一般看成单数形式,表示一段时间。比如:Three years is a long time.三年是很久的时间。有时候为了强调数量也把它看成复数形式,比如:Three years were taken by him to do that.他花了三年时间做那件事。
year用法
year作名词指年,年纪,一年的期间,某年级的学生。
year的基本意思是“年”,指地球绕太阳一周所需要的时间,通常为365天,有时也为366天,也可指与某物有关的“一年的时间”。year也可指一个人的“年龄,年岁”,还可指“学年,年度”。
year表示“…岁的”时,其后通常要加old一词,此时year前后都须有连字符,且不可用复数形式。
years在表示“好几年”时,前面一般不加many。如果指几十年,甚至更长的时间,则不能用years。
year用作名词的用法例句
1.Winter is the coldest season in a year.
冬季是一年中最冷的季节。
2.The thief was put into prison for one year.
小偷被监禁一年。
3.She was designated sportswoman of the year.
她被指定为本年度的体坛明星。
4.She ran away with a man called McTavish last year.
去年,她和一个叫麦克塔维什的男人私奔了。
5.They were knocking around together for about a year.
他们交往大概有一年了。
6.Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter,erratic in his previous fights.
道格拉斯29岁,是个技术不错的拳击手,在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。