in three years

基本解释

The deal was not perfect, but marked “a solid start for Iraq to regain its full sovereignty in three years.
这一撤军协议并不完美，但对伊拉克在三年内重获其完整主权而言，却是个良好的开端。
Nor is Britain paying any great price for losing its European and American creditors more than a quarter of their money in three years.
在三年内英国并没有因为将其债主（欧洲和美国）资金亏损了超过四分之一而付出什么惨重的代价。
My résumé listed four positions in three years because I was always on the lookout for a better opportunity that would bring the ever-elusive job satisfaction.
三年里，我的简历上列着（我做过的）四个职位，因为我总是在寻找着一个更好的、能给我带来难以捉摸的满足感的工作机会。

A farmer in Zambia said he hoped to have enough money in three years to buy a diesel-powered pump.
In fact, you could be sitting three years from now waiting before commencement and you can get that grade adjusted.
实际上，你可以从现在到知道毕业典礼前,一直坐等三年,你可以更正成绩。
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And so for the three years that I was in the residential colleges, my closest friends on the whole were faculty or were .
因此，那三年来,我住在住宿学院中，总体说来，我最好的朋友,都是教员或一些研究生们。
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Quanta has made 65 acquisitions in three years while expanding revenues and earnings at triple-digit rates.
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