year
noun
uk/jɪər/us/jɪr/A1[C]
aperiodof twelvemonths,especiallyfrom 1Januaryto 31December:
年,年份;(尤指1月1日至12月31日间的)一年时间Annetteworkedin Italy for two years.安妮特在意大利工作了两年。
2005 was one of theworstyears of mylife.2005年是我生命中最糟糕的年份之一。
We went to Egypt onholidaylastyear.我们去年去埃及度假了。
At thistimeofyear thebeachesarealmostdeserted.一年之中的这个时候,海滩几乎空寂无人。
Thisspecieskeepsitsleavesallyear (round)(= through the year).这一品种常年不落叶。
[C]
aperiodof twelvemonthsrelatingto aparticularactivity:
(与某一活动有关的)一年,年度Thefinancial/taxyearbeginsinApril.财政/纳税年度从4月份开始。
A2[C]
thepartof the year, in aschooloruniversity, during whichcoursesaretaught:
学年theacademic/schoolyear学年
UKShe's nowin herfinal/first/second yearat Manchester University.她眼下在曼彻斯特大学读毕业班/一年级/二年级。
USMydaughteris in herfreshman/sophomore/junior/senioryear.我女儿现在读大学一年级/二年级/三年级/四年级。
[C,+ sing/pl verb]UK(USclass)
agroupofstudentswhostartschool,college,university, or acoursetogether:
年级Kathy was in the year above me atcollege.上大学时凯西比我高一届。
- Welookforwardtogreatersuccessin the coming year.
- I'm still incontactwith her - we write acoupleoftimesa year.
- I'mcontemplatinggoingabroadfor a year.
- We have put somemoneyon onesidefor next year'ssummerholiday.
- Heservedfour years inprisonforrobbery.
Specific periods of time
- Anthropocene
- around-the-clock
- British Summer Time
- BST
- calendar month
- Cretaceous
- hour-long
- hr
- Jurassic
- lunar month
- Mesozoic
- nightlong
- Oligocene
- Ordovician
- Palaeocene
- Palaeogene
- Precambrian
- week-long
- wk
- year-long
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Years & yearly
Schools in general
Students & pupils
Idioms
for a man/woman/person of his/her years
for years
from/since the year dot
in/through all the years
of the year
put years onsomeone
take years offsomeone
year in, year out