Word · Frequency #1350
forty
四十
核心释义
being ten more than thirty; equal to 40
- 1.
类似或具有堡垒特征。
Resembling or characteristic of a fort.
- 2.
四十的,比三十多十
being ten more than thirty
堡垒般的;具有堡垒特征的;类似或具有堡垒特征。;四十的,比三十多十
用法In use
The bus can carry forty passengers at a time.
用法提示:forty 作形容词(数词),修饰 passengers,表示“四十(名)”。
She invited forty friends to her birthday party.
用法提示:forty 作形容词(数词),修饰 friends,表示“四十(位)”。
Our teacher gave us forty minutes to finish the test.
用法提示:forty 作形容词(数词),修饰 minutes,表示“四十(分钟)”。
forty + plural noun
forty 作数词修饰可数名词时,后面的名词一般用复数形式。
She bought forty apples at the market.
她在市场上买了四十个苹果。
be + forty (+ years old)
表示年龄时常用“数字 + years old”,其中 years old 在口语中也可省略。
My brother is forty years old this year.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- forty winks
- 打盹;小睡
- He usually takes forty winks after lunch.他通常在午饭后小睡一会儿。
- forty-hour week
- 每周四十小时工作制
- The union negotiated a forty-hour week for all employees.工会为所有员工争取到了每周四十小时工作制。
- forty percent
- 百分之四十
- Forty percent of the students come from rural areas.百分之四十的学生来自农村地区。
- life begins at forty
- 人生从四十岁开始
- She started a new career at 42, proving that life begins at forty.她42岁开始新职业,证明了人生从四十岁开始。
- forty years
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作基数词形容词时只位于复数可数名词前,且没有比较级和最高级形式(不说 more forty 或 fortyest)。
用法优先级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。
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