decade
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdek.eɪd/ /dekˈeɪd/ us/ˈdek.eɪd/ /dekˈeɪd/
B2 十年;年代
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 to 2019
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- Air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade.
- They predict that a large earthquake will strike the east coast before the end of the decade.
- Environmental awareness has increased dramatically over the past decade.
- Her acting career spanned almost six decades.
- India attained independence in 1947, after decades of struggle.