单词 | year |
释义 | yearyear /jɪə, jɜː $ jɪr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Entry menu MENU FOR yearyear1 12 months2 january to december3 years4 all (the) year round5 year by year6 year after year/year in, year out7 period of life/history8 the school/academic year9 school/university level10 first/second etc year11 musician/player/car etc of the year12 year on year13 never/not in a million years14 the year dot15 put years on somebody/take years off somebody Word OriginWORD ORIGINyear ExamplesOrigin: Old English gearEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUSa long time► a long time Collocations a long period of time, especially many months or years: · They’ve been married a long time – nearly 30 years.· The house has been empty for a long time. ► all day/night/year/week continuing for the whole day, night, year etc – used especially to emphasize that it is a long time: · It’s going to take me all night to finish this essay.· He’s in London all week, and only comes home at the weekends. ► hours/weeks/months/years many hours, weeks, months, or years – used to emphasize that it is a long time, or much longer than it should be: · It’s years since I rode a bike.· My wife had to wait months for a hospital appointment. ► ages especially British English informal a very long time: · I’ve been standing here for ages.· The software takes ages to load.· They’ve lived there for ages. ► a while (also some time) a fairly long time: · I hadn’t seen Paul for a while, and he’d completely changed.· It may be some time before the company starts to make a profit. ► the longest time American English a very long time: · For the longest time, my daughter wasn’t reading at all.· It took me the longest time to figure out how to work the sunroof in this car. Longman Language Activatora group of students in a school, college etc► class a group of students or schoolchildren who are taught together: · There are twenty kids in the class.· She gets along well with the other children in her class.· I'm going out with some friends from my dance class.· I graduated in 1999. What class were you in? ► grade a class or group of classes for children of a particular age in an American school: third/seventh/twelfth etc grade: · She's in the fifth grade.· I really liked my eighth grade math teacher.· The second grade class is doing a play about the Pilgrims. ► form a class or a group of classes for all the children of the same age in a British school for children between 11 and 18: · She's by far the brightest pupil in the form.third/fourth/fifth etc form: · I'm in the third form.· Mrs Davies took the fifth form to the science museum. ► year all the classes for children of a particular age in a British school or for students in a particular year of study at a British university: · He works a lot harder than most of the students in his year.third/fourth/fifth etc year: · There are 130 children in the second year.· I hated teaching the fifth year. They were always causing trouble. ► set a class for children with a particular level of ability in a British school: · She's in set one for maths and English and set two for history.· I was useless at school -- always in the bottom set in every subject.· We think you've improved sufficiently to go up to a higher set. ► freshman American someone who is in the first year at a high school or university: · We were only freshmen, so the older kids liked to pick on us.freshman class/year/course etc: · Chris remembers his freshman year at UCLA as if it were yesterday. ► sophomore American someone who is in the second year at a high school or university: · This class is mainly for freshmen and sophomores.sophomore class/year etc: · George dropped out of college his sophomore year. ► junior American someone who is in the third year at a high school or university: · a junior at NYUjunior class/year etc: · Donna spent spring semester of her junior year in Paris. ► senior American someone who is in the fourth and final year at a high school or university: · I can't believe that Cari is a high school senior already.senior class/year etc: · The entire senior class took a trip to Disneyworld. one of the periods into which the year is divided at school, university etc► term one of the three periods that the year is divided into at British school and most British universities; in the US, a name for any of the main periods into which a school year is divided: · As a graduate student, he spent a term at Wichita State University.· The main exams are at the end of the summer term. ► semester one of the two or three periods that the year is divided into at American schools and most American universities: · He attended Bennington College for three semesters.fall/spring semester: · Fall semester starts the 28th of August. ► the school year/the academic year the period of the year when there are school or university classes: · In Japan the school year starts in April and ends in February or March.· The end of the academic year with its final exams is very stressful for many students. ► quarter one of the four main periods that the year is divided into at some American schools and universities: fall/winter/spring/summer quarter: · She was back in Michigan in time to teach spring quarter. WORD SETS► ChronologyAD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2adjectives► this year Phrases· She will be eight this year. ► next year· I might go to law school next year. ► last year· Last year we spent a lot on the house. ► every year· They go back to the same resort every year. ► the current year· The budget for the current year was £13 million. ► the coming year (=the year that is about to start)· Here are some events to look out for in the coming year. ► the past year· Over the past year everyone has worked extremely hard. ► the previous year· They had married the previous year. ► the following year· The following year he was made captain of the team. ► the new year (=used to talk about the beginning of the next year)· The report is due at the beginning of the new year. phrases► the beginning/start of the year· They moved here at the beginning of last year. ► the end of the year· Work should finish around the end of the year. Meaning 7ADJECTIVES/NOUN + years► early years· Little is known about his early years.