forty

英 [ˈfɔːti]

美 [ˈfɔːrti]

n.  四十; 四十几

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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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
     钢罐是 20 世纪 40 年代时开始使用的。

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
  Synonym:40XL

adj

• being ten more than thirty
  Synonym:40xltwoscore

双语例句

• 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。
• Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
  钢罐是20世纪40年代时开始使用的。
• He sold his horse for forty pounds.
  他以40英镑卖掉了他的马。
• Give yourself forty minutes at the outside.
  最多给自己留40分钟。
• Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not
  会按月给韦德开工资，而不是按小时，无论他是否工作了40个小时。
• The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity.
  全国总电量的40%是这家发电厂提供的。
• She was somewhat inclined to fat after forty.
  四十岁以后她有点发胖了。
• I was forty, the age when people take stock and change their lives.
  我已年届不惑，到了该全面审视自己并改变生活的年龄了。
• One hundred and forty quid for a pair of headphones, you've got to be joking!
  一副耳机140英镑，你不是在开玩笑吧！
• Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground
  四五十个女人盘腿坐在地上。