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单词 thirteen
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Definition of thirteen in English:

thirteen

cardinal number θəːˈtiːnˈθəːtiːn
  • 1Equivalent to the sum of six and seven; one more than twelve, or seven less than twenty; 13.

    thirteen miles away
    a rise of 13 per cent
    thirteen of the bishops voted against the motion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Previously they have been ranked as the most intense set of examinations in the world, with a maximum of thirteen exams in seven days.
    • I walked into the room and was greeted by about twelve or thirteen little sophomores.
    • Six more jobs were to come, spread over the next thirteen years, but they were of a different character.
    • Twelve of the thirteen disciplined workers were important union officials or representatives.
    • They shared the joy and burden of editing for the next thirteen years, the longest period of any coeditorship in the journal's existence.
    • Normally it takes twelve to thirteen months for him to instill a solid reining education on a horse, from start to finish.
    • I kneaded for eight minutes and my wife took over for the last thirteen.
    • Of the authors of the thirteen articles, seven were academics and six non-academics.
    • Seven of the thirteen case studies are included in the abridged version.
    • Chapter thirteen covers the various options available for mounting your photos.
    • Of the thirteen contestants, seven were chosen for a question and answer round.
    • The walk was thirteen miles long and nearly one hundred people participated and completed.
    • Eleven high officials in thirteen universities were ejected from office.
    • For eight months I've been following a sensible diet that's resulted in my losing thirteen pounds.
    • The 1790 census reported about half a million people living west of the original thirteen states.
    • I fought in the great battles that swept over our land thirteen years ago, and lived to tell the tale.
    • It's something like twelve or thirteen years since I last had a stream of colds like this and I've been relatively free of them since.
    • He had spent the last thirteen years of his life in Ireland, mostly in County Galway, and at least some of the time in Carna.
    • The hills are rolling out in front of her and there are thirteen miles to cover before she will tell her story again.
    • I figure we probably have twelve or thirteen years left to go.
    1. 1.1 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by thirteen.
    2. 1.2 Thirteen years old.
      two boys aged eleven and thirteen
      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, having very little memory before the age of thirteen or so, I still have no recollection of it whatsoever.
      • Throughout the week, the children aged from six to thirteen were taught skills in both hurling and football.
      • Patrick is believed to have committed suicide at the age of thirteen, though the body was never found.
      • He is the father of three US-born daughters aged six to thirteen.
      • Forty-one of the children began working between the ages of eight and thirteen, most starting at ages ten or eleven.
      • By the age of thirteen she was studying such challenging pieces as the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
      • Growing up hasn't been fun, but I've made it to the age of thirteen.
      • Ivan was sixteen, Alexis thirteen, Andrei eleven, I was nine and Natalia was three.
      • The leaving age had been thirteen until 1901 when it was changed to fourteen.
      • This can all be done without any need to notify the parents if the girl is over the age of thirteen.
      • Around the age of thirteen, Katherine began to hear about Dr. Martin Luther.
      • My most interesting experience from a linguistic point of view was when I moved from Malaysia to Australia at the age of thirteen.
      • It is for young people between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.
      • The children were ragged and dirty, and all looked to be between the ages of eleven and thirteen.
      • His first sermon before a responsive audience was delivered in a Wesleyan schoolroom at the age of thirteen.
      • Between the ages of ten and thirteen I couldn't get enough of them.
      • The camp will consist of classes, sport and fun for children between the ages of eight and thirteen.
      • Boys at the age of thirteen are cruel and heartless.
      • At the age of thirteen she was already a household name in Mayo.
      • In a bid to catch the killer the police interviewed every male between the ages of thirteen and sixty.

Origin

Old English thrēotīene (see three, -teen). The spelling with initial thi- is recorded in late Middle English.

Rhymes

Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean
 
 

Definition of thirteen in US English:

thirteen

cardinal number
  • 1Equivalent to the sum of six and seven; one more than twelve, or seven less than twenty; 13.

    thirteen miles away
    a rise of 13 percent
    thirteen of the bishops voted against the motion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Normally it takes twelve to thirteen months for him to instill a solid reining education on a horse, from start to finish.
    • I fought in the great battles that swept over our land thirteen years ago, and lived to tell the tale.
    • Of the thirteen contestants, seven were chosen for a question and answer round.
    • Chapter thirteen covers the various options available for mounting your photos.
    • Seven of the thirteen case studies are included in the abridged version.
    • He had spent the last thirteen years of his life in Ireland, mostly in County Galway, and at least some of the time in Carna.
    • I walked into the room and was greeted by about twelve or thirteen little sophomores.
    • Of the authors of the thirteen articles, seven were academics and six non-academics.
    • Eleven high officials in thirteen universities were ejected from office.
    • The 1790 census reported about half a million people living west of the original thirteen states.
    • Previously they have been ranked as the most intense set of examinations in the world, with a maximum of thirteen exams in seven days.
    • It's something like twelve or thirteen years since I last had a stream of colds like this and I've been relatively free of them since.
    • Twelve of the thirteen disciplined workers were important union officials or representatives.
    • For eight months I've been following a sensible diet that's resulted in my losing thirteen pounds.
    • I kneaded for eight minutes and my wife took over for the last thirteen.
    • The walk was thirteen miles long and nearly one hundred people participated and completed.
    • I figure we probably have twelve or thirteen years left to go.
    • Six more jobs were to come, spread over the next thirteen years, but they were of a different character.
    • The hills are rolling out in front of her and there are thirteen miles to cover before she will tell her story again.
    • They shared the joy and burden of editing for the next thirteen years, the longest period of any coeditorship in the journal's existence.
    1. 1.1 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by thirteen.
    2. 1.2 Thirteen years old.
      two boys aged eleven and thirteen
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In a bid to catch the killer the police interviewed every male between the ages of thirteen and sixty.
      • Ivan was sixteen, Alexis thirteen, Andrei eleven, I was nine and Natalia was three.
      • Patrick is believed to have committed suicide at the age of thirteen, though the body was never found.
      • It is for young people between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.
      • Forty-one of the children began working between the ages of eight and thirteen, most starting at ages ten or eleven.
      • His first sermon before a responsive audience was delivered in a Wesleyan schoolroom at the age of thirteen.
      • He is the father of three US-born daughters aged six to thirteen.
      • The camp will consist of classes, sport and fun for children between the ages of eight and thirteen.
      • My most interesting experience from a linguistic point of view was when I moved from Malaysia to Australia at the age of thirteen.
      • The children were ragged and dirty, and all looked to be between the ages of eleven and thirteen.
      • Boys at the age of thirteen are cruel and heartless.
      • At the age of thirteen she was already a household name in Mayo.
      • The leaving age had been thirteen until 1901 when it was changed to fourteen.
      • By the age of thirteen she was studying such challenging pieces as the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
      • Growing up hasn't been fun, but I've made it to the age of thirteen.
      • However, having very little memory before the age of thirteen or so, I still have no recollection of it whatsoever.
      • This can all be done without any need to notify the parents if the girl is over the age of thirteen.
      • Around the age of thirteen, Katherine began to hear about Dr. Martin Luther.
      • Throughout the week, the children aged from six to thirteen were taught skills in both hurling and football.
      • Between the ages of ten and thirteen I couldn't get enough of them.

Origin

Old English thrēotīene (see three, -teen). The spelling with initial thi- is recorded in late Middle English.

 
 
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