Word · Frequency #104
three
三
the cardinal number 3
- 1.
The digit/figure 3.
数字3
- 2.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
基数,一加一加一的和
- 3.
Anything measuring three units, as length.
长度为三单位的任何东西
- 4.
one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
扑克牌中印有三个点的四张牌之一
- 5.
A person who is three years old.
三岁的人
- 6.
The playing card featuring three pips.
有三点的扑克牌
- 7.
Three o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
三点钟(上午或下午)
数字3；三点；三点牌；三岁的人；三单位长的东西
In use
The number three is often considered lucky.
She wrote a three on the test paper.
My little sister just learned to count to three.
three as a noun subject
作主语时谓语用单数。
Three is an odd number.
三是一个奇数。
three of + plural noun/pronoun
表示特定群体中的三个。
Three of my friends came to the party.
我的三位朋友参加了派对。
at + three (time)
用于表示整点时间。
The meeting starts at three.
会议三点开始。
Connections
Collocations
- three of a kind
- 三张相同的牌
- He won the poker hand with three of a kind.他凭三张相同的牌赢了这局扑克。
- three times
- 三次
- I have called you three times today.我今天给你打了三次电话。
- three in a row
- 连续三次
- The team won three games in a row.这支队伍连续赢了三次比赛。
- three strikes
- 三振出局（棒球）
- The pitcher got three strikes against the batter.投手让击球手三振出局。
- three years old
- 三岁
- My daughter is three years old.我女儿三岁了。
- three score
- 六十（三乘以二十）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象三棵树（three trees），发音相似且数字3形似字母t。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：counting、mathematics、card games 通常中性，计数和数学中常见，纸牌游戏中也常出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the /iː/ sound and rhyme with 'three'. Note that 'three' begins with /θɹ/ while these words have different onsets.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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