era

英 [ˈɪərə]

美 [ˈɪrə]

n.  时代; 年代; 纪元; 代(地质年代，宙下分代)

复数：eras　

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牛津词典

noun

• 时代；年代；纪元
  a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
  1. the Victorian/modern/post-war era
     维多利亚 / 当今 / 战后时代
  2. When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that) .
     她离开公司后，一个时代结束了（后来的情况就大不一样了）。
• 代（地质年代，宙下分代）
  a length of time which is a division of an aeon

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 时代；年代；时期
  You can refer to a period of history or a long period of time as anerawhen you want to draw attention to a particular feature or quality that it has.
  1. ...the nuclear era...
     核时代
  2. ...the Reagan-Bush era...
     里根-布什时期
  3. It was an era of austerity.
     那是个艰苦的年代。

英英释义

noun

• a major division of geological time
  Synonym:geological era
• a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  Synonym:epoch

双语例句

• We are on the threshold of a new era in astronomy.
  我们很快就将迎来天文学的新纪元。
• As the era wore on, she switched her attention to films.
  随着这个时代慢慢过去，她把目光投向了电影业。
• How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
  某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
• Seventy-four years after the Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet era ended.
  在布尔什维克革命爆发的74年之后，苏维埃时代终结了。
• The mining town, now a mere carcass, is a reminder of a past era.
  现在只剩下废墟的矿城使人回想起过去的时代。
• A new era seemed to be about to dawn for the coach and his young team
  对于那名教练和他的年轻球队来说，一个崭新的时代似乎即将到来。
• It marks the beginning of a new era in human history.
  这标志着人类历史新纪元的开始。
• The Porsche 911 reminds me of the worst parts of the yuppie era.
  这辆保时捷911让我想起了雅皮士时代最不堪的那些日子。
• In the mass production era multinational firms tended to centralize their operations
  在大规模生产的时代，跨国公司往往实行集权化经营。
• The theatre's raffish auditorium recalls an earlier era.
  剧院俗丽的观众席让人想起早先的时代。