1·The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.
地球绕太阳一周要一年的时间。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Prices edged up 2% in the year to December.
到12月为止的年度价格上涨了2%。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Keaton comes here once or twice a year to soak up the atmosphere.
基顿每年来这里一两次，感受这里的氛围。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·They were given a year to shape up or risk losing their scholarships.
他们被给了一年的时间好好表现，否则就有失去奖学金的危险。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·It was January 19, a year to the day since he had arrived in Singapore.
那是1月19日，他到新加坡正好满1年。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·His death took me a year to get over; not that you're ever really over it.
我用了一年的时间才从他的去世中恢复过来；不过永远也不可能真正恢复过来。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity.
他认为自己只有一年能活了，他的文字呈现出一种极度的狂热。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·They took her a full year to track and analyze.
她花了整整一年的时间来追踪和分析他们。
9·"I wouldn't pick a year to end print," he said.
“我不会选择在某一年停止印刷。”他说。
10·The novel took a year to write altogether, from start to finish.
这篇小说从动笔到定稿，前后用了一年时间。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》