| 单词 | 本世纪 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BEGINNING〕At the start of the century, barely 3% of the population was literate. 本世纪初，这些人口中识字的还不到3%。朗文写作活用〔DRY〕Central Africa is suffering one of the worst droughts of the century. 中非正遭遇到本世纪最严重的旱灾。朗文写作活用〔HOME〕Earlier in the century it was normal for women to have their babies at home. 本世纪初期，女人在家生孩子是很正常的事。朗文写作活用〔IMPORTANT〕The revolution taking place in eastern Europe must be counted as one of the most momentous events of this century. 东欧发生的这场革命肯定可以算作本世纪最重要的事件之一。朗文写作活用〔LIFE〕At the beginning of the century, the average life expectancy for Americans was less than 50 years. 本世纪初，美国人的平均预期寿命不足50岁。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕The Coca-Cola bottle is one of the classic designs of our century. 可口可乐的瓶子是本世纪的经典设计之一。朗文写作活用〔PLAN〕The raid, one of the most daring crimes of the century, was masterminded by Italian playboy, Giovanni Cattani. 这宗劫案是本世纪最大胆的犯罪案件之一，是由意大利花花公子乔瓦尼·卡塔尼精心策划的。朗文写作活用〔VOTE〕There was a fierce struggle for women's suffrage in Britain early this century. 本世纪初期，英国的妇女为了得到选举权进行了激烈的斗争。朗文写作活用〔WEATHER〕It was the hottest summer this century. 这是本世纪最炎热的夏天。朗文写作活用〔add on〕To the rear is a large dining room — added on early this century.后边是一个大餐厅——本世纪早期增建的。柯林斯高阶〔add on〕To the rear is a large dining room, added on early this century.后部是一个本世纪初加盖的大餐厅。外研社新世纪〔arch〕This huge triumphal arch was erected at the beginning of this century.这座巨型凯旋门是本世纪初建造的。牛津搭配〔bar〕They're the best songwriters of this century, bar none (= no one else is better).他们是本世纪最优秀的曲作者，无人能比。剑桥高阶〔billionth〕Disney will claim its one billionth visitor before the end of the century.到本世纪末迪士尼将迎来其第十亿位游客。外研社新世纪〔billionth〕Disney will claim its one billionth visitor before the end of the century.迪士尼的游客在本世纪末将会超过10亿。柯林斯高阶〔count among〕He was counted among the greatest writers of the century.他被认为是本世纪的最伟大作家之一。21世纪英汉〔count〕She was counted among the greatest dancers of the century.她可算是本世纪最伟大的舞蹈家之一。英汉大词典〔crest〕The second period of female self-assertion of this century has crested.本世纪女权运动的第二时期已达到高潮。英汉大词典〔disaster relief〕The earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters [=a disaster caused by natural forces] of this century.地震是本世纪最严重的自然灾害之一。韦氏高阶〔discovery〕This is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the century.这是本世纪最重大的考古发现之一。麦克米伦高阶〔drain〕The drains(= the system of pipes)date from the beginning of the century.下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。牛津高阶〔drought〕He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。柯林斯高阶〔educated〕She was probably the most highly educated prime minister of this century.她可能是本世纪学历最高的首相。剑桥高阶〔exponential〕There has been an exponential increase in the world population this century.本世纪世界人口一直呈几何数增长。剑桥高阶〔find〕His discovery was hailed as the botanical find of the century.他的发现被誉为本世纪植物学的最重大发现。柯林斯高阶〔find〕The statue could be one of the finds of the century.这尊塑像可能是本世纪最有价值的发现之一。麦克米伦高阶〔foremost〕He is considered the foremost artist of this century.他被认为是本世纪最杰出的艺术家。英汉大词典〔forward〕Now the leadership wants to look forward, and to outline a strategy for the rest of the century.现在领导层想要展望未来，为本世纪余下的时间勾画出战略纲要。柯林斯高阶〔giant〕He was one of the intellectual/political giants of this century.他是本世纪的知识界巨擘／政界巨头之一。剑桥高阶〔here〕Most of us are peaceful and decent, but here we go again, in our fifth war of this century.我们中的大多数人爱好和平而且体面，但是，又来了，本世纪的第五次战争。朗文当代〔indeed〕Indeed, it could be the worst environmental disaster in Europe this century.这确实可能是本世纪西欧最严重的环境灾难。剑桥高阶〔lash〕The worst winter storms of the century lashed the east coast of North America.本世纪最强的冬季暴风雪袭击了北美洲东海岸。外研社新世纪〔level〕The storm was the most powerful to hit Hawaii this century. It leveled sugar plantations and destroyed homes.这是本世纪夏威夷遭遇的最强风暴。无数甘蔗园和住宅被夷为平地。柯林斯高阶〔mystery〕It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.这是本世纪尚未解开的大奥秘之一。牛津高阶〔potentially〕It's potentially the most exciting scientific discovery this century.这可能是本世纪最激动人心的科学发现。外研社新世纪〔preside over sth〕This government has presided over some of the most significant changes in education this century.本届政府领导了本世纪教育方面的一些最重大的变革。剑桥高阶〔provider〕The treaty provides that, by the end of the century, the United States must have removed its bases.