Fifties Number ˈfɪfti ˈfɪftiəθ Temperature Noun Fiftieth N Plural
The word "fifty" refers to the number 50. It can also refer to the group of numbers between 50 and 59 (in someone's fifties) or the decade of the 1950s (the fifties).
[N-PLURAL 复数名词]五十几(指 50 到 59 之间的数字) When you talk about the fifties, you are referring to numbers between 50 and 59. For example, if you are in your fifties, you are aged between 50 and 59. If the temperature is in the fifties, the temperature is between 50 and 59 degrees.
I probably look as if I'm in my fifties rather than my seventies.
我大概看上去像 50 多岁而不是 70 多岁。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]二十世纪五十年代The fifties is the decade between 1950 and 1959.
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He began performing in the early fifties.
他20世纪50年代初开始从事表演。
Oxford
fifty★/ˈfɪfti; NAmEˈfɪfti/1★number50 五十2nounthe fifties[plural ]numbers, years or temperatures from 50 to 59 五十几;五十年代◆She was born in the fifties.她是五十年代出生的。▶fif·ti·eth★fiftiethfiftieths/ˈfɪftiəθ; NAmEˈfɪftiəθ/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 ˈfiftiesbetween the ages of 50 and 59 *50 多岁 ◆He retired in his fifties.他在五十多岁时退休了。fiftyfiftiesfifty/ˈfɪfti; NAmEˈfɪfti/fif·ti·eth/ˈfɪftiəθ; NAmEˈfɪftiəθ/
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fiftyfif‧ty /ˈfɪfti/ ●●●S3W3 number, noun
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1the number 502the fifties [plural] (also the '50s, the 1950s) the years between 1950 and 1959: Standards of living rose in the fifties.the early/mid/late fifties The play was written in the late fifties.3be in your fifties to be aged between 50 and 59early/mid/late fifties He must be in his early fifties by now.4 in the fifties if the temperature is in the fifties, it is between 50 degrees and 59 degreesin the low/mid/high fifties sunny, with temperatures in the mid fifties5[countable] a piece of paper money that is worth 50 dollars or 50 pounds: I can give you five tens for that fifty if you want.—fiftieth adjective: her fiftieth birthday
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五十(100%)
n.五十;五十个;编号为50的东西
adj.五十的;五十个的;众多的
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