| 释义 |
eleven /i-levˈn/ noun- The cardinal number next above ten
- A symbol representing that number (11, xi, etc)
- A set of eleven things or people (such as a football or cricket team)
- A score of eleven points, strokes, tricks, etc
- An article of a size denoted by 11
- The eleventh hour after midnight or midday
- The age of eleven years
adjective- Of the number eleven
- Eleven years old
ORIGIN: OE en(d)le(o)fan; cf Gothic ainlif; perh (ten and) one left, from the root of L linquere, Gr leipein to leave elevˈenses or elevˈens plural noun (sometimes sing; informal) - An eleven o'clock snack
- Morning coffee or other refreshment
elevˈenth adjective - Next after the tenth
- Equal to one of eleven equal parts
noun- An eleventh part
- An octave and a fourth (music)
elevˈenthly adverb eleven-plus or eleven-plus examination noun - Formerly, a school examination taken by pupils about the age of eleven to decide to which type of secondary education (academic, non-academic or technical) they were to proceed
- This or any similar system of selection, still operated by a few local education authorities in England
eleventh hour noun The very last moment, referring to the Bible, Matthew 20.6,9 elevˈenth-hour adjective eleven and twenty long (Shakespeare) Exactly right (the score aimed at in the game of one-and-thirty) |