新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

history

英  [ˈhɪstəri]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • histories

    1[U 不可数名词] 历史

    You can refer to the events of the past as history. You can also refer to the past events which concern a particular topic or place as its history.

    双语例句

    例:

    The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.

    天主教在整个波兰历史中扮演了重要的角色。

    例:

    the most evil mass killer in history.

    历史上最邪恶的杀人狂。

    例:

    religious history.

    宗教历史。

    2[U 不可数名词] 历史学

    History is a subject studied in schools, colleges, and universities that deals with events that have happened in the past.

    双语例句

    例:

    a lecturer in history at Birmingham University.

    伯明翰大学的一位历史讲师。

    3[C 可数名词] 历史事件纪录

    A history is an account of events that have happened in the past.

    双语例句

    例:

    his magnificent history of broadcasting in Canada.

    他对加拿大播音史的出色纪录。

    4[C 可数名词] 记录

    If a person or a place has a history of something, it has been very common or has happened frequently in their past.

    双语例句

    例:

    He had a history of drinking problems.

    他有酗酒的记录。

    5[C 可数名词] 履历

    Someone's history is the set of facts that are known about their past.

    双语例句

    例:

    He couldn't get a new job because of his medical history.

    由于他的病史,他无法找到新工作。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • make history

    1创造历史

    Someone who makes history does something that is considered to be important and significant in the development of the world or of a particular society.

    双语例句

    例:

    Willy Brandt made history by visiting East Germany in 1970.

    威利·勃兰特1970年对东德的访问创造了历史。

  • go down in history

    1载入史册

    If someone or something goes down in history, people in the future remember them because of particular actions that they have done or because of particular events that have happened.

    双语例句

    例:

    Bradley will go down in history as Los Angeles' longest serving mayor.

    布拉德利将作为洛杉矶任职时间最长的市长载入史册。

  • the rest is history

    1后来发生的事情众人皆知

    If you are telling someone about an event and say the rest is history, you mean that you do not need to tell them what happened next because everyone knows about it already.

    双语例句

    例:

    We met in college, the rest is history.

    我们在大学相识,接下来的事大家都知道了。