a period of ten years, especially a continuous period, such as 1910–1919 or 2000–2009 十年,十年期(尤指一个年代) the early decades of the nineteenth century 十九世纪的最初几十年 The nineties were a decade of rapid advances. 90年代是迅猛发展的十年。 a career spanning five decades 跨越50年的职业生涯 - over a decade
He's changed a lot over the past decade. 在过去的十年里,他变了很多。 - for decades
The war may be short but the environmental impacts could last for decades. 这场战争可能很短,但对环境的影响可能会持续几十年。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb1Now entering her fourth decade, the singer is living alone in New York. 这名年过四旬的歌手现在独居于纽约。 This decade began badly for us. 我们这个十年开始得不顺利。 almost a full decade of unparalleled economic growth 几乎整整十年绝无仅有的经济增长
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting each of ten parts of a literary work): via Old French and late Latin from Greek deka ‘ten’. The current sense dates from the early 17th cent.