fourth

英 [fɔːθ]

美 [fɔːrθ]

ord. 第四
n. ，月的第四日; 四分之一

复数：fourths　

Collins.4 / BNC.1543 / COCA.1570

牛津词典

ordinal number

noun

ORD 第四
Thefourthitem in a series is the one that you count as number four.
1. Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
  去年的冠军、来自美国的格雷格·莱蒙德现在排名第 4。
FRACTION 四分之一
Afourthis one of four equal parts of something.
1. Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
  四分之三的公众表示希望就这个问题进行全民公决。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用quarter

noun

the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
one of four equal parts
1. a quarter of a pound
Synonym:one-fourthone-quarterquarterfourth parttwenty-five percentquartern
following the third position

adj

coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
1. the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present
Synonym:4thquaternary

adv

in the fourth place
1. fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month
Synonym:fourthly

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
印度尼西亚是世界上第四大人口大国。
On the Fourth of July, my husband and our friends drove into the city to see the fireworks.
国庆日当天，我丈夫和我们的一些朋友开车进城去看焰火表演。
He witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor
他目睹了许多人从五层高的楼上跳下来逃生的惊险场面。
He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.
他娶了第四个老婆苏珊，徒然希望她能使他健康状况好转。
My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child.
我妻子生完第4个孩子后做了绝育手术。
I was going well and was lying fourth
我当时发挥不错，排在第四。
He invited her to spend the Fourth of July holiday at his summer home on Fire Island
他邀请她去自己在法尔岛上的消夏寓所过美国独立纪念日。
He became the fourth earl on the death of his father earlier this year.
今年早些时候他父亲去世，他继为第4代伯爵。
They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry
他们甚至指责政府贬低该国的第四大产业。
His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。