| 释义 |
Adjective: third thurd- Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
- 3rd, tertiary
Noun: third thurd- One of three equal parts of a divisible whole
"it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
- one-third, tierce - The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
"he is playing third"
- third base - Following the second position in an ordering or series
"a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment" - The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
"a simple harmony written in major thirds" - The third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
"you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
- third gear - The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
"he was cut down on a close play at third"
- third base
Adverb: third thurd- In the third place
"third we must consider unemployment"
- thirdly
Derived forms: thirds See also: ordinal, tertian Type of: bag, base, common fraction, gear, gear mechanism, interval, musical interval, position, rank, simple fraction, vulgar fraction [Brit] Part of: auto, automobile, baseball team, car, machine, motorcar Encyclopedia: Third |