· He remembers the early years of television. ► the last/latter/closing years of something· He changed his opinion during the last years of his life. ► somebody’s childhood/teenage years· the home in which she spent her childhood years ► the war years· She worked for the BBC during the war years. ► the boom years (=when an economy or industry is very successful)· In the boom years, things weren’t too bad. ► somebody’s retirement years· He enjoyed his retirement years in Wales. ► the Bush/Blair etc years (=when Bush, Blair etc was leader)· The rich did very nicely during the Thatcher years. phrases► in recent years· The number of cases has risen dramatically in recent years. ► in later years· In later years he regretted their argument. ► in years gone by (=in the past)· The old fort defended the island in years gone by. COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘in ancient years’ or ‘in the ancient years’. Say in ancient times or long ago.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the academic year (=the time within a period of 12 months when students are studying at a school or university)· Language students spend the third academic year abroad. ► six months/a year etc in advance Book tickets 21 days in advance. ► the day/week/year etc after (something) (=the next day, week etc) His car was outside your house the morning after Bob’s engagement party. I’ll see you again tomorrow or the day after. She retired from politics the year after she received the Nobel Prize. ► 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago Her husband died 14 years ago. ► the years/days/months etc ahead We do not foresee any major changes in the years ahead. ► light years ahead This design is light years ahead (=much more advanced) in performance and comfort. ► all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) He had worked all his life in the mine. The boys played video games all day. ► two days/three weeks/five years etc apart Our birthdays are exactly a month apart. ► three years/two months etc back (=three years etc ago) His wife died a couple of years back. He called me a while back. ► the boom years/times· the boom years of the late 1980s ► a four-year-old/ten-year-old etc child· A four-year-old child should not be left on their own. ► a one-year/two-year etc contract· He signed a five-year contract worth $2 million. ► cost something per minute/hour/year etc· Calls cost only 2p per minute. ► a one-year/two-year etc course· She did a one-year teacher training course. ► a one-year/two-year etc deal (=one that will be fixed for one year, two years etc)· The five-year deal is estimated to be worth $17.2 million. ► the early days/months/years of something (=the period of time near the beginning of something)· In the early years of our marriage, we lived with my wife’s parents. ► early in the year/century (=in the first part of the year or century)· It was too early in the year for a lot of flowers. ► earn £30,000 a year/$200 a week/£5 an hour etc· Newly qualified teachers earn a minimum of £24,000 a year. ► be two/ten etc years somebody’s elder Janet’s sister was eight years her elder. ► an election year (=a year in which there is an election)· The Chancellor won’t raise taxes in an election year. ► the ensuing days/months/years etc (=the days, months etc after an event) The situation deteriorated over the ensuing weeks. ► enter its third week/sixth day/second year etc The talks have now entered their third week. ► the end of year/term exam British English:· I knew I had to do well in the end of year exams. ► fateful day/night/year etc The goalkeeper on that fateful day in 1954 was Fred Martin. ► last/current/coming/next fiscal year► formative years/period/stages etc (=the period when someone’s character develops) He exposed his children to music throughout their formative years. ► three/six etc full days/years/pages etc We devote five full days a month to training. His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes. ► five-year-old girl/girl of ten etc The patient was a girl of 12. ► give somebody six months/three years etc (=in prison) The judge gave her two years in prison. ► as the days/weeks/years go by As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried. ► in days/times/years etc gone by (=in the past) These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by. ► golden years/days etc the golden years of childhood ► good for one month/a year etc Your passport is good for another three years. ► a one-year/two-year etc guarantee· Our clocks carry a five-year guarantee. ► a new/record/ten-year etc high The price of oil reached a new high this week. ► hundreds of people/years/pounds etc Hundreds of people were reported killed or wounded. ► spend time/three months/six years etc in jail· Griffiths spent three days in jail after pushing a policeman. ► serve time/five years etc in jail (=spend time in jail)· He was finally released after serving 27 years in jail. ► jail somebody for two months/six years/life etc They ought to jail her killer for life. ► junior year