third

英 [θɜːd]

美 [θɜːrd]

ord.  第三
n.  三分之一; 三等学位(英国大学中低于平均水平的学位)

中考高考IELTS考研机械

Collins.4 / BNC.465 / COCA.584

习惯用语

ordinal number

third time lucky
• （但愿）第三次交好运；过一过二不过三
  used when you have failed to do sth twice and hope that you will succeed the third time

牛津词典

ordinal number

• 第三
  3rd

noun

• 三分之一
  each of three equal parts of sth
• 三等学位（英国大学中低于平均水平的学位）
  a level of university degree at British universities, that is lower than average

柯林斯词典

• ORD 第三
  Thethirditem in a series is the one that you count as number three.
  1. I sleep on the third floor...
     我睡在三楼。
  2. It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...
     这是他的车第三次起火。
  3. He came third in the poll with 149 votes...
     他在选举中获得 149 票，名列第三。
  4. The attack was the third so far this year.
     这是今年迄今为止的第三次袭击。
• FRACTION 三分之一
  Athirdis one of three equal parts of something.
  1. A third of the cost went into technology and services...
     有三分之一的支出投入了技术和服务。
  2. Only one third get financial help from their fathers...
     只有三分之一的人得到父亲的经济援助。
  3. He divided their kingdom into thirds.
     他把他们的王国分成了三个部分。
• ADV 第三(点)
  You saythirdwhen you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something.
  1. First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
     首先，利率的下降可能没有希望的那样快;第二，实际贷款额可能会减少;第三，坏账很可能抵消大部分增长。
• 三等学位(英国大学颁发的最低级荣誉学位)
  Athirdis the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university.

英英释义

noun

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
  1. he is playing third
  Synonym:third base
• the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
  1. he was cut down on a close play at third
  Synonym:third base
• the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
  1. you shouldn't try to start in third gear
  Synonym:third gear
• the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
  1. a simple harmony written in major thirds
• one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
  1. it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
  Synonym:one-thirdtierce
• following the second position in an ordering or series
  1. a distant third
  2. he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment

adj

• coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
  Synonym:3rdtertiary

adv

• in the third place
  1. third we must consider unemployment
  Synonym:thirdly

双语例句

• The attack was the third so far this year.
  这是今年迄今为止的第三次袭击。
• Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.
  戴维斯落后了差不多两秒，获得第三名。
• Gazza finished a creditable third.
  加扎以优异的成绩获得了三级荣誉学位。
• England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
  英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
• It would have been rough justice had he been deprived of this important third European win.
  要是他被剥夺了这一意义重大的第三个欧洲冠军头衔，那对他简直是太不公平了。
• Only one third get financial help from their fathers
  只有三分之一的人得到父亲的经济援助。
• A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape
  一个小男孩从3楼防火梯上摔了下来。
• We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus
  我们感觉我们可能会获得第三名，要是能比这个名次更好那就是意外的惊喜了。
• She finished third in the world cross-country championships in Antwerp.
  她在安特卫普的世界越野锦标赛上获得了第3名。
• There is no conflict of fundamental interests among the third world countries.
  第三世界国家之间没有根本的利害冲突。