eighth
/eɪtθ/
num. / n.
一句话记住
第八;第八个;八分之一
释义与例句
num.
第八;第八个
coming immediately after the seventh in order or position
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Our office is on the eighth floor.
我们的办公室在九楼。
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This is the eighth year that the festival has been held in the city.
这是该音乐节第八年在这座城市举办。
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She finished eighth in the national swimming championship.
她在全国游泳锦标赛中获得第八名。
n.
八分之一
one of eight equal parts of something
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An eighth of the budget is reserved for staff training.
预算的八分之一预留用于员工培训。
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Only about one eighth of the applicants passed the first test.
只有约八分之一的申请人通过了第一轮测试。
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An eighth of the dough is enough for one small tart.
八分之一的面团就足够做一个小果馅饼。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
eighth 的拼写是 eight 加 h,不是 eightth;读 /eɪtθ/,结尾的 /tθ/ 要清楚发出。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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eight 八;八个eight 是基数词,回答“有多少”;eighth 是序数词,回答“排第几”,还可作名词表示“八分之一”。比较 eight chapters 和 the eighth chapter。Eight candidates are still in the competition. 仍有八名选手留在比赛中。
常见搭配
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eighth place 第八名After a difficult start, he recovered to take eighth place. 开局不顺之后,他后来居上,获得第八名。
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the eighth of May 五月八日The agreement was signed on the eighth of May. 协议于五月八日签署。
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an eighth of ……的八分之一An eighth of the land is used for community gardens. 这块地的八分之一用于社区菜园。