the second semester of my junior year ► last night/week/year etc Did you see the game on TV last night? The law was passed last August. ► two years/three weeks etc later He became Senator two years later. ► later in the day/week/year The dentist could fit you in later in the week. ► lean years His wife was a source of constant support during the lean years. ► a 20/30/40 etc year lease· The company has acquired the building on a 30-year lease. ► of mature years a respectable gentleman of mature years ► the middle of the week/month/year etc Everything should be sorted out by the middle of next year. ► the months of the year· We’re learning the months of the year in German. ► years/decades/centuries etc of neglect After years of neglect, the roads were full of potholes. ► see in the new year Our neighbours invited us round to see in the new year (=celebrate the beginning of the year). ► next week/year/Monday etc We’re hoping to open the factory sometime next year. ► be 5/10/50 etc years old· My dad is 45 years old. ► a five-year-old/fifteen-year-old etc somebody/something· a three-year-old boy ► a six month/five year etc period· They studied the behaviour of the ocean during a five year period. ► a five-year/ten-year etc plan· Unesco has a 25-year plan to provide basic education to all. ► post-war period/years/era food rationing in the immediate post-war years ► preceding days/weeks/months/years income tax paid in preceding years ► two days/three years etc previously (=two days, three years etc before) Six months previously he had smashed up his car. ► in recent years/months/times etc The situation has improved in recent years. ► repeat a class/grade/year (=do the same class at school again the following year) ► scarcely a day/year/moment etc Scarcely a day goes by when I don’t think of him. ► three score years and ten old use (=70 years, a person’s expected length of life) ► a five-year/eight-year etc sentence (=five/eight etc years in prison)· He was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary. ► 20/30 years etc of service Brian retired after 25 years of service to the company. ► for ten years· I’ve known him for ten years. ► stay for a year/ten minutes/a week etc Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study. ► a first-year/second-year etc student (=in their first year, second year etc at college or university)· First-year students have an exam at the end of term. ► a two-year/three-month etc study· They are engaged in a five-year study into the effects of calcium on bone health. ► a five-year/ten-year term· The president is elected for a five-year term. ► twice a day/week/year etc (=two times in the same day, week etc) Letters were delivered twice a week only. ► twilight years Depression in the twilight years (=the last years of your life) is usually related to illness. ► the understatement of the year ‘It wasn’t very easy to find the house.’ ‘That’s got to be the understatement of the year!’ ► the war years· The couple spent most of the war years apart. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► current· Having reliable data for the current year is, of course, a prerequisite of good budgets.· Earnings in the second half of the current financial year were expected to increase.· Non-manufacturing costs have also been analysed to identify further savings for the current year.· Further, she predicted that the division will have another banner year and set a new record in the current fiscal year.· Oil revenue estimates for the current year were US$11,400 million as compared with US$13,000 million in 1991.· The increase for the current year has been 6 percent. ► early· This measure provided in part the financial discipline which was lacking in the budgets of earlier years.· Despite the primacy of its influence, socialisation in the early years of life is not confined to the family, however.· Graeme Scott had sorted out all the jigs much earlier in the year.· This process of learning takes place more rapidly and intensely during the early years of childhood than in later life.· The insecurities created by separation in the early and formative years take their toll in adult life.· Most exams follow the pattern of earlier years.· In the Soviet Union the early post-revolutionary years saw a flowering of creativity.· The tomb was added to the collection in the early years of the century. ► financial· Last financial year, some 740,000 people entered Government training programmes, compared with 110,000 in 1978-79 - a sevenfold increase.· This latter provision effectively requires rate precepts to be made or issued for complete financial years.· Accounting policies must be applied consistently from one financial year to the next.· If adopted, the standard would apply to financial years beginning on or after 16 December 1993.· In late June 1991 the legislature passed the 1991-92 budget for the financial year beginning on July 1.· As a beneficiary of this body it received £140,000 this financial year.· Gone are the days of spending frantically because the end of the financial year was nigh.· Spending in the district will be £5.5m over the next financial year. ► fiscal· Their January payment, whatever accounting year it was based on, met their full tax liability for the ongoing fiscal year.· Clinton has already tempered his request for the 1997 fiscal year, seeking $ 491 million.· By the next fiscal year, the goal is to spend $ 60 billion a year on new weapons.· As the fiscal year ended, the company was just breaking even.· Merrill Lynch traditionally cuts jobs in January following the end of its fiscal year.· For instance, Work Recovery has yet to file its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995.