| 词汇 | eighth |
| 释义 | eighth ordinal number uk /eɪtθ/ us /eɪtθ/ A2 8th written as a word: 第八（的） be/come eighthHe was/came eighth in the race.他赛跑得了第8名。 the eighth (of)Bob's birthday is on the eighth (of June).鲍勃的生日是（6月）8号。 Rome was founded in the eighth century BC. This is the eighth volume in the series, which totals 21 volumes in all.该丛书总共有21册，这是第8册。 Between the eighth week of development and birth a human embryo is called a foetus.从发育第8周到出生这段时间，人类的胚胎被称作胎儿。 August is the eighth month of the year. This was my eighth visit to the region. Numbers: ordinal eighteenth fiftieth fortieth fourth millionth nano- ninth quinti seventeenth seventh sixteenth sixth sixtieth tertius thirteenth thirtieth trillionth twelfth twenty-first umpteenth eighth noun[ C ] uk /eɪtθ/ us /eɪtθ/ eighthnoun[C] (FRACTION)one of eight equal parts of something: 八分之一 An eighth of 32 is 4.三十二的八分之一是四。 Fractions complex fraction compound fraction deci- denominator eightieth fortieth fraction in mixed fraction ninth proper fraction seventeenth seventh seventieth sixteenth sixth sixtieth tenth thirteenth thirtieth eighthnoun[C] (IN MUSIC)music mainly USspecialized(UK usuallyquaver) a musical note that is half as long as a crotchet: 八分音符 a dotted eighth He plays straight eighths on the snare with accents on the afterbeat. Synonym eighth note Swing eighths divide the beats into uneven eighth notes. The move from triplets to even eighths might be seen as a simplification of metre. This kind of music is written in even measures, but every once in a while there will be seven eighths or five eighths to throw it off. Beats or lengths of musical notes backbeat bar bar line breakbeat common time half note hemidemisemiquaver major seventh major sixth major third metre ninth perfect fifth perfect fourth phrase quadruple quarter note quaver quintuple semibreve eighth | American Dictionaryeighth adjective, adverb, noun[ C ] us/eɪtθ, eɪθ/ (in the position of) the number 8 in a series; 8th: He finished eighth in the race. [ C ]Clarice was born on the eighth of August. An eighth is one of eight equal parts of something. Examples of eightheighth Seven-eighths of the first reparation payment was this external loan. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that five-eighths of the relief would go to big financial houses and corporations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are to have goods packaged in 125-gramme containers, we are thinking in halves, quarters, eighths, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, the hall, which holds 800 people, was more than five eighths full. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are the urban districts of over 20,000, including about five-eighths of the population, and then there are all the other authorities, amounting to three-eighths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to remember, of course that a kilometre is five-eighths of a mile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seven-eighths of this increase came from the manufacturing industries, the chief contributors being engineering and vehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To speak more accurately, only three-eighths of the amount is brought into the account. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Taking three-eighths of that figure, we arrive at £16½ million of rateable value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of the remaining half, three-quarters of it—three-eighths of the whole—is concerned with expanding and modernising the plant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seven-eighths of the increase of £384 million is accounted for by six large items. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that it works out to an average of five-eighths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One particular division we visited had five-eighths of its unit away at the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first was on the five eighths widow's pension which has been agreed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rise in freights is a fraction—three-eighths of a penny per pound. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of eighth These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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