单词 | twenty-four |
释义 | twenty /twenˈti/noun and adjective
ORIGIN: OE twēntig, prob from twēgen twain, and sfx -tig (Gothic tigjus) ten; Ger zwanzig twenˈties plural noun
twenˈtieth adjective
twenˈtyfold noun, adjective and adverb Twenty times as many or much twenˈtyish adjective About twenty twenty-fiveˈ noun A line on a hockey pitch (and formerly on a rugby pitch) twenty-five yards from the goal-line twenty-fourˈ noun
twenˈty-four-hourˈ adjective
twenty-four-hour clock noun A method of reckoning time by successive periods of twenty-four hours, continuing the sequence with 13 after 12 noon twenty-fourˈmo noun (written 24mo) a book made up of sheets folded in twenty-four leaves (forty-eight pages) adjective Having twenty-four leaves to the sheet twenˈty-four-sevˈen (usu written 24–7) adverb (informal) All the time, twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week twenty-oneˈ noun (cards) Pontoon twenˈty-twenˈty adjective
twenty-twoˈ noun A line on a rugby pitch twenty-two metres from the goal-line and twenty (Shakespeare) Supposed to be a mere intensive, as in good even and twenty or sweet and twenty (see under sweet) |
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