equivalent to the product of two and three; one more than five, or four less than ten; 6(Roman numeral: vi or VI) 6 六;六个(罗马数字:vi 或 VI) she's lived here six months. 她在这里住了六个月。 six of the people arrested have been charged. 被捕的六人被判刑。 a six-week tour. 一次长达六周的旅行。 ■a group or unit of six people or things 六个人(或物)一组 ■six years old 六岁 a child of six. 一个六岁的小孩。 ■six o'clock 六点钟 it's half past six. 六点半。 ■(Cricket)a hit that reaches the boundary without first striking the ground, scoring six runs (板球)得六分的击球。 比较four ■a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by six (衣服等商品的)六号 ■a playing card or domino with six pips 六点的纸牌(或多米诺骨牌) ■a group of six Brownies or Cubs 女童子军(或青年)的六人小队 ■(the Six). another name for Les Six 同 Les Six
常用词组 at sixes and sevens
in a state of total confusion or disarray 乱七八糟
knock (或 hit) someone for six
(Brit. informal)utterly surprise or overcome someone (英,非正式)惊吓某人;彻底击败某人
six feet under
(informal)dead and buried (非正式)死后被埋的
six of one and half a dozen of the other
used to convey that there is little real difference between two alternatives 半斤八两
语源
Old English siex, six, syx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zes and German sechs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sex and Greek hex