The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.

岛民们忍受了几个世纪的剥削。

The treasure had lain undisturbed for centuries.

那份珍宝安然无恙地存放了几个世纪。

The old fable continues to echo down the centuries.

这一古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。

They had five centuries of domination by the Romans.

他们被罗马人统治了5个世纪。

This system perpetuated itself for several centuries.

这一制度维持了几个世纪。

For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola.

他说4个世纪以来外国人一直统治着安哥拉。

The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries.

点燃奥运圣火的风俗可追溯到几个世纪前。

Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

此类争论在18世纪和19世纪大大增加。

The Christian church has adapted many pagan ideas over the centuries.

几个世纪以来，基督教会已经采用并改编许多异教思想。

The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.

数世纪以来，否决已经成为一种传统的外交手段。

It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries.

它发生在18、19世纪。

There were eating places travellers could go to centuries before that.

在那之前的几个世纪，游客就有饱餐一顿的场所了。

The area has been mined for slate for centuries.

这个地区开采板岩有数百年了。

This practice has remained unaltered for centuries.

这种习俗已数百年未变。

There has been quarrying in the area for centuries.

这地方的采石业已有几百年了。

The herb has been used for centuries to curdle milk.

这种香草被用来凝乳已有几个世纪。

Herbs have been used for centuries to make refreshing drinks.

草药用于调制清凉饮料已有几百年的历史了。

For centuries farmers there have only just managed to survive.

几个世纪以来，那儿的农民勉强能维持生存。

For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.

几个世纪以来，被褥绗缝和拼缝一直是流行的针线活。

Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.

香草几个世纪以来一直被用来赋予各种食品细腻的味道。

It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers, and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people.

几个世纪以来人们都认为伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家本质上与常人大不相同。

For centuries, many thought so.

几个世纪以来，许多人都这么认为。

Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago.

巨石阵建于许多世纪以前。

Chinese people have been celebrating it for centuries.

几个世纪以来，中国人民一直为此庆祝纪念。

For centuries, salt was also hard to get.

几个世纪以来，盐也很难买到。

Chinese people have been using traditional Chinese medicine for centuries.

中国人使用中药已经有几个世纪了。

For centuries, children in North China wore tiger-head shoes.

几个世纪以来，中国北方的孩子都穿虎头鞋。

Unfortunately, plastic doesn't just disappear. It takes centuries to break down.

不幸的是，塑料不会凭空消失，需要几个世纪才能分解。