英语词汇“six”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

six

(sɪks )

Word forms: sixes

1. number A1

Six is the number 6.

...a glorious career spanning more than six decades.

2. countable noun [usually singular]

In cricket, if a player hits a six, they score six runs by hitting the ball so that it crosses the boundary at the edge of the playing area before it touches the ground.

3. to hit someone for six phrase [VERB inflects]

If someone or something is hit for six or knocked for six, they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news. [British, informal]

The loss of my wife hit me for six; it took me months to recover.

Many areas in the North were knocked for six by that first recession.

4. at sixes and sevens phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE]

If you say that someone or something is at sixes and sevens, you mean that they are confused or disorganized. [informal]

The government is at sixes and sevens over the issue of domestic security.

Idioms:

knock someone for six [British]

to give someone a surprise or shock which they have difficulty recovering from

Many people are very positive and see redundancy as a chance to start a new career, but the emotional impact of being made redundant can knock other people for six.

six of one and half a dozen of the other

said to mean that both of two people, situations or possible courses of action are equally bad or equally good

To me it was six of one and half a dozen of the other. They were both at fault.

Translations:

Chinese: 六

Japanese: 六

单词	six
释义	six (sɪks ) Word forms: sixes 1. number A1 Six is the number 6. ...a glorious career spanning more than six decades. 2. countable noun [usually singular] In cricket, if a player hits a six, they score six runs by hitting the ball so that it crosses the boundary at the edge of the playing area before it touches the ground. 3. to hit someone for six phrase [VERB inflects] If someone or something is hit for six or knocked for six, they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news. [British, informal] The loss of my wife hit me for six; it took me months to recover. Many areas in the North were knocked for six by that first recession. 4. at sixes and sevens phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone or something is at sixes and sevens, you mean that they are confused or disorganized. [informal] The government is at sixes and sevens over the issue of domestic security. Idioms: knock someone for six [British] to give someone a surprise or shock which they have difficulty recovering from Many people are very positive and see redundancy as a chance to start a new career, but the emotional impact of being made redundant can knock other people for six. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers six of one and half a dozen of the other said to mean that both of two people, situations or possible courses of action are equally bad or equally good To me it was six of one and half a dozen of the other. They were both at fault. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 六 Japanese: 六
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