years
A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December.
The year was 1840.
那是1840年。
We had an election last year.
我们去年进行了一次选举。
A year is any period of twelve months.
The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year.
这些博物馆一年能吸引250多万名参观者。
She's done quite a bit of work this past year.
她在过去的一年里做了很多工作。
Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years.
He's 58 years old.
他58岁。
I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age.
我从11岁起就麻烦不断。
A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or colleges are open and students are studying there. The school year starts in September.
the 1990/91 academic year.
1990/91学年。
A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances.
He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years.
他宣布在接下来的两个财年里将大幅提高税收。
You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time.
I haven't laughed so much in years.
我很久没有这么开怀大笑了。
all year round
If you say something happens all year round or all the year round, it happens continually throughout the year.
Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round.
城市花园是理想去处,因为那里几乎一年四季都鲜花盛开。
year after year
If something happens year after year, it happens regularly every year.
Regulars return year after year.
常客年年都回来。
year by year
If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year.
This problem has increased year by year.
这个问题一年比一年严重。