| 单词 | year |
| 释义 | year year /; ; AmE / noun (abbr yr)
ACCOUNTING YEAR, AMOUNT FALLING DUE AFTER ONE YEAR, AMOUNT FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR, BEGINNING OF YEAR, CALENDAR YEAR, END-OF-YEAR, FINANCIAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR, FULL-YEAR, HALF-YEAR, MULTI-YEAR, NATURAL BUSINESS YEAR, TAX YEAR
1 [C] the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months: The project ends early next year. The company has struggled in recent years. Recruiting is a non-stop, year-round activity (= one that continues all year). Investors had a difficult year in 2002. SYN CALENDAR YEAR
2 [C] a period of 12 months, measured from a particular time: I started working here two years ago. The contract is worth $20 million a year. In the UK, the tax year runs from April to April. The group will record a net profit for the full year. The share is down 45 cents from the year-ago period (= compared with the same period a year ago). ◆ year-earlier levels (= levels at the same time the year before) ⇨ YEAR-TO-DATE
3 years [pl.] a long time: They have been trying for years to break into the market.
IDIOMS
car, product, manager, etc. of the year a thing or person that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year
year after year every year for many years: There were tax increases year after year.
year by year as the years pass; each year: The company grew steadily year by year.
year in, year out every year: I've been buying the same brand of coffee year in, year out.
year on year (Accounting ) (used especially when talking about figures, prices, etc.) compared with the figures, prices, etc. a year earlier: Spending has increased year on year. a year-on-year increase in spending
year over year (Accounting ) compared with the same period a year earlier: Sales have declined 9% year over year. |
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