[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★/naɪn; NAmEnaɪn/number9 九HELPThere are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five.数词用法示例见 five 条。IDIOMShave 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' ˈwondera 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 ˈtenalmost 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 ˈfivethe 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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ninenine /naɪn/ ●●●S2W2 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
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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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