six

six
cardinal number
  1. 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
  1. in a state of total confusion or disarray
    乱七八糟
knock (或 hit) someone for six
  1. (Brit. informal)utterly surprise or overcome someone
    (英,非正式)惊吓某人;彻底击败某人
six feet under
  1. (informal)dead and buried
    (非正式)死后被埋的
six of one and half a dozen of the other
  1. used to convey that there is little real difference between two alternatives
    半斤八两
语源
  1. 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
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