· Their contributions during the past fiscal year had been something less than one million pesos.· Amgen Inc. reported a 23 percent increase in comparable earnings and an 18 percent gain in revenues for fiscal year 1995. ► following· The following year there was even greater alarm in Britain.· Private William Gentles died that following year of asthma.· The following year he was also made president.· The following year 1185, Gilbert de Glanville, became Bishop of Rochester.· In the following year, the employer built a new factory principally to make equipment to meet the latest contract.· The opposition to Raybestos then appeared to die down for the following year, only to return with a vengeance in 1980. ► late· Now they find themselves alone in later years and often have to rebuild their lives right from scratch.· As a result, the performance in later years could very easily be enhanced.· However, the variations in mortality between the developed and Third World in the later years of life are much less extreme.· Even his close confidant Manning described him in later years as imprudent.· In later years Bate also rented a house in Hampstead where he died 27 December 1847.· It was too late in the year for the almond blossom but the valley was beautiful none the less.· There were three chauffeurs on the staff and quite a few vehicles, including some Mercedes in later years.· The highlight of Gibson's later years was the Polyethylenes 1933-83 golden jubilee conference in London in June 1983. ► past· In the past year there have been at least eight deaths in custody which are believed to have resulted from torture.· This was the obvious sequel to its policy for the past four years.· In the past year the first phase of the analysis of bus passenger casualties highlighted in the 1991 Plan has been undertaken.· An Ecumenical Jury has been part of the Festival for the past 19 years.· Income has dropped by £80million in the past 2 years and travellers will have to help bail them out.· For the past 10 years, my constituency has been promised a hospital, but no progress has been made.· I have seen this problem many times in the past couple of years when the summers have been very hot.· The past year has been a rollercoaster one for the royals with a few highs followed by lots of depressing lows. ► previous· The proposed merger called into question Britain's civil aviation policy of the previous twenty years.· CareFirst reported that its total membership in 2000 grew by 8.1 percent -- to 2.8 million -- over the previous year.· The encouraging rapprochement between Tehran and London that we'd heard so much about the previous year was at an end.· The conversation turned to the Wisconsin primary of the previous year.· Ministers issued 8,967 standard export licences, down from 9,689 licences in the previous year.· In 1994, New York City got $ 100 million through the program, compared with $ 44 million the previous year.· During 1985 there were 50 attacks on shipping as against 62 the previous year.· The previous year it had finished construction of a $ 1 billion wafer-fabrication plant. ► recent· The recession of more recent years does not appear to have induced a reversion back towards multi-employer bargaining.· Other fragmentary legislation is to be found in recent years, e.g. the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.· In recent years, the growth of National Certificate uptake has been especially strong in secondary schools.· In recent years, the Inspectorate has been seen as understaffed and underfunded and has allegedly suffered from low morale.· Anger at the fingerprinting this entails has become increasingly rampant in recent years.· Consequently banks have sought to reduce their overseas lending exposure in recent years.· This has become more difficult in recent years.· In recent years mystery with history has become a fairly popular sub-genre of crime fiction. VERB► last· Phase 1 started in July 1980 and lasted 3 years, during which 2.5 million households were visited.· Dame, who last year booked her into $ 2 million worth of speeches, at $ 30, 000 each.· My involvement with separatism lasted five years, but in a very real sense it will never leave me.· He settled with five states last year.· I introduced it to my classes in May last year and have developed and modified it as the weeks have passed.· So, if a person's paid employment lasts for forty years, she will need to have thirty-six qualifying years.· Coal reserves have also expanded worldwide, with Britain's contribution expected to last several hundred years.· Harry Mulholland also believes that a good wool carpet can be cleaned professionally to last for years and years. ► spend· I spent a year working in a hospital as an auxiliary nurse between college and university.· He spent a whole year bumming from friends, crashing in strange places, selling weed with pals to make his bread.· Defence spending for the same years was 12.7 percent, 24.2 percent and 28.2 percent respectively.· Jane Dee Hull promised in her state-of-the-state address to boost spending even higher this year.· After his ordination in 1953, he spent three years as assistant priest at the Immaculate Conception Church, Glasgow.· Albert Einstein spent the last 50 years of his life unsuccessfully trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity.· He spent seven happy years at Rawlinsons after the war. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► year after year/year in, year out► years► the school/academic year Word family
