year

n ［C］ ① a measure of time equal to about 365 days， which is the amount of time it takes for the earth to travel completely round the sun 太阳年 ② a period from 1 January to 31 December 年：I arrived here five ～s ago today. 5年前的今天我来到此地。/～ in， ～ out 年复一年/As it happened so many ～s ago， I don't remember the details. 因为年岁久远，当时的具体情况已记不清了。③ a period of a year or about a year in the life of an organization 年度：the school ～ 学年/the financial ～ 财政年度 ④ ［pl］ age， esp old age ［复］ 年纪；岁数：He is twenty ～s old. 他今年20岁。/The fewer his ～s the fewer his tears. ［谚］ 年纪越小，眼泪越少。年少不知愁。

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