| 单词 | forty |
| 释义 | forty (once / 123 pages) nadj Whether you call it 40 or XL, you're talking about forty: the number between thirty-nine and forty-one. If you’ve ever seen the Roman numeral XL, that means forty, since X equals ten, L equals 50 and if you put the X before the L it means L minus X or 50 minus 10 — which is 40. This number comes up in the Bible a lot, especially when the earth is said to have been flooded for forty days and forty nights. Most people are not that thrilled to turn 40 years old: it means they're middle-aged. WORD FAMILYforty: forties, fortieth+/forties: mid-forties/fortieth: fortieths USAGE EXAMPLESA tall auburn-haired woman in her forties, she starts her science students working with the farm when they’re in kindergarten. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The latest vote was a hundred and seventeen countries in favor to forty against. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) They still control as much as forty per cent of Syrian territory, Landis said. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four Syn|Hyper 40, XL large integer an integer equal to or greater than ten 2adj being ten more than thirty Syn 40, twoscore, xl cardinal being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order |
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