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Fourth 第四 Series Fɔːθ Fɔːrθ Number Equal Parts

The word 'fourth' can be an ordinal number (meaning number four in a series) or a noun referring to one of four equal parts. Examples include "in fourth place" and "Three-fourths of the public."

fourth /fɔːθ/, /fɔːrθ/ ordinal number, noun 1. The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four. eg Greg Lemond is in fourth place. 2. A fourth is one of four equal parts of something. eg Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum.

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[ORD 序数词]第四 The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
  • Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.

    去年的冠军、来自美国的格雷格·莱蒙德现在排名第 4。

2
[FRACTION 分数词]四分之一 A fourth is one of four equal parts of something.
  [AM 美]
  • Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.

    四分之三的公众表示希望就这个问题进行全民公决。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用quarter

Oxford fourth / fɔːθ ; NAmE fɔːrθ /
ordinal number
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noun
fourth fourths
ordinal number 4th 第四 HELP  There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. 序数词用法示例见 fifth 条。 noun ( especially NAmE) =
quarter
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fourth / fɔːθ ; NAmE fɔːrθ /
LDC
fourth1 adjective
fourth2 pronoun
fourth3 noun
fourthfourth1 /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective
Word Origin
Examples
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coming after three other things in a series:  in the fourth century her fourth birthdayfourthly adverb
fourth1 adjective
fourth2 pronoun
fourth3 noun
fourthfourth2 ●●● S3 W3 pronoun
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the fourth thing in a series:  the fourth of July
fourth1 adjective
fourth2 pronoun
fourth3 noun
fourthfourth3 noun [countable]
word sets
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¼; one of four equal partsone-fourth/three-fourths
quarter1(1)
WDF

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第四(60%),四分之一(32%),第四档(4%),第四音阶(4%)
num.第四
n.第四,月的第四日;四分之一
adj.第四的,第四个的;四分之一的

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