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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fourth ['fɔːθ]
  1. 1. num 第四
  2. 2. num [US] (quarter) 四分之一[英 = quarter]
  3. 3. noun [c] [Auto] (also: fourth gear) 第四挡
  4. 4. noun see also fifth

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fourth [forθ] [fɔːθ]
  1. 1. adjective 第四的;4th
    The company opened its fourth branch.
    这家公司开了它的第四家分公司
  2. 2. adjective 四分之一
  3. 3. noun 第四
    He started to work on the Fourth of July.
    七月四号开始工作
  4. 4. noun 四分之一;1/4
  5. 5. noun 汽车的第四挡
  6. 6. noun [Music] 四度和音;第四音
  7. 7. noun [Music] 四度音程

Collins English-English Dictionary

fourth [fɔːθ]
  1. 1. adj [usually prenominal] coming after the third in order, position, time, etc Often written: 4th
  2. 2. adj (as noun)
    the fourth in succession
  3. 3. adj denoting the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in motor vehicles
  4. 4. n [music] the interval between one note and another four notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
  5. 5. n one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other - See also perfect interval diminished
  6. 6. n the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
    he changed into fourth as soon as he had passed me
  7. 7. n a less common word for quarter
  8. 8. adv after the third person, position, event, etc
  9. 9. sentence connector as the fourth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

Examples

Great Salt Lake is the fourth largest terminal lake in the world.
大盐湖是世界第四大终点湖。
The company opened its fourth branch.
这家公司开了它的第四家分公司。
My sister is in the fourth grade.
我妹妹四年级。
The city experienced an average cost of living during the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the Cost of Living Index.
生活消费指数显示,该市2007年第四季度生活消费处在平均值上。
Around the fourth century B.C., Zoroastrianism was introduced into China through Central Asia.
公元前四世纪前后,琐罗亚斯德教经中亚传入中国。
On a year-to-year basis, the index rose 6.2% in the first quarter, up from the fourth quarter's 3.5% gain
第一季度较去年同期增长了6.2%,高于去年第四季度3.5%的增幅。

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