Eighties Number ˈeɪti Temperature ˈeɪtiəθ Eightieth N Plural 复数名词
The flashcard defines "eighty" as the number 80 and also includes its plural form, "eighties," referring to ages or decades between 80 and 89 or the years 1980-1989.
[N-PLURAL 复数名词]八十几;八十多 When you talk about the eighties, you are referring to numbers between 80 and 89. For example, if you are in your eighties, you are aged between 80 and 89. If the temperature is in the eighties, the temperature is between 80 and 89 degrees.
He was in his late eighties and had become the country's most respected elder statesman.
他年近九旬,已成为该国最受尊崇的政界元老。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](二十世纪)八十年代The eighties is the decade between 1980 and 1989.
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He ran a property development business in the eighties.
他在20世纪80年代经营着一家房地产开发公司。
Oxford
eighty★/ˈeɪti; NAmEˈeɪti/1★number80 八十2nounthe eight·ies[plural ]numbers, years or temperatures from 80 to 89 八十几;八十年代▶eight·ieth★eightietheightieths/ˈeɪtiəθ; NAmEˈeɪtiəθ/ordinal number,nounHELPThere are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.序数词用法示例见 fifth 条。IDIOMin your eightiesbetween the ages of 80 and 89 *80 多岁 eightyeightieseighty/ˈeɪti; NAmEˈeɪti/eight·ieth/ˈeɪtiəθ; NAmEˈeɪtiəθ/
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eightyeigh‧ty /ˈeɪti/ ●●●W3 number
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1the number 802 the eighties [plural] (also the '80s, the 1980s) the years from 1980 to 1989: The band was incredibly successful in the eighties.the early/mid/late eighties Their troubles began in the mid eighties.3 be in your eighties to be aged between 80 and 89early/mid/late eighties Hilda Simpson was a woman in her early eighties.4 in the eighties if the temperature is in the eighties, it is between 80 degrees and 89 degreesin the low/mid/high eighties The temperature is expected to remain in the low eighties.—eightieth adjective: her eightieth birthday
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eighty
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八十(100%)
num.八十
n.八十;八十岁;八十年代
adj.八十的,八十个的;八十岁的
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