The word 'four' primarily refers to the number 4. It can also refer to a group of four people or things, as in cricket where a 'four' is a scoring shot, or a team of four rowers in a boat. The phrase 'on all fours' means to be on hands and knees. This flashcard covers the numerical meaning of 'four' and its additional uses in sports and descriptions of posture.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](板球中)得 4 分的一击 In cricket, if a player hits a four, they score four runs by hitting the ball along the ground so that it crosses the boundary at the edge of the playing area.
Taylor hit 13 fours and batted for 140 minutes.
泰勒打了 13 个 4 分球,击球时间为 140 分钟。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]四人赛艇 A four is a narrow racing boat that is rowed by a team of four people.
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[PHRASE 短语]四肢着地;趴着 If you are on all fours, your knees, feet, and hands are on the ground.
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She crawled on all fours over to the window.
她爬到窗边。
Oxford
four★/fɔː(r); NAmEfɔːr/1★number4 四HELPThere are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five.数词用法示例见 five 条。2nouna group of four people or things 四个人(或事物)的一组◆to make up a fourat tennis 凑成四个人打网球◆a coach and four (= four horses)四匹马拉的四轮大马车3noun(in cricket板球)a shot that scores four runs得四分的一击4nouna team of four people who rowa long narrow boat in races; the boat that they row四人赛艇的全体成员;四人赛艇IDIOMSon all ˈfours(of a person 人)bent over with hands and knees on the ground 匍匐着;趴着◆We were crawling around on all fours.我们匍匐着四处爬行。these four ˈwallsused when you are talking about keeping sth secret (用于叮嘱保守秘密)到此为止◆Don't let this go further than these four walls (= Don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now).走出屋外这事就不要再谈了。fourfoursfour/fɔː(r); NAmEfɔːr/
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fourfour /fɔː $ fɔːr/ ●●●S2W1 number, noun
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1the number 4: She is married with four children. They arrived just after four (=four o'clock). Luke will soon be four (=four years old).2on all fours supporting your body with your hands and knees: He was down on all fours playing with the puppy.3in fours in groups of four people or things: The boxes were stacked in fours. →
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4[countable] a hit in cricket that scores four runs because it goes over the edge of the playing area5[countable] a team of four people who row a racing boat, or the boat that they row6the four corners of the Earth/world literary places or countries that are very far away from each other: People from the four corners of the world have come to Ontario to make it their home. → four ply
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四(100%)
num.四;四个
adj.四的;四个的
n.(Four)人名;(西)福尔;(法)富尔
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