单词 | eighties |
释义 | eighties (once / 8124 pages) n WORD FAMILY eighties: mid-eighties+/eighty: eighties, eightieth USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, she was now in her eighties and her health was beginning to suffer. BBC(Dec 18, 2016) Through the eighties, Burtynsky gained critical attention—his first serious exhibition, affiliated with the National Gallery of Canada, was in 1988—but he struggled financially. The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016) We warned people about this in the eighties but nobody listened to us. BBC(Dec 10, 2016) 1n the decade from 1980 to 1989 Syn|Hyper 1980s decade, decennary, decennium a period of 10 years 2n the decade from 1880 to 1889 Syn|Hyper 1880s decade, decennary, decennium a period of 10 years 3n the time of life between 80 and 90 Syn|Hyper mid-eighties time of life a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state |
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