a century

Larvian women. Meanwhile, rose from 28th place in 1914 to become the tallest in the world a century later, with an average height of 169.8cm.

与此同时，拉脱维亚女性的平均身高为169。8厘米，从1914年的第28位升至一个世纪后的世界第一位。

The doorway is a 19th century reconstruction of Norman work.

门廊是19世纪时模仿诺曼式建筑修建的。

...bitter divisions that have simmered for more than half a century...

酝酿了半个多世纪的严重分歧

Battery charging systems remain basically the same as those in use half a century ago.

电池充电系统和半个世纪前基本上没什么区别。

Prisons like Strangeways, built more than 100 years ago, were intended to look grim and foreboding places.

诸如斯特兰奇韦斯监狱之类建于100多年前的监狱故意营造出一种阴森、不祥的气氛。

A century ago, eastern Germany was an agricultural hinterland.

一个世纪前, 德国东部是个农业的内陆地区.

At the close of a century ideals are mixed.

而在这个世纪的末尾,理想是五花八门的.

The countries have been at peace for more than a century.

这些国家和平共处已有一个多世纪。

The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modern family tells the story of a century of social change.

从曾属于仆人的房间到现代家庭的设计展览室，厨房地位的提升讲述了一个世纪的社会变革。

People had been writing novels for a century — most experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719 — but nobody wanted to do it professionally ．

大多数专家认为第一部小说是1719年的《鲁滨逊漂流记》，所以小说写作的历史已经有一个世纪了,但是没有人愿意专业地去写小说。

The basic design changed little from that patented by Edison more than 100 years ago.

其本质设计和100多年前爱迪生的专利设计相差无几。

The Model T Ford was built at the Piquette Plant in Michigan a century ago, with the first rolling off the assembly line on September 27, 1908 ．

福特T型车是一个世纪前在密歇根州皮奎特工厂制造的,1908年9月27日,第一辆福特T型车在装配线上下线。

James had been dead a quarter of a century and the doctors had turned their coats several times since.

詹姆士已死了25年,这期间医生们翻来覆去已经改变了好几次看法.

He smoked one and a half packs of cigarettes a day for about 25 years.

大约25年来，他每天都要抽一包半烟。

Spiritualism was a fad in full flower for half a century.

唯灵论曾是一种时尚,风行了半个世纪之久.

His speech called for a step change in attitudes to the environment in the 21st century.

他的演讲呼吁在21世纪彻底改变对待环境的态度。

One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities.

图一时之苟安,贻百年之大患.

Coco Chanel reigned over fashion for half a century.

可可·香奈儿在半个世纪里一直主宰着时尚界。

Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.

全球化是21世纪的现象。

The drought there is the worst in a century.

这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。

the site of a sixteenth century abbey

一座十六世纪的修道院的旧址

Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York.

有1,000多人围着约克谷地骑行了100英里。

More and more people are inclined towards the Liberal Party as they become disenchanted with the two main parties that have governed the country for half a century.

人们对统治这个国家达半个世纪之久的两大政党不再抱有幻想,愈来愈多的人倾向于自由党.

A century ago the aristocracy were truly lords of the earth.

一个世纪之前，贵族阶层是绝对的统治者。

This is a natural phenomenon that happens about once a century.

这是一种自然现象，几乎每个世纪都要发生一次。

A hundred years ago coronary heart disease was virtually unknown in Europe and America.

在100年前冠心病几乎不存在于欧洲和美洲。

Today, however -- a century after her death -- George Eliot is popular again.

然而在她去世 100年 后的今天, 乔治-艾略特再次大受欢迎.

The motor car has been with us for almost a century.

汽车问世已近百年了.

The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States.

150年前，从美国获得了自由归来的奴隶建立了利比里亚。

He scored a century , ie 100 runs in cricket.

他得了一百分(板球赛中).