| 单词 | 年以前 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DISAPPEAR〕Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago. 恐龙在数百万年以前就灭绝了。朗文写作活用〔JOIN〕About 100 million years ago South America was joined to Africa. 大约在一亿年以前，南美洲与非洲是相连的。朗文写作活用〔RELATIONSHIP〕They had a fling years ago. 多年以前他们曾有过一段短暂的关系。朗文写作活用〔THINK〕Many years ago he had contemplated writing a book about his childhood. 许多年以前他考虑过要写一本关于他童年的书。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕We used to play golf together, but that was donkey's years ago. 我们曾经常在一起打高尔夫球，可那是很多年以前的事了。朗文写作活用〔WET〕About 3000 years ago a tidal wave swamped the coastal lowlands of Greece, causing massive destruction. 大约3,000年以前，海啸淹没了希腊沿海的低地，造成巨大破坏。朗文写作活用〔accord〕Before 1987, the accord between the Labour government and the unions was a simple affair.1987年以前，工党政府和工会之间很容易达成一致。剑桥高阶〔ago〕That was years ago.那是多年以前的事。文馨英汉〔amnesty〕Illegal immigrants who came into the country before 1982 were granted/given amnesty.*1982年以前进入该国的非法移民被赦免。韦氏高阶〔ancestor〕He could trace his ancestors back 700 years.他的祖先可以追溯到700年以前。外研社新世纪〔ancestry〕He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.他可追祖溯宗至 1 000 年以前。牛津高阶〔and〕That was years and years ago.那是多少年以前的事了。朗文当代〔back〕That was a few years back.那是几年以前的事。牛津高阶〔bread〕A year ago, they took away my freedom and now they take the bread out of my mouth.一年以前, 他们剥夺了我的自由, 现在又断了我的生计。外研社新世纪〔cede〕This island was ceded to Spain more than one hundred years ago.这个岛屿在一百多年以前就割让给西班牙了。21世纪英汉〔citizenship〕Only people who can trace their family history in Kuwait back before 1920 are entitled to citizenship.只有其在科威特的家族史可以追溯到1920年以前的人才能获国籍。柯林斯高阶〔citizenship〕Only people who can trace their family history in Kuwait back before 1920 are entitled to citizenship.只有在科威特的家族史可以追溯到1920年以前的人才有资格获得公民身份。外研社新世纪〔clog〕The old man popped his clogs a year or two back.老头一两年以前翘了辫子。外研社新世纪〔confine〕Before 1914 divorce was largely confined to the upper classes.1914年以前，离婚大部分局限于上等阶层。麦克米伦高阶〔dare〕Balloonists did not dare the Atlantic again until 1958.在1958年以前,气球驾驶员不敢再作飞越大西洋的尝试。英汉大词典〔date back〕This tradition dates back over 200 years.这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前。柯林斯高阶〔day〕That was a good thirty years ago if it was a day.那至少是整整30年以前的事了。英汉大词典〔down〕The house burned down many years ago.许多年以前这座房子就被烧毁了。剑桥高阶〔earlier〕Many years earlier, Grundy had given The Beatles their first television break.多年以前，格伦迪给了甲壳虫乐队第一次在电视上亮相的机会。柯林斯高阶〔further〕She can't remember further back on 1970.她记不得1970年以前的事。英汉大词典〔further〕The records don't go any further back than 1960.记录没有 1960 年以前的。朗文当代〔generation〕A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown.二三十年以前，家用电脑还几乎不为世人所知。剑桥高阶〔heyday〕His heyday and influence were paramount before 1290.他最有影响力的鼎盛期是在1290年以前。外研社新世纪〔history〕The history of this organization goes back many years.该组织的历史可追溯到很多年以前。牛津搭配〔illegality〕Birth control was illegal there until 1978.1978 年以前那里节育是非法的。