forty

forty
(pl. -ies)

the number equivalent to the product of four and ten; ten less than fifty; 40(Roman numeral: xl or XL)
四十;四十个(罗马数字： xl或 XL)
Troy was only forty miles away.
特洛伊仅四十英里远。
forty were arrested.
四十人被捕。
there were about thirty or forty of them.
他们大概有三四十人。
■(forties)the numbers from forty to forty-nine, especially the years of a century or of a person's life
四十几；四十年代；四十几岁
Terry was in his early forties.
特里四十岁刚出头。
■forty years old
四十岁
a tall woman of about forty.
四十岁左右的高个儿女人。
■forty miles an hour
每小时四十英里
they were doing about forty.
他们以每小时40英里左右的速度行驶。
■a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by forty
（衣服等商品的）四十号
(the Forties)the central North Sea between Scotland and southern Norway, so called from its prevailing depth of forty fathoms or more The area is an important centre of North Sea oil production
四十英寻地区（位于苏格兰和挪威南部之间北海中部海域，该处海深普遍为四十多英寻，是北海产油中心）。参见 roaring forties
■(Forties)a shipping forecast area covering the central North Sea east of Scotland
覆盖苏格兰以东北海中部海域的航情预报地区

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forty winks

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fortieth
ordinal number
fortyfold
( & )
adjective& adverb
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