year

n.年；年纪；一年的期间；某年级的学生

noun

1. 年；日历年
   the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months
   1. in the year 1865
      在1865年
   2. I lost my job earlier this year.
      今年早些时候，我失业了。
   3. Elections take place every year.
      每年都进行各项选举。
   4. The museum is open all (the) year round (= during the whole year) .
      博物馆全年开放。
2. 一年时间
   a period of 12 months, measured from any particular time
   1. It's exactly a year since I started working here.
      我来这里工作已经整整一年了。
   2. She gave up teaching three years ago.
      三年前，她放弃了教学工作。
   3. in the first year of their marriage
      在他们婚后第一年里
   4. 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
   5. 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。
3. 与某事相关的一年；年度
   a period of 12 months connected with a particular activity
   1. the academic/school year
      学年
   2. the tax year
      课税年度
4. 年级；某年级的学生
   a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level
   1. We started German in year seven.
      我们在七年级开始学习德语。
   2. a year-seven pupil
      七年级学生
   3. The first years do French.
      一年级学生学习法语。
   4. She was in my year at school.
      她上学时跟我同级。
5. 年岁；年纪；年龄
   age; time of life
   1. He was 14 years old when it happened.
      这件事情发生的时候，他14岁。
   2. She looks young for her years.
      她看上去比她的年龄小。
   3. They were both only 20 years of age .
      他们两人都只有20岁。
   4. a twenty-year-old man
      一名二十岁的男子
   5. He died in his sixtieth year.
      他是六十岁时去世的。
   6. She's getting on in years (= is no longer young) .
      她已经上年纪了。
6. 很久；好长时间
   a long time
   1. It's years since we last met.
      我们多年没有见面了。
   2. They haven't seen each other for years .
      他们彼此多年没有见面了。
   3. That's the best movie I've seen in years .
      那是我多年来看过的最好的电影。
   4. We've had a lot of fun over the years .
      这些年来我们过得很开心。

n. 年；年度；历年；年纪；一年的期间；某年级的学生

名词复数形式:years

year 年

来自PIE*yer,季节，年，时间，词源同hour,horoscope,horology,horoscope,可能来自PIE*ei,走，离开，做，词源同ire（拉丁语，走，离开）,itinerary,由走动引申词义时间的循环，小时，季节，年，而hour和year在本质上都是指时间，词义只是人为赋予的结果。

1. I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year.
   新年第一天，我在美国开始了一次新的冒险。
2. People hold onto letters for years and years.
   人们会将信件保存很多很多年。
3. He reopened ties with Moscow earlier this year
   今年早些时候他重新建立了和莫斯科的联系。
4. He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.
   他和海伦去年庆祝了他们的银婚。
5. I split up with my boyfriend last year.
   我去年和男友分手了。
6. The year was 1840
   那是1840年。
7. We had an election last year.
   去年我们进行了一次选举。
8. She's done quite a bit of work this past year
   过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
9. The school has been empty for ten years.
   学校已经空置10年了。
10. I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age
    我从11岁起就麻烦不断。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. I haven 'laughed so much in years
    我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。
16. It took me years to fully recover
    我过了很久才完全康复。
17. 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。
18. Regulars return year after year
    老主顾每年都会再来。
19. 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。
20. This problem has increased year by year
    这个问题一年比一年严重。
21. 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。
22. Year in, year out, nothing changes
    年复一年，一切照旧。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round.
    酒后驾车是个常年存在的问题。
27. Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.
    换换发型能让你年轻10岁。
28. My daughter's going to work next year.
    我女儿过年该上班了。