annals
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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》
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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; → ANNUAL1an·nals nounChineseSyllable
of history the in Corpus something whole
annals
an‧nals /ˈænlz/
noun [plural]1. in the annals of something in the whole history of something:
one of the most unusual cases in the annals of crime
2. used in the titles of official records of events or activities:
the Annals of the Zoological Society
an‧nals /ˈænlz/
noun [plural]1. in the annals of something in the whole history of something: 2. used in the titles of official records of events or activities: