decade

英 [ˈdekeɪd]

美 [ˈdekeɪd]

n. 十年，十年期(尤指一个年代)

复数：decades　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1539 / COCA.730

牛津词典

noun

十年，十年期（尤指一个年代）
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1910–1919 or 1990–1999

N-COUNT 十年，十年期（尤指一个年代)
Adecadeis a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example 1980 to 1989.
1. ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.
  19 世纪的最后 10 年

noun

If the current trend continues, black farmers in the United States may be extinct by the end of this decade
如果当前趋势继续发展下去，美国的黑人农民将在这个十年末不复存在。
These cameras have increased only marginally in value over the past decade.
在过去10年里，这些照相机的价格只是略有提高。
His latest album release is a compilation of his jazz works over the past decade.
最近发行的专辑是他过去10年来的爵士作品合集。
Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.
回收利用是上个十年中被英国民众广泛认可的观念。
British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade
过去10年来，英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。
The latest data showed that global ozone concentrations had dropped several per cent over the last decade.
最新数据显示，过去10年来全球臭氧的浓度降低了几个百分点。
After the fall of Pitt in 1801 there was a decade of unstable government
1801年皮特倒台后，政府经历了10年的动荡。
For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off.
对他来说，这个十年所余下的时间是一段创作空白。
These problems persisted for much of the decade.
这些问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。
Women have become more assertive in the past decade.
女性在过去十年中已变得更加自信。