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
- Two-way trade between the two countries increased by more than forty per cent last year
去年，两国间的双向贸易增长了40%多。 - 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。 - Over the past forty years plastics have revolutionised the way we live
在过去的40年中，塑料彻底改变了我们的生活方式。 - Up to forty per cent of the students had overstayed their visas.
高达40%的学生签证均已过期。 - He had reason to be pleased with himself, since he was one of only seven out of forty candidates who were successful.
他有理由沾沾自喜，因为他是40个候选人里仅有的7名成功者之一。 - I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it.
我不得不为它花了将近40英镑。 - She was somewhat inclined to fat after forty.
四十岁以后她有点发胖了。 - Forty per cent of the population is suffering from malnutrition
人口中有40%的人营养不良。 - Give yourself forty minutes at the outside.
最多给自己留40分钟。