[N-PLURAL 复数名词]四十多,四十几(指从40至49的数字) When you talk about the forties, you are referring to numbers between 40 and 49. For example, if you are in your forties, you are aged between 40 and 49. If the temperature is in the forties, the temperature is between 40 and 49 degrees.
He was a big man in his forties, smartly dressed in a suit and tie.
他是一个四十多岁的高大男子,穿西装打领带,看上去很精神。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]二十世纪四十年代(指从 1940 年至 1949 年)The forties is the decade between 1940 and 1949.
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Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
钢罐是 20 世纪 40 年代时开始使用的。
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forty★/ˈfɔːti; NAmEˈfɔːrti/1★number40 四十2nounthe for·ties[plural ]numbers, years or temperatures from 40 to 49 四十几;四十年代▶fortieth★fortiethfortieths/ˈfɔːtiəθ; NAmEˈfɔːrtiəθ/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 fortiesbetween the ages of 40 and 49 *40 多岁 fortyfortiesforty/ˈfɔːti; NAmEˈfɔːrti/fortieth/ˈfɔːtiəθ; NAmEˈfɔːrtiəθ/
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fortyfor‧ty /ˈfɔːti $ ˈfɔːrti/ ●●●S3W3 number
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1the number 402 the forties (also the '40s, the 1940s) [plural] the years from 1940 to 1949: The place was built as a casino in the forties.the early/mid/late forties He spent several years in Paris in the late forties.3 be in your forties to be aged between 40 and 49early/mid/late forties The woman was probably in her mid forties.4 in the forties if the temperature is in the forties, it is between 40 degrees and 49 degreesin the low/mid/high forties The temperature was up in the high forties.—fortieth adjective: her fortieth birthday
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forty
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n.四十
adj.四十的;四十个的
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