forty
英 [ˈfɔːti]
美 [ˈfɔːrti]
n. 四十; 四十几
Collins.5 / BNC.1350 / COCA.3734
习惯用语
n.
- in your forties
- 40多岁
between the ages of 40 and 49
牛津词典
- 四十
40 - 四十几；四十年代
numbers, years or temperatures from 40 to 49
柯林斯词典
- (数字)40
Fortyis the number 40. - N-PLURAL 四十多，四十几(指从40至49的数字)
When you talk about theforties, you are referring to numbers between 40 and 49. For example, if you areinyourforties, you are aged between 40 and 49. If the temperature isin the forties, the temperature is between 40 and 49 degrees.- He was a big man in his forties, smartly dressed in a suit and tie.
他是一个四十多岁的高大男子，穿西装打领带，看上去很精神。
- He was a big man in his forties, smartly dressed in a suit and tie.
- N-PLURAL 二十世纪四十年代(指从 1940 年至 1949 年)
The fortiesis the decade between 1940 and 1949.- Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
钢罐是 20 世纪 40 年代时开始使用的。
- Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
英英释义
noun
adj
双语例句
- More than forty Conservative MPs rebelled against the government and voted against the bill.
40多个保守党议员反对政府的主张，对法案投了反对票。 - I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it.
我不得不为它花了将近40英镑。 - Forty per cent of the population is suffering from malnutrition
人口中有40%的人营养不良。 - He sold his horse for forty pounds.
他以40英镑卖掉了他的马。 - One hundred and forty quid for a pair of headphones, you've got to be joking!
一副耳机140英镑，你不是在开玩笑吧！ - I was forty, the age when people take stock and change their lives.
我已年届不惑，到了该全面审视自己并改变生活的年龄了。 - Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground
四五十个女人盘腿坐在地上。 - He picked up forty of these publications and read each one of them.
他从这些出版物中挑选了40本，逐一阅读。 - Forty eight years of marriage have not dimmed the passion between Bill and Helen.
48年的婚姻生活并没消磨掉比尔和海伦之间的激情。 - After forty years in the police force nothing much shocks me
在警队呆了40年后，我对什么都见怪不怪了。