a/one third of [noun]
She ate a third of the pizza.
她吃了披萨的三分之一。
三分之一
thirds — plural of third
第三个(人/物);第三名;(棒球)三垒;三垒手位置;(音乐)三度音程;(英国大学)三等荣誉学位;(高尔夫)每三洞让一杆的差点
第三位的人或事物。
The person or thing in the third position.
三分之一;可分割整体的三等分之一
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
三分之一。
One of three equal parts of a whole.
棒球中守在三垒的防守位置(从本垒逆时针数第三个垒)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
音阶中第一音与第三音之间的音程。
An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
第三的;排序中位于第二之后的
following the second position in an ordering or series
三垒。
third base
每三洞让一杆的差点。
A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
三等学位,授予荣誉学位课程中成绩最低者。
A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
She cut the apple into three equal pieces and handed one third to me.
她把苹果切成三等份,递给我三分之一。
用法提示:这里 third 作名词,表示三等份中的一份。
AI contextual example
A third of the students in our class walk to school.
我们班三分之一的学生步行上学。
用法提示:a third of 中的 third 是名词,表示……的三分之一。
AI contextual example
Two thirds of the bottle is still full.
这个瓶子还有三分之二满。
用法提示:two thirds 用复数形式,表示整体分成三份中的两份。
AI contextual example
She ate a third of the pizza.
她吃了披萨的三分之一。
用于表示比例变化。
Profits increased by a third this quarter.
本季度利润增加了三分之一。
这里third用作复数形式。
Two thirds of the students passed the exam.
三分之二的学生通过了考试。
grammar · medium
易错句子He ate third of the cake.
正确表达He ate a third of the cake.
中文学习者可能忘记在作“三分之一”解的可数名词“third”前加不定冠词“a”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Two third of the students passed.
正确表达Two thirds of the students passed.
当分子大于1时,分母“third”必须加“-s”变为复数形式。
三分之一的……
A third of the students chose to study abroad.
三分之一的学生选择出国留学。
三分之二
Two thirds of the staff work remotely.
三分之二的员工远程办公。
第三名;第三位
She won third place in the science fair.
她在科学展中获得第三名。
三垒
He hit the ball and ran to third base.
他击出球后跑向三垒。
大三度(音程)
The melody begins with a major third.
这段旋律以一个大三度音程开始。
同为分数词,表示二等分之一,与 third 的“三分之一”概念并列。
同为分数词,指四等分之一,常与 third 在数量表达中一起使用。
third 可表示“三分之一”,是分数的一种。
third 指三等分中的一份,part 泛指任何部分。
third 是整体三等份中的一份,与 whole 相对。
第三次就会成功;事不过三
I failed twice, but the third time's the charm.
我失败了两次,但第三次就会成功。
严厉盘问某人
My parents gave me the third degree when I got home late.
我晚回家时,父母严厉地盘问了我。
电灯泡(多余的人)
I felt like a third wheel when I joined the couple for dinner.
我和那对情侣一起吃晚饭时,觉得自己像个电灯泡。
第三次定会成功。
After two failed attempts, the third was the charm for her.
两次尝试失败后,第三次她成功了。
太阳的第三块岩石(指地球)
Earth is the third from the sun in our solar system.
在我们的太阳系中,地球是距太阳第三近的行星。
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