eight
num.八 pron.八(个,只...)
释义2:
eight
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◙ cardinal number1. equivalent to the product of two and four; one more than seven, or two less than ten; 8[Roman numeral: viii or VIII.] • 八;八个[罗马数字: viii 或 VIII.] »a committee of eight members. 八人委员会。 »eight were acquitted. 八人被宣告无罪。 »eight of them were unemployed. 他们中八个人失业了。 a group or unit of eight people or things• 八人(或物)一组 »the win placed Canada closer to the final eight. 这场胜利使加拿大队向前八强又迈进了一步。 eight years old• 八岁 »children as young as eight. 仅有八岁的孩子。 eight o'clock• 八点钟 »the play is to begin at eight. 该剧八点钟开始。 short for figure of eight • figure of eight的简称 a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eight• (衣服等商品的)八号 a playing card with eight pips• 八点的纸牌 an eight-oared rowing boat or its crew• 八桨划船;八人划船队2. (the Eight)a group of American realist painters who exhibited together in 1908, united by a concern to involve painting with the realities of contemporary, especially urban, life. The dominant member of the group was Robert Henri• 八人画派(1908年举办集体画展的八位美国现实主义画家,他们都认为绘画不应脱离时代现实,尤其是城市和生活,其代表画家为罗伯特•亨利)【IDIOMS】
◘ have one over the eight1. [Brit. informal] have one drink too many• [英,非正式] 多喝了一杯,喝醉【语源】
1. Old English ehta, eahta, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German acht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin octo and Greek oktō
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