请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 thirteenth
释义

Definition of thirteenth in English:

thirteenth

ordinal number ˌθəːˈtiːnθ
  • 1Constituting number thirteen in a sequence; 13th.

    the thirteenth century
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The modes of dress during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries were various and ridiculous.
    • The association is celebrating the thirteenth anniversary of its formation this year.
    • The band set off to record their thirteenth album.
    • Both Wales and Scotland would gradually come to adopt these values during the course of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
    • The thirteenth annual trade show attracted 97 exhibitors this year.
    • It was the night of my thirteenth birthday party, and I was blowing out the candles on my cake.
    • The thirteenth amendment was necessary to make its provisions stick once the crisis had passed.
    • In England, land was treated as a commodity in the thirteenth century.
    • The thirteenth chapter of Matthew has a collection of parables in it.
    • When we unroll the sixth and the thirteenth centuries, and hang up the two side by side, we find that it is a contrasted picture that they exhibit.
  • 2Each of thirteen equal parts into which something is or may be divided.

    twelve thirteenths
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The proportion of the arable lands is about a thirteenth of the whole.
    • There are under a hundred million Brits living in a country less than one thirteenth the size of Texas.
    • Unemployment benefits make up a mere one thirteenth of the cost of welfare overall.
    • The townspeople built their own network, and now their bills are about $1.20 a month, a thirteenth the size of average monthly bills in places where the big players offer service.
    • I have heard that the king will demand a thirteenth of our goods when he comes again to England.

Rhymes

eighteenth, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, seventeenth, sixteenth, umpteenth
 
 

Definition of thirteenth in US English:

thirteenth

ordinal number
  • 1Constituting number thirteen in a sequence; 13th.

    the thirteenth century
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was the night of my thirteenth birthday party, and I was blowing out the candles on my cake.
    • The thirteenth annual trade show attracted 97 exhibitors this year.
    • Both Wales and Scotland would gradually come to adopt these values during the course of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
    • In England, land was treated as a commodity in the thirteenth century.
    • The band set off to record their thirteenth album.
    • The modes of dress during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries were various and ridiculous.
    • When we unroll the sixth and the thirteenth centuries, and hang up the two side by side, we find that it is a contrasted picture that they exhibit.
    • The thirteenth amendment was necessary to make its provisions stick once the crisis had passed.
    • The thirteenth chapter of Matthew has a collection of parables in it.
    • The association is celebrating the thirteenth anniversary of its formation this year.
  • 2Each of thirteen equal parts into which something is or may be divided.

    twelve thirteenths
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are under a hundred million Brits living in a country less than one thirteenth the size of Texas.
    • Unemployment benefits make up a mere one thirteenth of the cost of welfare overall.
    • The proportion of the arable lands is about a thirteenth of the whole.
    • I have heard that the king will demand a thirteenth of our goods when he comes again to England.
    • The townspeople built their own network, and now their bills are about $1.20 a month, a thirteenth the size of average monthly bills in places where the big players offer service.
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 17:57:00