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third
第三
核心释义
The ordinal form of three; coming after the second.
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The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
用法In use
This is the third time I have asked you to finish your homework.
用法提示：third 作形容词，修饰 time，表示顺序中的第三次。
She came in third place in the school running race.
用法提示：third 作形容词，修饰 place，表示名次中的第三。
We sat in the third row to get a better view.
用法提示：third 作形容词，修饰 row，表示排列中的第三个。
the third + noun
在序数词前通常加定冠词the。
He won the third gold medal.
他赢得了第三枚金牌。
third + noun（无冠词，固定表达）
在表示名次、等级等固定短语中常省略the。
She finished in third place.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- third party
- 第三方
- We hired a third party to conduct the audit.我们聘请了第三方进行审计。
- third place
- 第三名
- She finished in third place in the race.她在比赛中获得第三名。
- third grade
- 三年级
- My daughter is in third grade this year.我女儿今年上三年级。
- third world
- 第三世界
- Many third world countries face economic challenges.许多第三世界国家面临经济挑战。
- third time
- 第三次
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
third 由 three 去掉 e 加 th 构成，意为第三。
语境与语域Context & Register
作为序数词，'third' 没有明显的语域限制，在口语和书面语中都很常用，多用于表示顺序或等级。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与定冠词the连用，表示顺序
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like bird, heard, herd, word, curd, and gird all rhyme with third, sharing the /ɜːd/ sound. Only bird and gird share the exact spelling 'ird'; others have different spellings. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'thirty' (/θɜːti/) or 'thirst' (/θɜːst/) which do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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