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fourteen

/fawr-teen, fohr-/US // ˈfɔrˈtin, ˈfoʊr- //UK // (ˈfɔːˈtiːn) //

十四,十四岁,十四个,十四位

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cardinal number, ten plus four.
    • : a symbol for this number, as 14 or XIV.
    • : a set of this many persons or things.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : amounting to 14 in number.

Examples

  • Fourteen years this woman had spent with Rigondeaux before he escaped.

  • You can find fourteen of these copper creations, all initially containing 3,900 liters of liquid apiece, on the Macallan estate.

  • Fourteen years on, the wooden stairs and ceiling are still charred, and the walls are studded with clusters of bullet holes.

  • The first machine, the 914—so called because it could copy on paper nine inches by fourteen inches—was a complex, clunky beast.

  • Mooney quickly inflated his life raft, sent out an SOS signal and drifted for fourteen days before he was rescued.

  • Fourteen genera, representing about 19 species, of Mallophaga are reported for 20 different species of bird hosts.

  • Bonaparte took possession of Venice, boasting an independence of fourteen centuries.

  • For fourteen years Massna served in the Royal Italians, but at last he retired in disgust.

  • A mosquito becomes dangerous in eight to fourteen days after it bites a malarious person, and remains so throughout its life.

  • I need fourteen wire ropes, all pulling in different directions, to hold me steady.