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十九世纪初期
- The nineties were a decade of rapid advances.90年代是迅猛发展的十年。
- a career spanning five decades跨越五十年的职业
- over a decade He's changed a lot over the past decade.在过去十年中，他发生了很大变化。
- for decades The war may be short but the environmental impacts could last for decades. 战争可能很短暂，但环境影响可能会持续数十年。
Extra Examples- Now 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
Topics Timeb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + decadedecade + verbpreposition- during a/the decade
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See full entry 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.