单词 | nine |
释义 | nine n. & adj. --n   1. one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and four units.   2. a symbol for this (9, ix, IX).   3. a size etc. denoted by nine.   4. a set or team of nine individuals.   5. the time of nine o'clock (is it nine yet?).   6. a card with nine pips.   7. (the Nine) the nine muses. --adj that amount to nine. Phrases and idioms dressed up to the nines dressed very elaborately. nine days' wonder a person or thing that is briefly famous. nine times out of ten nearly always. nine to five a designation of typical office hours. Etymology: OE nigon f. Gmc |
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