条约规定，到本世纪末，美国必须撤除其基地。柯林斯高阶〔provide〕The treaty provides that, by the end of the century, the United States must have removed its bases.该条约规定, 到本世纪末, 美国必须撤除其基地。外研社新世纪〔rating〕He has the highest opinion-poll rating of any president this century.在民意调查中，他的受欢迎程度在本世纪的总统中是最高的。牛津搭配〔resonant〕The third resonantly poetic language of Scotland this century is Gaelic.盖尔语是本世纪苏格兰第三种富有诗意的语言。柯林斯高阶〔round〕The century has rounded into its first decade.本世纪已进入第一个10年。英汉大词典〔since〕The company has been in its present location since the beginning of the century.自本世纪初以来，这家公司就一直在现在这个地方。韦氏高阶〔singer〕Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the great opera singers of the century.琼·萨瑟兰女爵士，本世纪伟大的歌剧歌唱家之一柯林斯高阶〔sometime〕The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.这本书写于本世纪之交的某个时刻。韦氏高阶〔spate〕A migration into the valley continued in full spate beyond the middle of the century.移居到该峡谷的浪潮一直保持到本世纪中叶以后。英汉大词典〔storm〕It was the worst storm to hit Sri Lanka this century.这是本世纪斯里兰卡遭受的最严重的一场暴风雨。牛津搭配〔unmatched〕He had a talent unmatched by any other politician of this century.他的才华是本世纪其他政坛人物所望尘莫及的。牛津高阶〔unprecedented〕This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.环境在本世纪遭到了空前的破坏。剑桥高阶〔write〕Write 1500 words on your view of the advance of civilization in this century.就你对本世纪文明进步的看法写一篇1500字的文章。英汉大词典〔wrought〕This century wrought major changes in our society.本世纪给我们的社会带来了重大变革。牛津高阶Gandhi was one of this century's greatest exponents of non-violent protest.甘地是本世纪非暴力反抗的最伟大的倡导者之一。剑桥国际He was one of the intellectual/political giants of this century.他是本世纪的知识/政治界伟人之一。剑桥国际Henry Ford II's greatest ambition was always to recapture the supremacy (= leading position) over General Motors which Ford had lost during the 1920s.亨利·福特第二的最大抱负就是从通用汽车公司手上夺回福特公司在本世纪二十年代失去的霸主地位。剑桥国际His most recent book is set at the turn of the century in a torrid port on Colombia's Caribbean coast.他最新的一本书是以本世纪初哥伦比亚的加勒比海海岸的一个炙热的港口为背景的。剑桥国际In the middle of this century in London tainted brown air obscured the winter sun.在本世纪中期的伦敦，受污染的棕色大气遮蔽了冬日的阳光。剑桥国际Indeed, it could be the worst environmental disaster that Western Europe has known this century.这确实可能是本世纪西欧所经历的最厉害的环境灾难。剑桥国际People in this region embraced Christianity at the turn of the century. 这一地区的人在本世纪初开始信奉基督教。译典通She was probably the most highly educated prime minister of this century.她大概是本世纪受教育程度最高的首相。剑桥国际That New York City is not a peaceful place to live is the understatement of the year/month/century.说纽约城不是一个太平地方, 这是本年度/本月/本世纪最节制的说法。剑桥国际That spring, El Chichon in Mexico produced one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the century.那个春天，墨西哥的埃尔奇琼发生了本世纪最大的一次火山爆发。剑桥国际The church has become more liberal in this century. 本世纪教会变得不那么守旧了。译典通The discovery was hailed as the scientific sensation of the century. 这一发现被誉为本世纪科学上的轰动事件。译典通The film spreads over a large swathe of time, but concentrates mainly on the late 1940s.这部电影的时间跨度很大，但主要情节集中发生在本世纪四十年代后期。剑桥国际The film successfully recaptures the joyful style of the 1940s Hollywood musical.影片成功地再现了本世纪四十年代好莱坞音乐片的欢快风格。剑桥国际The government has presided over some of the most significant changes in education this century.政府领导了本世纪教育方面的一些最重大的变革。剑桥国际The innovation of air travel during this century has made the world seem smaller. 本世纪空中旅行的革新使世界似乎变小了。译典通The modern train was an obvious and distracting anachronism in the film about London in the 1950s.在那部关于本世纪五十年代伦敦的影片中，新式的火车是一个明显而又令人感到不对劲的时代错误。剑桥国际The open-air production of the opera was advertised as being the greatest spectacle of the century.这部露天制作的歌剧被广告宣传为本世纪最伟大的演出。剑桥国际The railroad will open at the end of the decade, two years hence. 这条铁路本世纪末通车，离现在还有两年时间。译典通The second group of storms were not quite as severe as those of five years ago which, by the way, were the worst this century.第二组风暴没有像5年前的那么猛烈，顺便提一下，那可是本世纪最猛烈的一次。剑桥国际They're the best songwriters of this century, bar none (= no one else is better).他们是本世纪最好的歌曲作家，无与伦比。剑桥国际This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.本世纪见证了环境受到前所未有的大规模的破坏。剑桥国际This invention is one of the supreme achievements of the present century.这一发明是本世纪的最高成就之一。剑桥国际 |
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