fourth
fourth
ordinal number
the fourth estate
ordinal number
- constituting number four in a sequence; 4th
第四
the fourth and fifth centuries.
第4和第5世纪。
there were three bedrooms, with potential for a fourth.
有三间卧室，还可扩出第四间。
■(a fourth/one fourth)(chiefly US)a quarter
(主美)四分之一
nearly three fourths of that money is now gone.
那笔钱的近３／４已花掉了。
■the fourth finisher or position in a race or competition
（比赛或竞赛的）第四名；第四位
he could do no better than finish fourth.
他只能跑到第四名。
■the fourth (and often highest) in a sequence of a vehicle's gears
汽车第四挡（通常是最高挡）
he took the corner at the end of the road in fourth.
他在路尽头用四挡转弯。
■(chiefly Brit.)the fourth form of a school or college
(主英)四年级
■fourthly (used to introduce a fourth point or reason)
第四（用来引出第四个要点或原因）
third, visit popular attractions during lunch; fourth, stay late.
第三，午饭时间参观热门景点；第四，在那里多逗留些时间。
■(Music)an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular also perfect fourth an interval of two tones and a semitone (e.g. C to F)
(乐)四度音程
■(Music)the note which is higher by this interval than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord
(乐)四度音
the fourth estate
- the press; the profession of journalism
新闻界
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