century

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名词复数: centuries

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形容词: centurylong | 名词复数: centuries |

单词例句：

Settlers flooded from Europe to America in the 19th century.

十九世纪欧洲移民纷纷涌到了美国。

In the last century, there were no trade unions, and so workers could be made to sweat blood.

上个世纪没有工会，因此人们可被驱使着累死累活地干活。

Only after a century and a half of confusion is the royal authority restored.

只是在一个半世纪的混乱之后，皇权又得以恢复。

Food shortages will probably get worse towards the end of the century.

食物短缺的情况到本世纪末可能更加严重。

In the nineteenth century younger sons were often intended for the Church, the Army or the colonies.

在19世纪，父母都希望年轻的儿子们在教会、军队或国外殖民地谋到职务。

This land has been in cultivation since the last century.

从上个世纪以来人们一直耕种着这块土地。

The family can trace its history to the 17th century.

这个家族的历史可以追溯到十七世纪。

Expansionism was advocated by many British politicians in the late 19th century.

19世纪末，英国许多政客鼓吹扩张主义。

Petty criminals in the eighteenth century got the rough end of the stick when they were transported to Australia for what we would now regard as minor offences.

18世纪的轻罪犯们受到了不公正的待遇，那时他们因我们现在认为的小过错而被流放到澳大利亚。