WORD FAMILYnounyearadjectiveyearlyadverbyearly 112 months a period of about 365 days or 12 months, measured from any particular time: I arrived here two years ago. We’ve known each other for over a year. It’s almost a year since Sue died. Jodi is 15 years old. a three-year business plan a four-year-old childbe 12/21 etc years of age (=be 12/21 etc years old) → financial year, fiscal year, light year, tax year2january to december (also calendar year) a period of 365 or 366 days divided into 12 months beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st: the year that Kennedy died in the year 1785this/last/next year They moved here at the beginning of this year. last year’s cup final She goes there every year. The museum attracts 100,000 visitors a year. in the early years of the last century → leap year, New Year3years a)informal a very long period of time SYN ages: It’s years since I rode a bike.in/for years I haven’t been there for years. It was the first time in years I’d seen her. b)age, especially old agea man/woman/person etc of his/her etc years Gordon is very active for a man of his years.getting on in years (=no longer young)4all (the) year round during the whole year: It’s warm enough to swim all year round. → year-round5year by year as each year passes: Business has steadily increased year by year.6year after year/year in, year out every year for many years: Many birds return to the same spot year after year.7period of life/history years [plural] a particular period of time in someone’s life or in history: the difficult years following the war Sheila enjoyed her years as a student in Oxford.8the school/academic year the time within a period of 12 months when students are studying at a school or university9school/university level especially British English a particular level that a student stays at for one year: a group of year seven studentsin a year He was in my year at school.10first/second etc year British English someone who is in their first etc year at school or university: The department offers a study skills programme for all first years.11musician/player/car etc of the year the musician etc who was voted the best in a particular yearvote/name something ... of the year The new Renault was voted car of the year.12year on year compared with the previous year: Sales rose by 39 per cent year on year.13never/not in a million years spoken used to say that something is extremely unlikely: Never in a million years did I think we’d lose.14 the year dot British English informal a very long time ago: Scientists have been involved in war since the year dot.15put years on somebody/take years off somebody to make someone look or feel older or younger: Tina’s divorce has put years on her. → donkey’s years at donkey(2)GRAMMAR: Patterns with yearlast year/this year etcDon’t use in with these words:• You say last year: · They got married last year. ✗Don’t say: They got married in last year.• You say this year: · I will turn 16 this year. ✗Don’t say: I will turn 16 in this year.• You say next year: · She’s going on a trip to England next year. ✗Don’t say: She’s going on a trip to England in next year.• You say that year: · We had a lot of rain that year. ✗Don’t say: We had a lot of rain in that year.a year• You use a year when saying how many times in a year something happens: · I only see my sister about twice a year.· ✗Don’t say: I only see my sister about twice in a year.in the year ...• You use in the year when saying the year when something happens: · In the year 2050 sea levels could be much higher.· The record was a hit in the year that I was born.all year• You use all year when talking about something that happens during every part of a year: · There is enough snow here to ski all year. ✗Don’t say: There is enough snow here to ski all the year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthis year· She will be eight this year.next year· I might go to law school next year.last year· Last year we spent a lot on the house.every year· They go back to the same resort every year.the current year· The budget for the current year was £13 million.the coming year (=the year that is about to start)· Here are some events to look out for in the coming year.the past year· Over the past year everyone has worked extremely hard.the previous year· They had married the previous year.the following year· The following year he was made captain of the team.the new year (=used to talk about the beginning of the next year)· The report is due at the beginning of the new year.phrasesthe beginning/start of the year· They moved here at the beginning of last year.the end of the year· Work should finish around the end of the year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 7ADJECTIVES/NOUN + yearsearly years· Little is known about his early years.· He remembers the early years of television.the last/latter/closing years of something· He changed his opinion during the last years of his life.somebody’s childhood/teenage years· the home in which she spent her childhood yearsthe war years· She worked for the BBC during the war years.the boom years (=when an economy or industry is very successful)· In the boom years, things weren’t too bad.somebody’s retirement years· He enjoyed his retirement years in Wales.the Bush/Blair etc years (=when Bush, Blair etc was leader)· The rich did very nicely during the Thatcher years.phrasesin recent years· The number of cases has risen dramatically in recent years.in later years· In later years he regretted their argument.in years gone by (=in the past)· The old fort defended the island in years gone by.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘in ancient years’ or ‘in the ancient years’. Say in ancient times or long ago. |
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