| 单词 | four |
| 释义 | four n. & adj. --n 1. one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and two units. 2. a symbol for this (4, iv, IV, rarely iiii, IIII). 3. a size etc. denoted by four. 4. a four-oared rowing-boat or its crew. 5. the time of four o'clock (is it four yet?). 6. a card with four pips. 7. a hit at cricket scoring four runs. --adj that amount to four. Phrases and idioms four-eyes sl. a person wearing glasses. four-flush US Cards a poker hand of little value, having four cards of the same suit and one of another. four-flusher US a bluffer or humbug. four hundred US the social {eacute}lite of a community. four-in-hand 1. a vehicle with four horses driven by one person. 2. US a necktie worn with a knot and two hanging ends superposed. four-leaf (or -leaved) clover a clover leaf with four leaflets thought to bring good luck. four-letter word any of several short words referring to sexual or excretory functions, regarded as coarse or offensive. four o'clock = marvel of Peru. four-part Mus. arranged for four voices to sing or instruments to play. four-poster a bed with a post at each corner supporting a canopy. four-square adj. 1. solidly based. 2. steady, resolute; forthright. 3. square-shaped. --adv steadily, resolutely. four-stroke (of an internal-combustion engine) having a cycle of four strokes (intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust). four-wheel drive drive acting on all four wheels of a vehicle. on all fours on hands and knees. Etymology: OE feower f. Gmc |
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