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Times Naɪn Number Nines Ten ˌnine Dressed Lucky

The word "nine" refers to the number 9. It can also be used in the idiom "dressed up to the nines", meaning dressed very elegantly.

The word "nine" refers to the number 9. It can also be used in the idiom "dressed up to the nines", meaning dressed very elegantly.

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[NUM 数词](数字)9 Nine is the number 9.
  • We still sighted nine yachts.

    我们还是看见了9艘游艇。

  • ...nine hundred pounds.

    900 磅

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[PHRASE 短语]打扮得绝顶漂亮;着装非常优雅 If you say that someone is dressed up to the nines or dressed to the nines, you mean that they are wearing very smart or elegant clothes.
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    nine times out of ten→see:
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      Oxford nine / naɪn ; NAmE naɪn / number 9 HELP  There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five. 数词用法示例见 five 条。 IDIOMS have nine ˈlives (especially of a cat 尤指猫 ) to be very lucky in dangerous situations 有九条命;命大 a ˌnine days' ˈwonder a person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long 昙花一现;轰动一时的人(或事物) ˌnine times out of ˈten almost every time 十之八九;几乎总是;差不多每次 I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply. 我常常给她发电邮,但十之八九她都不回覆。 ˌnine to ˈfive the normal working hours in an office 九点至五点;正常办公时间 I work nine to five. 我九点至五点上班。 a nine-to-five job 一份朝九晚五的工作 the ˌwhole ˌnine ˈyards ( informal) ( especially NAmE) everything, or a situation which includes everything 一切;全部 When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert. 丹做饭总是做全份的:三道菜,外加甜食供选择。 more at
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      nine / naɪn ; NAmE naɪn /
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      ninenine /naɪn/ ●●● S2 W2 number
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      1the number 9:  He’s only been in this job for nine months. We open at nine (=nine o'clock). Kay was taught by her mother till she was nine (=nine years old).2nine times out of ten almost always:  Nine times out of ten we can solve the problem over the phone.3a nine days’ wonder a thing or event that makes people very excited for a short time4have nine lives to make lucky escapes from dangerous situations dressed up to the nines
      at dressed(4)
      , → be on cloud nine
      at cloud1(5)
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      nine

      [naɪn]

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      Spoken:

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      九(100%)
      n.九,九个
      num.九;九个
      adj.九的,九个的
      n.(Nine)人名;(塞)尼内

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