fourteen

英 [fɔː'tiːn; 'fɔːtiːn]美 [,fɔr'tin]
  • num. 十四；十四个；第十四
  • n. 十四的记号；十四岁；十四点钟；十五世纪
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英文词源

fourteen (n.)
c. 1300, from Old English feowertyne; see four + -teen. Compare Old Saxon fiertein, Old Frisian fiuwertine, Dutch veertien, Old High German fiorzehan, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten, Gothic fidwortaihun.

双语例句

1. "Fourteen minutes," Chris said, taking a peep at his watch.
“14分钟,”克里斯瞥了一眼他的手表说道.
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2. He spent the last fourteen years of his life in retirement.
他一生中最后的14年是在退休中度过的。
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3. A by-product of their meeting was the release of these fourteen men.
他们会见的意外成果是释放了这14个人。
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4. The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth.
小一些的湖深度从5英尺到14英尺不等。
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5. The youngest child, John, was to die at the age of fourteen.
最小的孩子约翰后来于14岁时夭亡。
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