| 单词 | annual |
| 释义 | annual (once / 114 pages) adjn When something is annual, it happens once a year. An annual holiday party should be a time for fun, but it also can be a sad yearly reminder of the passage of time. An annual event happens every year: "I always forget to take sunglasses to my annual eye exam and am left wearing those horrible disposable shades." Annual earnings are made over the course of a year: "His annual income is on a steady decline." And an annual plant lives for only a year: "My neighbor Shirley always plants the most garishly bright annuals instead of more subdued perennials." Whether it's eye exams, income, or plants, you can expect to see something annual again in about 365 days. WORD FAMILYannual: annually, annuals, biannual, semiannual+/biannual: biannually/semiannual: semiannually USAGE EXAMPLESThe school’s annual holiday play and volleyball games are some of the community’s primary entertainment. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Without a sustainable budget solution, the annual Permanent Fund dividend soon will disappear, as will our savings accounts. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) On Sunday, a dozens of people gathered on a street corner to recite the names of the victims in what’s become an annual gathering. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj occurring or payable every year an annual trip to Paris annual (or yearly) income Syn yearly periodic, periodical happening or recurring at regular intervals 2adj completing its life cycle within a year a border of annual flowering plants Syn|Ant one-year biennial, two-year having a life cycle lasting two seasons perenniallasting three seasons or more 3n (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year Hyper flora, plant, plant life (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion 4n a reference book that is published regularly once every year Syn|Hypo|Hyper yearbook, yearly almanac an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year almanac, farmer's calendaran annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year ephemerisan annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts |
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