释义 |
seventies seventies /ˈsev.ən.tiz/ aep /-t̬iz/ noun [plural]
1 F0 A person's seventies are the period in which they are aged between 70 and 79: » He's very active considering he's in his seventies.Thesaurus+: ↑The elderly , ↑Old or old-fashioned , ↑Describing people who are oldThesaurus+: ↑Describing age and birthdaysthe seventies2 F0 the range of temperature between 70° and 79°: » The temperature is expected to reach the seventies tomorrow.Thesaurus+: ↑Measurements of temperature3 B2 the decade (= period of ten years) between 70 and 79 in any century, usually 1970–1979: » Flared trousers and platform shoes were fashionable in the seventies.Thesaurus+: ↑Decades, centuries and the millennium |