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three的意思_音标_例句

three

音标
英 /θriː/,美 /θriː/

词性与含义

num. 三;三个;第三(用于顺序表达,如第三章、第三页)

n. 三岁;三个人(或事物);数字三

adj. 三的;三个的(仅作定语)

词形变化

复数形式:threes

序数词形式:third(表示“第三”)

用法与搭配

基础计数
用于表示数量为“三”的人或事物,后接可数名词复数。

three people(三个人)

three books(三本书)

时间与频率

three days ago(三天前)

three times(三次)
例句I’ve asked him three times.(我已经问过他三次了。)

年龄与比例

three years old(三岁)

three quarters(四分之三)
例句The tank is three quarters full.(油箱已装满四分之三。)

固定短语与习语

 

短语 含义 例句
three strikes and you’re out 三振出局(三次失败即淘汰) After missing three deadlines, he was fired—three strikes and you’re out.
three sheets to the wind 酩酊大醉 He was three sheets to the wind after the party.
third time lucky 第三次尝试会成功 I failed twice, but third time lucky—I finally passed the exam.

 

例句

The number 410 contains three digits.(数字410包含三个数位。)

Matter exists in three states: solid, liquid and gas.(物质以三种形态存在:固态、液态和气态。)

Three fugitives from the prison are still at large.(三名逃犯仍在逃。)

He went from rags to riches in only three years.(他仅用三年就从赤贫变为巨富。)

One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.(一个和尚挑水吃,两个和尚抬水吃,三个和尚没水吃。)

注意事项

表示“第三”时需用序数词 third,而非 three。

修饰名词时,名词通常用复数(如 three apples),但不可数名词除外(如 three pieces of advice)。

口语中“three”可简略替代“three times”,但正式写作中需避免。

总结
three 是英语中最基础的数词之一,从简单计数到复杂习语均有应用。掌握其搭配(如 three people, three times)和易混点(three 与 third 的区别),能显著提升表达准确性。无论是日常交流中的年龄、时间描述,还是文化习语中的隐喻,three 都是连接数字与语言逻辑的关键桥梁。

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