读知识>英语词典>era翻译和用法

era

英 [ˈɪərə]

美 [ˈɪrə]

n.  时代; 年代; 纪元; 代(地质年代,宙下分代)

复数:eras 

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM4TEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.3312 / COCA.1884

牛津词典

    noun

    • 时代;年代;纪元
      a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
      1. the Victorian/modern/post-war era
        维多利亚 / 当今 / 战后时代
      2. When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that) .
        她离开公司后,一个时代结束了(后来的情况就大不一样了)。
    • 代(地质年代,宙下分代)
      a length of time which is a division of an aeon

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 时代;年代;时期
        You can refer to a period of history or a long period of time as anerawhen you want to draw attention to a particular feature or quality that it has.
        1. ...the nuclear era...
          核时代
        2. ...the Reagan-Bush era...
          里根-布什时期
        3. It was an era of austerity.
          那是个艰苦的年代。

      英英释义

      noun

      • a major division of geological time
          Synonym:geological era
        1. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
            Synonym:epoch

          双语例句

          • During the Soviet era and its immediate aftermath, the region was officially known as 'Middle Asia and Kazakhstan'.
            在苏联时代和紧随其后的一段时期,该地区的官方名称为“中亚和哈萨克斯坦”。
          • The pictures belong to an era when there was a preoccupation with high society.
            这些画出自一个人人向往上流社会的时代。
          • The hall is a throwback to another era with its old prints and stained-glass.
            这个大厅的古老图案和彩色玻璃是对过去一个时代风格的回归。
          • In Wales in the same era, boys were caned for speaking Welsh in the playground
            在同一时期的威尔士,男孩们在操场上讲威尔士语是要吃鞭子的。
          • The Christian era is counted from the birth of christ.
            公元纪元是从耶稣的诞生算起。
          • In the Reagan era, well-connected Republicans received favoured treatment in this organization.
            在里根时代,一些关系硬的共和党人在这个机构中多受到了优待。
          • I just love the fun of dressing up in another era's clothing
            我就是喜欢穿另一个时代的衣服玩。
          • The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance.
            享乐主义时代正让位于一个注重节制的时代。
          • The theatre's raffish auditorium recalls an earlier era.
            剧院俗丽的观众席让人想起早先的时代。
          • In the mass production era multinational firms tended to centralize their operations
            在大规模生产的时代,跨国公司往往实行集权化经营。