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

third

(θɜːʳd )

Word forms: thirds

1. ordinal number A1

The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three.

I sleep on the third floor.

It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames.

He came third in the poll with 149 votes.

The attack was the third so far this year.

2. fraction A2

A third is one of three equal parts of something.

A third of the cost went into technology and services.

He divided their kingdom into thirds.

3. adverb B1

You say third when you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something.

First, interest rates may take longer to fall. Second, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out any improvement.

4. countable noun [usually singular] B2

A third is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university.

Idioms:

give someone the third degree [informal]

to ask someone a lot of questions in an aggressive way in order to find out information

Apply for a loan now and you will be given the third degree.

Translations:

Chinese: 第三, 三分之一 fraction

Japanese: 三番目の, 三番目

单词	third
释义	third (θɜːʳd ) Word forms: thirds 1. ordinal number A1 The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three. I sleep on the third floor. It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames. He came third in the poll with 149 votes. The attack was the third so far this year. 2. fraction A2 A third is one of three equal parts of something. A third of the cost went into technology and services. He divided their kingdom into thirds. 3. adverb B1 You say third when you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something. First, interest rates may take longer to fall. Second, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out any improvement. 4. countable noun [usually singular] B2 A third is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university. Idioms: give someone the third degree [informal] to ask someone a lot of questions in an aggressive way in order to find out information Apply for a loan now and you will be given the third degree. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 第三, 三分之一 fraction Japanese: 三番目の, 三番目
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