era UK ['ɪə.rə] US ['ɪr.ə] noun countable IMPROVER ■a period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical 时代;年代•the Clinton era克林顿时代 •a bygone (= past) era过去的时代 •the post-war era战后年代 •They had worked for peace during the long era of conflict.在漫长而冲突不断的年代里,他们努力争取和平。 •The fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of an era.柏林围墙的倒塌标记着一个时代的结束。 |