柯林斯高阶〔imprison〕Many many years ago, glaciers imprisoned much of our planet's water.许许多多年以前,冰川把我们这个星球的大部分水源给堵塞了。英汉大词典〔invalidate〕Some of the other criticisms were invalidated years ago.其他的一些批评多年以前就被证明站不住脚。柯林斯高阶〔lump〕Everything over thirty years old is lumped into one big category: ancient history.所有三十年以前的事物都被归入一大类：古代史。外研社新世纪〔many〕It all happened a good many years ago.这都是很多年以前的事了。朗文当代〔materially〕The car you drive today is not materially different from one driven fifty years ago.现在开的车与五十年以前开的车没什么太大的不同。外研社新世纪〔maybe〕The problems really started maybe two or three years ago.这些问题可能是两三年以前真正开始出现的。朗文当代〔notion〕The traditional notion of marriage goes back thousands of years.传统的婚姻观念可追溯到几千年以前。朗文当代〔occasion〕I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden.我经常愉快地回想起几年以前在科文特花园的那一次。外研社新世纪〔performer〕Until 1987, Canada's industry had been the star performer.1987年以前, 加拿大的工业一直排在世界前列。外研社新世纪〔previous〕There were almost no women MPs previous to 1945.1945 年以前几乎没有女性议员。朗文当代〔profit〕A year ago the Tokyo company had a pretax profit of 35 million yen.一年以前，东京公司的税前利润是3500万日元。剑桥高阶〔pure〕My husband is pure Japanese and traces his family back 800 years.我丈夫是纯正的日本人，他的家族可以追溯到 800 年以前。朗文当代〔rather〕Millions of years ago, Idaho was not dry. Rather, it was warm and damp.在几百万年以前, 爱达荷州并不干燥。相反, 那时这里非常温暖湿润。外研社新世纪〔remember〕He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before.他记忆中的她依然是他多年以前认识的那个活泼的少女。牛津高阶〔retreat〕Ten thousand years ago the ice began its retreat from Scotland.一万年以前冰开始从苏格兰消退。朗文当代〔savage〕Twelve thousand years ago, our ancestors were primitive savages living in caves.12000年以前，我们的祖先生活在洞穴里，是原始野蛮人。剑桥高阶〔since〕He disappeared many years since.他许多年以前就不知去向。英汉大词典〔since〕That was years ago. I've changed jobs since then.那是多年以前的事了。自那以来我已经换过几个工作了。牛津高阶〔start〕The tradition was started many years ago.这个传统始于多年以前。韦氏高阶〔stretch〕The dispute stretches back over many years.这场争论可追溯到许多年以前。剑桥高阶〔stretch〕The town's history stretches back to before 1500.该镇的历史可以上溯到公元 1500 年以前。牛津高阶〔stretch〕The town's history stretches back to before 1700.该镇的历史可以追溯到 1700 年以前。牛津搭配〔tailor-made〕Not too many years ago a car would run on most any kind of gasoline, but now engines require fuels that are virtually tailor-made.不多年以前,汽车几乎可用任何种类的汽油驱动,而如今发动机要求的燃料几乎都是特制的。英汉大词典〔territory〕Until 1959 Hawaii was a Territory, not a State.1959年以前夏威夷是个准州,还不是一个州。英汉大词典〔there〕A: Was it three years ago? B: There or thereabouts.甲:这是3年以前的事吗? 乙:差不多。英汉大词典〔these〕Leonardo was working in these rooms exactly 500 years ago.五百年以前, 莱奥纳尔多就在这些房间里工作。外研社新世纪〔thing〕The funny thing is that the rest of us have known that for years.滑稽的是，那个情况我们其余的人很多年以前就知道了。柯林斯高阶〔till〕Up till 1918, women in Britain were not allowed to vote.在1918年以前，英国不允许妇女参加选举。剑桥高阶〔time〕Time out of mind the people of the village had gathered together on this day to give thanks.很多年以前, 这个村的居民就有了在这一天聚集在一起感恩拜谢的习俗。外研社新世纪〔turn〕It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty.他立志要在而立之年以前攒够 100 万美元。