yesteryear

英 [ˈjestəjɪə(r)]

美 [ˈjestərjɪr]

n. (尤指思想观念有别于当今的)旧时，往昔，过去

BNC.21363 / COCA.20095

牛津词典

noun

（尤指思想观念有别于当今的）旧时，往昔，过去
the past, especially a time when attitudes and ideas were different

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT （经常指价值观或生活方式有别于当今的）旧时，往昔，过去
You useyesteryearto refer to the past, often a period in the past with a set of values or a way of life that no longer exists.
1. The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
  现代的性感偶像现在已取代了往昔过时的英雄形象。

英英释义

noun

the time that has elapsed
1. forget the past
Synonym:pastpast times

双语例句

I am so old that my school days are just a memory of yesteryear.
我很老了，我的学校生活只是往日的一段记忆。
To begin with, note that the new technologies, though derided by some of these skeptics for eroding the simple social bonds of yesteryear, are creating new social bonds.
首先，值得注意的是，新技术尽管为某些科技怀疑论者所需要以弱化不久前简单的社会关系，其本身却在产生新的社会关系。
The lobby is tall, decorated with fine antiques from yesteryear.
酒店的大堂很高，装饰着旧时精美的古玩。
Last season's FA Youth Cup victors drew some flattering comparisons with the stars of yesteryear and are continuing to make progress through the ranks at Old Trafford.
上赛季夺得年轻足总杯的球员们被拿来和上古先贤们对比，他们还在曼联学习。
Modern western square dancing is a far cry from the old time barn dances of yesteryear.
现代西方的方块舞跟过去的谷仓舞大不相同。
Regrets are yesteryear, hope bides its time to manifest within the glorious vision of tomorrow.
遗憾是过去的事了，希望停留在现在来显现明天辉煌的前景。
This stimulus, along with new initiatives by other countries, must help catapult the world economy into the 21st century, not perpetuate the dying industries and bad habits of yesteryear.
这种刺激，连同其它国家的新举措，必须帮助将全球经济快速送入21世纪，而不是让行将消亡的产业和以往的坏习惯延续下去。
Some are even comparing him to the immortals of yesteryear.
有人甚至比喻他为去年的风云人物。
Yet today, without a major media event in sight, we witness price swings that would put the wartime spikes of yesteryear to shame.
然而，如今天下太平，我们看到的油价波动幅度却让昔日战争时期的上涨也相形见绌。
The days of yesteryear there wasn't a lot of accountability and today there is.
不久以前的日子没有太多的责任感而如今却存在。