equivalent to the product of two and four; one more than seven, or two less than ten; 8(Roman numeral: viii or VIII.) 八;八个(罗马数字: viii 或 VIII.) a committee of eight members. 八人委员会。 eight were acquitted. 八人被宣告无罪。 eight of them were unemployed. 他们中八个人失业了。 ■a group or unit of eight people or things 八人(或物)一组 the win placed Canada closer to the final eight. 这场胜利使加拿大队向前八强又迈进了一步。 ■eight years old 八岁 children as young as eight. 仅有八岁的孩子。 ■eight o'clock 八点钟 the play is to begin at eight. 该剧八点钟开始。 ■short for figure of eight figure of eight的简称 ■a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eight (衣服等商品的)八号 ■a playing card with eight pips 八点的纸牌 ■an eight-oared rowing boat or its crew 八桨划船;八人划船队
(the Eight)a group of American realist painters who exhibited together in 1908, united by a concern to involve painting with the realities of contemporary, especially urban, life. The dominant member of the group was Robert Henri 八人画派(1908年举办集体画展的八位美国现实主义画家,他们都认为绘画不应脱离时代现实,尤其是城市和生活,其代表画家为罗伯特•亨利)
常用词组 have one over the eight
(Brit. informal)have one drink too many (英,非正式)多喝了一杯,喝醉
语源
Old English ehta, eahta, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German acht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin octo and Greek oktō