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quinquennium

/kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/ /kwɪnˈkwɛniəm/

Meanings
noun

五年，五年期。

A period of five years.

Examples :

"During the quinquennium from 1991 to 1995, infant mortality increased."
从1991年到1995年这五年期内，婴儿死亡率有所上升。
time period history

Related Words

Illustration five

five noun

/fɑev/ /faɪv/

五，伍

"He wrote a five followed by four zeroes."

他写了一个五，后面跟着四个零。

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

Illustration infant

infant noun

/ˈɪn.fənt/

婴儿， 幼儿。

"The infant slept soundly in its crib, needing constant supervision. "

那个婴儿在婴儿床上睡得很熟，需要时刻照看。

Illustration increased

increased verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

增加，提高

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

当我说钱丢了的时候，他的愤怒只增不减。

Illustration years

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

年，年度

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

我们一年前搬到了这个镇上；我正好是一年前戒的烟.

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

Illustration mortality

mortality noun

/mɔɹˈtælɪti/

死亡率，必死性

"The high mortality rate from the flu this year was a concern for the school's health officials. "

今年流感的死亡率很高，这让学校的卫生官员们非常担忧。

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration period

period noun

/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/

时期，期间。

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

宣布之后，有一段时间大家都非常困惑。

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

A，a 字母

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

我的老师在黑板上写了字母“a”，来示范它的形状。

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

持续，延续，持久。

"The storm during all night. "

暴风雨持续了整夜。