nine

nine
cardinal number
  1. equivalent to the product of three and three; one more than eight, or one less than ten; 9(Roman numeral: ixorIX.)
    九; 九个(罗马数字:ix或IX.)
    nine European countries.
    九个欧洲国家。
    nine of the twelve members.
    12个成员中的9个。
    ■a group or unit of nine individuals
    九个一组
    ■nine years old
    九岁
    I was only nine.
    那时我只有九岁。
    ■nine o'clock
    九点钟
    it's ten to nine.
    现在是九点差十分。
    ■a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by nine
    (衣服等商品的)九号
    ■a playing card with nine pips
    九点的纸牌
    ■(the Nine)(Greek Mythology)the nine Muses
    (希腊神话)缪斯九女神
常用词组
dressed to (或 英 up to) the nines
  1. dressed very smartly or elaborately
    打扮得非常漂亮
nine tenths
  1. nearly all
    几乎全部
nine times out of ten
  1. on nearly every occasion; almost always
    十之八九
语源
  1. Old English nigon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch negen and German neun, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nava, Latin novem, and Greek ennea
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