millennium

英 [mɪˈleniəm]

美 [mɪˈleniəm]

n.  一千年，千年期(尤指公元纪年); 千周年纪念日; 千禧年

复数：millenniums　

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牛津词典

noun

• 一千年，千年期（尤指公元纪年）
  a period of 1 000 years, especially as calculated before or after the birth of Christ
  1. the second millennium AD
     公元第二个千年
• 千周年纪念日；千禧年
  the time when one period of 1 000 years ends and another begins
  1. How did you celebrate the millennium?
     你们是如何欢庆千禧年的？

柯林斯词典

• 一千年;千年期
  Amillenniumis a period of one thousand years, especially one which begins and ends with a year ending in '000', for example the period from the year 1000 to the year 2000.
• N-SING 2000年;千禧年
  Many people refer to the year 2000 asthe Millennium.
  1. ...the eve of the Millennium.
     千禧年前夜
  2. ...the cost of Millennium celebrations and festivals.
     千禧年庆典与节日活动的费用

Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。

英英释义

noun

• a span of 1000 years
  Synonym:millenary
• the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
  Synonym:millenary
• (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years

双语例句

• Acupuncture was practised in China as long ago as the third millennium BC
  中国早在公元前3,000年就已开始采用针灸疗法。
• We need it for our economic and environmental well-being and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
  我们需要以此促进经济发展与环境保护，并实现联合国千年发展目标。
• On this year's observance, we celebrate hard-won achievements, especially those related to the Millennium Development Goals.
  在今年纪念活动中，我们庆祝得来不易的成就，特别是与千年发展目标有关的成就。
• The Millennium Development Goals have cut poverty in half.
  千年发展目标已经将贫穷减少了一半。
• The Plan supports WHO's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal related to tuberculosis.
  计划支持世卫组织为实现与结核相关的千年发展目标所做的努力。
• The health-related Millennium Development Goals were on every agenda, usually together with progress reports.
  在每一个议程上，都列了与卫生有关的千年发展目标，通常还附有进展报告。
• The fundamental importance of health is clearly reflected in the Millennium Development Goals.
  卫生的至关重要性在千年发展目标中得到了明确的反映。
• Increasingly they are recognizing the key role that family planning plays in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
  他们越来越多地认识到计划生育在实现联合国千年发展目标中的关键作用。
• On present trends, Africa will not reach any of the health-related Millennium Development Goals.
  根据目前趋势，非洲将无法实现与卫生领域有关的任何一项千年发展目标。
• Has waited for the millennium love.
  等待了千年的爱。