柯林斯高阶〔unemployment〕Unemployment will not fall before 2007.2007年以前失业率不会下降。英汉大词典〔until〕Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.1982年以前他一直是达勒姆大学生物系的高级讲师。柯林斯高阶〔visualize〕It is difficult to visualize how the town must have looked years ago.很难想象这座小镇在多年以前是什么样子。牛津搭配〔when〕I saw him a year ago, since when I haven't seen anything of him.我1年以前看到过他,自那以后我连他的影子都没见到。英汉大词典〔winter〕It happened many winters ago.这事发生在多年以前。英汉大词典〔writing〕He saw the writing on the wall for the British car industry several years ago.他于几年以前就看到了英国汽车工业的不祥之兆。英汉大词典A thousand years ago, pandas could be found over a wide swathe of China. 1000 年以前，中国大片地区都有熊猫的踪迹。剑桥国际A year ago the Tokyo company had a pretax profit of 35 million yen.一年以前，东京公司赚取了3千5百万日元的税前利润。剑桥国际Before 1987, the accord between the Labor government and the unions was a simple affair.年以前，工党政府与工会之间的协议很简单。剑桥国际In pre-1750 Europe, most artisans were involved in producing basic goods --cloth, shoes, bread, flour, building materials, and so on--although some did make luxury items.在1750年以前的欧洲，绝大多数手艺人都是从事生活基本用品的生产----如布匹、鞋子、面包、面粉、建筑材料等----虽然确也有些人是制作奢侈品的。剑桥国际It's astonishing to think that only a few years ago the people there lived a primitive life.仅仅在不多年以前，那里的人民还过着原始的生活，这使人想起来颇难以置信。剑桥国际Many millions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land.数百万年以前，我们的祖先从远古时期的沼泽地里爬出来，来到了干燥的陆地上。剑桥国际Many years ago a group of confessors built this church. 很多年以前，一群不畏受难的基督徒修建了这座教堂。译典通Millions of years ago, changes in the Earth's climate caused animal and plant life to diversify.几百万年以前，地球上气候的变化引起了动植物生命的多样化。剑桥国际Modern cosmology believes the Universe to have come into existence about fifteen billion years ago.现代宇宙论相信宇宙的形成大约在150亿年以前。剑桥国际She migrated to Australia years ago. 她是好多年以前移居澳大利亚的。译典通She was on (= using) Valium for a while several years ago.几年以前她使用了一阵子安定药。剑桥国际The city passed an ordinance restricting the size of advertising signs, but grandfathered all those signs erected before 1992. 该城市通过了限制广告招牌大小的条例，但是一九九二年以前竖立的招牌不在此限。译典通The country's constitution had been declared void by the UN Security Council many years before.许多年以前，该国的宪法被联合国安理会宣布无效。剑桥国际The estuary --a partially enclosed bay where fresh and salt water mix--took its present form about 3 000 years ago.这个河口----一个淡水和海水汇合在一起的半屏障形海湾----在约3 000年以前就形成现在这个样子。剑桥国际The flumes were built many years ago. 这些引水槽是很多年以前建造的。译典通Twelve thousand years ago, your ancestors were primitive savages living in caves.一万二千年以前，你们的祖先是生活在洞穴里的原始野蛮人。剑桥国际Up till 1918, women in Britain were not allowed to vote.在1918 年以前，英国妇女不允许参加选举。剑桥国际We went to Greece two Septembers ago.两年以前的九月我们去了希腊。剑桥国际Years ago in England, villagers used to clang pots and pans to shame a violent man (= cause him to feel ashamed).多年以前，英格兰的村民们用敲打盆盆罐罐的方式来使粗暴的人感到难为情。剑桥国际Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea/notion that cars would be built by robots.多年以前人们会嘲笑让机器人来造汽车这种想法。剑桥国际 |
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