Word · Frequency #207
five
五；数字5
the number 5; the digit/figure 5
- 1.
The digit/figure 5.
数字5。
- 2.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
四加一的基数
- 3.
A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
面额为五个货币单位的钞票。
- 4.
a team that plays basketball
篮球队
- 5.
Anything measuring five units, as length.
任何长度为五个单位的事物。
- 6.
a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
面朝上显示五点的扑克牌、骨牌或骰子
- 7.
A person who is five years old.
五岁的人。
- 8.
Five o'clock.
五点钟。
- 9.
A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
短暂的休息,尤指五分钟的休息。
- 10.
A basketball team, club or lineup.
篮球队、篮球俱乐部或阵容。
五点钟；五元钞票；篮球队；五岁的人；五岁小孩；五点（纸牌、骰子或骨牌）
In use
Five is my favorite number.
The clock struck five.
She wrote a five on the board.
the five of [plural noun]
表示特定的一组五个人或五个事物。
The five of us went to the park.
我们五个人去了公园。
a five
在口语中可指五美元钞票或五分成绩。
He paid with a five.
他用一张五美元钞票付了钱。
count to five
表示数字五作为计数目标。
She counted to five.
她数到了五。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- the number five
- 数字五
- The number five is my favorite.数字五是我的最爱。
- starting five
- 首发五虎
- The coach announced the starting five for tonight's game.教练宣布了今晚比赛的首发五虎。
- five of hearts
- 红心五
- He played the five of hearts to win the trick.他打出红心五赢了一墩。
- five-dollar bill
- 五美元钞票
- I only have a five-dollar bill on me.我身上只有一张五美元钞票。
Idioms & figurative uses
- give me five
- 击掌庆祝After we won the game, he turned to me and said, 'Give me five!'我们赢了比赛后，他转向我说：‘击个掌！’
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只手张开，五根手指，记住five就是数字五。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常计数, 数学; note_zh: 数字五是最常见用法，适用于各种正式和非正式场合，包括日常生活中的计数和数学计算。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Hive, dive, drive, arrive, and strive all rhyme with five (shared /aɪv/). Fine is a spelling lookalike but ends in /aɪn/, not /aɪv/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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