单词 | nine |
释义 | nine (nīn) n. Idiom: 1. The cardinal number equal to 8 + 1. 2. The ninth in a set or sequence. 3. Something having nine parts, units, or members. 4. Games A playing card marked with nine pips. 5. A set of nine persons or things, especially: a. Baseball The nine players on a side, or the whole team. b. Nine Greek Mythology The nine Muses. 6. A size, as in clothing or shoes, designated as nine. 7. Sports The first or second 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course. to the nines Informal To the highest degree: dressed to the nines. [Middle English, from Old English nigon; see new in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] nine adj. & pron. |
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