单词 | decade |
释义 | decade (once / 177 pages) n She was so nervous to see her high school sweetheart at their reunion: it had been a decade (ten years) since she'd seen him at graduation, and she still got butterflies thinking about him. A decade is a period of ten years. Decade contains dec, which is used in words that have to do with tens. The Marty Paich Dectet was a band with ten players. A decahedron is a shape with ten faces. And the decimal system is based on the number ten. WORD FAMILYdecade: decades USAGE EXAMPLESThe media spent the better part of a decade swearing they wouldn’t be fooled again by intelligence assessments the way they were before 2003. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) He’s almost 67 years old, looks 22, and hasn’t eaten refined sugar in what appears to be a decade. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) He organized state computer operations into a centralized office - during the early computer era - creating a model that would be used decades later. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a period of 10 years Syn|Hypo|Hyper decennary, decennium 1900s the decade from 1900 to 1909 1530sthe decade from 1530 to 1539 1920s, twentiesthe decade from 1920 to 1929 1820sthe decade from 1820 to 1829 1930s, thirtiesthe decade from 1930 to 1939 1830sthe decade from 1830 to 1839 1940s, fortiesthe decade from 1940 to 1949 1840sthe decade from 1840 to 1849 1950s, fiftiesthe decade from 1950 to 1959 1850sthe decade from 1850 to 1859 1750sthe decade from 1750 to 1759 1960s, sixtiesthe decade from 1960 to 1969 1860sthe decade from 1860 to 1869 1760sthe decade from 1760 to 1769 1970s, seventiesthe decade from 1970 to 1979 1870sthe decade from 1870 to 1879 1770sthe decade from 1770 to 1779 1980s, eightiesthe decade from 1980 to 1989 1880s, eightiesthe decade from 1880 to 1889 1780sthe decade from 1780 to 1789 1990s, ninetiesthe decade from 1990 to 1999 1890s, ninetiesthe decade from 1890 to 1899 1790sthe decade from 1790 to 1799 period, period of time, time period an amount of time 2n the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system Syn|Hyper 10, X, ten, tenner large integer an integer equal to or greater than ten |
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