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sixteen

/siks-teen/US // ˈsɪksˈtin //UK // (ˈsɪksˈtiːn) //

十六,十六岁,十六个

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cardinal number, ten plus six.
    • : a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI.
    • : a set of this many persons or things.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : amounting to 16 in number.

Examples

  • They come in over sixteen super cute patterns and measure 12 x 14 inches, which can fit up to 6 cloth diapers.

  • At the age of sixteen these bad guys chase you, often under the amused and complicit watch of policemen.

  • My birth certificate was modified, I changed my name, and when I was sixteen I emancipated from my grandparents and my father.

  • Sixteen years later, his former best friend finally confronts him.

  • Sixteen have cleared the Judiciary Committee, 13 with unanimous support from members of both parties.

  • Sixteen seasons in, The Biggest Loser continues to be a ratings winner.

  • At twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.

  • There are at present more than sixteen thousand Chinese in this city of Manila, who have received license to stay in the country.

  • A chair covered with red silk, borne on the shoulders of sixteen chair-men, passed up to the temple.

  • It also brought news that sixteen Dutch ships had already arrived at La Sunda, and that the rest of the fleet was on the way.

  • Feeling sixteen and very foolish, she sank to the edge of a chair and muttered something about the charm of the room.