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。