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单词 twenties
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twenties
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈtwen.tiz/us
/ˈtwen.t̬iz/
B2
A person's twenties are theperiodin which they areagedbetween 20 and 29:
二十多岁
I'dguessshe'sinher twenties.我猜她20多岁。
the twenties
therangeoftemperaturebetween 20° and 29°:
（温度）二十多度
Thetemperatureisexpectedto beinthe twentiestomorrow.预计明天的气温20多度。
B2
thedecade(=periodof tenyears)between 20 and 29 in anycentury, usually 1920–1929 or 2020–2029:
二十年代，1920年代
She wasborninthe twenties.她生于20年代。
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(Definition oftwentiesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

twenties| American Dictionary

twenties
plural noun
(also20s);(20’s)
us
/ˈtwen·tiz/
thenumbers20 through 29:
Temperatures were in the twenties(= between 20° and 29°).
Both ofourchildrenare now intheirtwenties(= between 20 and 29yearsold).
The twenties are theyearsbetween 1920 and 1929.
(Definition oftwentiesfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The twentytwenties(suggesting an acuity of vision that may not be appropriate), the twenty thirties, and so on are not comfortable.
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Beyond the age of 40, the difference between men and women is clear; however, the picture is ambiguous for those in theirtwentiesand thirties.
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In thetwentiesand early thirties, findings differed for men and women.
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Unbeknownst to her, in her earlytwenties, she was at the pinnacle of her career.
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The working classes will never submit to a return to the conditions of thetwentiesand thirties.
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The students were in their earlytwenties, training for a professional career in music.
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Since 1979, when he was still in histwenties, he has authored half a dozen books while editing another half-dozen.
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Most of the following are from email messages from teenagers, university undergraduates or people in theirtwenties.
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Among brides in theirtwentiesthe pregnancies were less frequent; only one out of eight or ten was marrying while pregnant.
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Seroprevalence in women peaked in the latetwentiesbut remained high throughout the reproductive age-range.
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Five of the eleven subjects, including all the teenage ones, but only two of those in theirtwenties, lived at home with their parents.
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Women in their early teenage years are still growing and are likely to be more physically immature than women in theirtwenties.
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Interestingly, the people in theirtwentieswere the least supportive of democracy and the least satisfied with voting and civil rights.
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She was in her earlytwentiesand resented the atmosphere at the orphanage.
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The percentage of males heading households started to increase as men entered theirtwenties.
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