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third

/thurd/US // θɜrd //UK // (θɜːd) //

第三次,第三个,第三,第三届

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : next after the second; being the ordinal number for three.
    • : being one of three equal parts.
    • : Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of second gear for a given engine crankshaft speed, but not as great as that of fourth gear, if such exists: third gear.
    • : rated, graded, or ranked one level below the second: He's third engineer on the ship.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a third part, especially of one.
    • : the third member of a series.
    • : Automotive. third gear: Don't try to start a car when it's in third.
    • : a person or thing next after second in rank, precedence, order: The writer of the best essay will receive a gold medal, the second a silver, and the third a bronze.
    • : Usually thirds .Law. the third part of the personal property of a deceased husband, which in certain circumstances goes absolutely to the widow.a widow's dower.
    • : Music. a tone on the third degree from a given tone.the interval between such tones.the harmonic combination of such tones.
    • : Baseball. third base.
    • : Usually thirds. Commerce. a product or goods below second quality.Compare first, second.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in the third place; thirdly.

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Examples

  • The third suspect, an 18-year-old named Hamyd Mourad, who turned himself in, is part of the same extended family.

  • Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.

  • Third parties in turn quibbled with his accounts, and he was irritated, but not overly so.

  • The third problem is the evidence of corroborating witnesses.

  • Murders are slightly down from 414 last year, but have fallen by about one—third since 2003.

  • But the Mexican caballeros had no notion of coming up to the scratch a third time.

  • This was somewhat tiresome; and, after a rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, Davy said, "I don't feel like it any more."

  • It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!

  • On the third day after the declaration of his recall, Ripperda took his official leave, and presented his son in his new office.

  • The third boat and kite had been damaged beyond repair, but the two left were sufficient.

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