年结了婚。
He will retire next year. [=during the year after this one]他明年退休。
the movie/teacher/rookie of the year [=the best movie/teacher/rookie in a specific year]年度最佳影片/优秀教师/最佳新球员

— used to refer to the age of a person年龄；年纪；岁

She is 14 years old.她14岁。
the teenage years [=the ages 13 through 19]十几岁的年龄
a six-year-old boy六岁大的男孩
He is getting on in years. [=he is getting old]他年事渐高。
She looks young/old for her years. [=she looks younger/older than she is]她看起来要比实际年龄年轻/年老。

: a period of time when a particular event, process, activity, etc., happens or is done（特定事件、过程、活动等发生或完成的）一段时间

The school year runs from September to June. [=the school operates from September to June]学年九月开始，六月结束。
The fiscal year begins in October and ends in September.财政年度从十月开始，到第二年九月结束。
This will be a great year [=harvest season] for peaches.今年桃子会大丰收啊。
The pitcher is having his best year [=season] ever.这名投手在本赛季中表现最佳。
She took geometry (during) her sophomore year.她高中二年级时上过几何课。
first- and second-year students一年级和二年级的学生

glory years

— see ¹glory

in the year of our Lord

formal

— used before a year to say that it is after the birth of Jesus Christ公元（…年）；耶稣纪元（…年）

The couple married on this day in the year of our Lord 2005.这对夫妻在公元2005年的这一天结婚。

never/not in a thousand/million/billion years

informal

— used as a strong way of saying that something is extremely unlikely or impossible根本不可能；绝无可能

Never in a million years did I think she would quit her job. [=I never thought that she would quit her job]我从来没想到她会辞职。
He will never change his mind. Not in a million years.他绝对不会改变主意的，永远不会。

put years on

: to cause (someone) to look or feel older使显得苍老

That job has really put some years on him.那份工作真让他苍老了许多。

since (the) year one

(US) informal or British since the year dot

: for a very long time : since a time in the distant past很久以前；很长时间前

That monument has been there since the year one.纪念碑已经立在那里好长时间了。

take years off

: to cause someone to look or feel younger使显得年轻

Not only has the diet improved how she feels, but it's also taken years off (her appearance).节食不仅令她自我感觉更好，而且令她显得更年轻了。

vintage year

— see ¹vintage

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