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centuries
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- century
['sεntjurɪ]
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noun
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(period) 世纪
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2.
noun
[Cricket]
百分
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the 21st century
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21世纪
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in the twenty-first century
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在21世纪
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- century
[ˈsenʧʊrɪ]
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n.[c]
一百年
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The civil-war spanned almost a century.
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内战几乎跨越了一个世纪。
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2.
n.[c]
一百
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Last season he completed his century of goals for the club.
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上个赛季，他为俱乐部完成了他一百分的目标。
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3.
n.[c]
世纪
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4.
n.[c]
一百分
Collins English-English Dictionary
- century
['sεntʃərɪ]
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n
a period of 100 years
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2.
n
one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ
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3.
n
a score or grouping of 100
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to score a century in cricket
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4.
n
[chiefly US]
(as modifier)
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the basketball team passed the century mark in their last game
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5.
n
(in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men - See also maniple
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6.
n
(in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting
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7.
n
[often capital]
a style of type
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8.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin centuria, from centum hundred
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at the turn of the century
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在本世纪初，在本世纪末
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He was probably one of the greatest athletes of the twentieth century.
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他差不多是二十世纪最伟大的运动员之一。
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A lot of taboos began to weaken in the 20th century.
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很多禁忌到了20世纪已经没那么大影响了。
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That house must be at least a century old.
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那所房子肯定至少有一百岁了。
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It's been like a century since I last saw him.
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我感觉我都有一百年没见到过他了。
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