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 sold his horse for forty pounds.
  他以40英镑卖掉了他的马。
• 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。
• I judged him to be about forty
  我估计他40岁上下。
• He had a chequered political career spanning nearly forty years
  他的政治生涯将近40年，其间起起伏伏。
• She was somewhat inclined to fat after forty.
  四十岁以后她有点发胖了。
• 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！
• Up to forty per cent of the students had overstayed their visas.
  高达40%的学生签证均已过期。
• More than forty armoured vehicles carrying troops have been sent into the area.
  载着部队官兵的40多辆装甲车被派往该地区。
• About forty prisoners are still barricaded inside the wrecked buildings.
  仍有大约40名囚犯被困在严重损毁的建筑物中。
• 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。