year

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。

1. See also: The year was 1840... We had an election last year. ...the number of people on the planet by the year 2050. leap year
2. N-COUNT 一年时间
   A year is any period of twelve months.
   1. The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year...
      这些博物馆一年能吸引逾250万名参观者。
   2. She's done quite a bit of work this past year...
      过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
   3. The school has been empty for ten years.
      学校已经空置10年了。
3. N-COUNT 年岁;年纪;年龄
   Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years.
   1. He's 58 years old...
      他58岁。
   2. I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age...
      我从11岁起就麻烦不断。
   3. This column is ten years old today.
      这个专栏到今天已经开办10年了。
4. N-COUNT 学年（英国和美国的学年从9月开始）
   A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September.
   1. ...the 1990/91 academic year...
      1990—1991学年
   2. 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。
5. N-COUNT （某）年级学生
   You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year.
   1. 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。
6. N-COUNT （财政）年度
   A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
7. N-PLURAL 很久;很长时间
   You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time.
   1. I haven' laughed so much in years...
      我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。
   2. It took me years to fully recover...
      我过了很久才完全康复。
   3. People hold onto letters for years and years.
      人们经年累月地保存着信件。
8. N-PLURAL （在某地或做某事的）年头，时期
   You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as your years there or your years of doing that activity.
   1. 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。
   2. ...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery.
      他担任曼彻斯特城市艺术馆馆长的那些年
9. See also: calendar year fiscal year
10. PHRASE 年年;每年
    If something happens year after year, it happens regularly every year.
    1. Regulars return year after year...
       老主顾每年都会再来。
    2. 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。
11. PHRASE 一年一年地;逐年
    If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year.
    1. This problem has increased year by year...
       这个问题一年比一年严重。
    2. 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。
12. PHRASE 年复一年地；年年
    If something happens year in ,year out, it happens every year without changing and is often boring.
    1. Year in, year out, nothing changes...
       年复一年，一切照旧。
    2. 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。
13. PHRASE 他那样年纪的男子/她那样年纪的女子
    You can say a man of his years or a woman of her years to refer to that person's age in relation to something else you are talking about.
    1. 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。
    2. A young man of his years needed to have a separate room.
       他那个年纪的年轻人需要有个单独的房间。
14. PHRASE （经历或衣着）使显得年老，使觉得老迈
    If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.
    1. I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.
       我总是能够扭转逆境，反败为胜，但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。
15. PHRASE 一年到头;终年
    If you say something happens all year round or all the year round, it happens continually throughout the year.
    1. 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。
    2. Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round.
       酒后驾车是个常年存在的问题。
16. PHRASE （经历或衣着）使显得年轻，使觉得年轻
    If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.
    1. Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.
       换换发型能让你年轻10岁。
17. donkey's years → see: donkey

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。

n.

man, woman, car, etc. of the year

• 某年度最优秀人物（或事物）
  a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year

not/never in a hundred, etc. years

• 永远不；绝对不
  used to emphasize that you will/would never do sth
  1. I'd never have thought of that in a million years.
     我永远也想不出这个主意。

put years on sb

• 使感到老迈；使显得年老
  to make sb feel or look older

take years off sb

• 使觉得（或显得）年轻
  to make sb feel or look younger

year after year

• 年年；每年
  every year for many years

year by year

• 一年一年地；每年；年复一年
  as the years pass; each year
  1. Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger.
     年复一年，他们对彼此的爱愈加强烈。

the year dot

• 很久以前
  a very long time ago
  1. I've been going there every summer since the year dot.
     我从很久以前就每年夏天都去那里。

year in, year out

• 年复一年；年年
  every year

year of grace

year of our Lord

• 纪元某年；公元某年
  any particular year after the birth of Christ

year on year

• 与前一年同期比较
  each year, compared with the last year
  1. Spending has increased year on year.
     与去年同期比较，开销增加了。
  2. a year-on-year increase in spending
     开销的年度增长

of advanced years

sb's advanced age

• 高龄；年事已高
  used in polite expressions to describe sb as ‘very old’
  1. He was a man of advanced years.
     他年事已高。
  2. Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!
     我虽说是黄昏暮年，也还懂得如何找乐儿！

sb's declining years

• 暮年；晚年
  the last years of sb's life

donkey's years

• 很长时间
  a very long time
  1. We've known each other for donkey's years.
     我们已认识多年。

the turn of the century/year

• 世纪之交；新年伊始；辞旧迎新之际
  the time when a new century/year starts
  1. It was built at the turn of the century.
     这是在世纪之交修建的。

noun

1. a body of students who graduate together
   1. the class of '97
   2. she was in my year at Hoehandle High

   Synonym:    class

2. the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
   1. a Martian year takes 687 of our days

3. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
   1. she is 4 years old
   2. in the year 1920

   Synonym:    twelvemonthyr

4. a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
   1. a school year