annals

an·nals /ˈænlz/ noun [plural]

1 in the annals of something PASTin the whole history of something 在某事的历史中

one of the most unusual cases in the annals of crime

犯罪史上最不寻常的案例之一

Examples from the Corpus

in the annals of something• Fact, in this instance, is far stranger and more profoundly disquieting than anything in the annals of fiction.• Yet it remains one of the most fondly remembered lines in the annals of Advertising.• I wondered how our love would be marked in the annals of the universe.• In all this, including the boredom, there is nothing new in the annals of adolescence.• Whoever invented the golf cart deserves an honored place in the annals of sport.• His theory, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine last June, prompted lots of critics to write in.• Rarely in the annals of human history has any people committed so much of its treasure to such a noble cause.• If the budget is actually balanced because of Clinton, his comparative stature in the annals of history will grow only modestly.• No one can compete with Tiepolo in the annals of European painting for his mythological heroes.

2 RECORDused in the titles of official records of events or activities 年鉴，年报〔用于正式记录的标题中〕

the Annals of the Zoological Society

《动物学学会年报》

Examples from the Corpus

annals• Consider one example from the annals of air pollution: the effort to reduce the effects of car exhaust on the atmosphere.• Wharton's autobiography ranks high in the annals of psychopathology.• Yet it remains one of the most fondly remembered lines in the annals of Advertising.• He left few marks in the annals of economic discipline.• Rarely in the annals of human history has any people committed so much of its treasure to such a noble cause.• the Annals of Internal Medicine• The annals also recorded a war between the Romans and the Saxons.• The annals of the police courts, and headlines in the newspapers, tell a rather different story.

Origin annals

(1500-1600) Latin annales, from annalis; → ANNUAL1

Chinese

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