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单词 eighth
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Definition of eighth in English:

eighth

ordinal number eɪtθeɪ(t)θ
  • 1Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th.

    第八

    in the eighth century

    在八世纪。

    the eighth of September

    9月8日。

    seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender

    七个人承认了阴谋活动,第八个人承认协助了一个罪犯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Moors invaded Spain in the eighth century, and much of the Spanish language derives from Arabic.
    • The islands were colonized by Africans in the eighth century.
    • Founded in the eighth century, it has long been a cultural, artistic, and religious centre.
    • Founded in the eighth century, its soaring, spired silhouette is as celebrated an image of France as the Eiffel Tower.
    • Archaeological evidence suggests that the area has been inhabited since the eighth century.
    • The eighth century had seen the regional kingdoms and larger monasteries of Britain and Ireland became major landowners and economic powers.
    • Since the eighth century his poetry and life story have been familiar to every educated Chinese.
    • He's also the eighth goaltender to start the playoffs for the Flyers in eight years.
    • In the eighth century BC there must have been lots of large villages in the Central Mediterranean populated by refugees and runaways.
    • When the Moors conquered most of the known world in the eighth century, they used a special technique to aid their cause.
    • In the eighth century, another earthquake struck, but by that time the city had been abandoned.
    • This graveyard is an ancient site dating back to the eighth century at least as depicted by the burial of an unknown bishop buried in the eighth century.
    • As the Byzantines gradually lost control of Italy in the eighth century, a number of cities began to emerge as more or less independent powers.
    • Liverpool have the eighth best goalscoring record and the seventh best defensive record.
    • The players still think they can make a run at the eighth seed in the playoffs.
    • The history of this craft goes back to the eighth century, and was imported into Japan from China.
    • It grew quickly, and by the eighth century it had tall buildings and was crowded with people.
    • Jenson Button dedicated his eighth podium finish of the season to his sick grandfather after a fine drive in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
    • Tea was introduced to Japan as early as the eighth century from China, where it was used for medicinal reasons.
    • They have just celebrated their eighth year at number one.
    1. 1.1 The eighth finisher or position in a race or competition.
      (比赛或竞赛的)第八名;第八位
      she finished eighth of the eleven runners

      在11名赛跑选手中她获得了第8名。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • You have to say we have done magnificently to be lying eighth in a very competitive league.
      • And suddenly, we're eighth in the table, seven points behind Arsenal.
      • He fared poorly during qualifying but moved from 27th to eighth during the race.
      • He even tried his hand at the 1500, finishing eighth in 15: 35.35.
      • The team has climbed to eighth in the league in the important category of opponents' field goal percentage.
      • The former British champion finished eighth in the series with one win after his debut season with Alfa Romeo.
      • It finished eighth in the competition.
      • "We're eighth in the table on the same number of points as Chelsea.
      • Taiwan is ranked eighth of the 44 competing nations.
      • Gordon inched his way closer to the top 10 in points by finishing eighth at Indy.
      • The revamped unit finished eighth in the league this season in points allowed.
      • O'Sullivan finished eighth in the Scottish race, and admitted she was struggling for fitness after the strains of running in London.
      • Australia also continued to do well, ranking eighth overall.
      • Preston was back for the Championship race where he finished eighth after dropping out early with canopy problems.
      • Their comparative lack of match practice could explain why they are ranked a lowly eighth in the world.
      • The following season Norwich failed to build on the foundations they had created and finished a disappointing eighth.
      • Last year Garcia achieved his best placing in the Open when he finished tied eighth.
      • He took the first of his three victories and eventually finished eighth in the point standings.
      • She's also ranked eighth in a graduating class of 415 with a 5.286 grade point average.
      • Last year, started 14th, finished eighth.
  • 2Each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided.

    八分之一

    an eighth of an inch

    1/8英寸。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After watching today, I think we've got another eighth of a mile coming.
    • Cut each peach in half, remove the stone and cut into quarters or eighths, depending on the size.
    • ‘We're over seven eighths of the way there,’ said Blitz. ‘And I've got us a final job that should take us up to the total.’
    • Finding one, he set down the apple on the counter near the small window and began to slice it into pieces; first into halves, then into quarters, and then into eighths.
    • Slice one lime (two if they are small) into eighths and squeeze the juice into a cocktail shaker, dropping the squeezed-out slices into a tall glass.
    • No one has managed to cut a tablet into eighths without reducing it to powder.
    • He tore the pages in halves, then fourths, then eighths.
    • The brass must be around an eighth of an inch thick.
    • There were two stands of forest, an eighth of a mile away.
    • Then, to my surprise, he tore the photograph in half, then fourths, then eighths and threw it in the garbage basket beside his bed.
    • Cut apples into halves, quarters or eighths to explain fractions or use nickels, dimes and quarters to teach children percentages.
    • Cut the lemon into eighths, and lightly crush the whole garlic cloves so that they just crack open.
    • Traditional inch-pound bar sizes are the bar's diameter in eighths of an inch; metric bar sizes are the bar's diameter in millimeters.
    • And cannabis has fallen by around a third, from £15 per eighth of an ounce to £10.
    • If you cut one sandwich in halves, another in quarters, and another in eighths, the kids can see the relationship between 1/2 and 2/4 and 4 / 8.
    • Vanessa took the card out of her pocket, ripped it into eighths and sprinkled them onto the table.
    • The number indicates the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch.

Derivatives

  • eighthly

  • adverb
    • Eighthly, I give all my personal property not named above to my Son.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Eighthly, we question whether so precious a site should be dedicated two-thirds to property development.

Definition of eighth in US English:

eighth

ordinal numberā(t)THeɪ(t)θ
  • 1Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th.

    第八

    in the eighth century

    在八世纪。

    the eighth of September

    9月8日。

    seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender

    七个人承认了阴谋活动,第八个人承认协助了一个罪犯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the Moors conquered most of the known world in the eighth century, they used a special technique to aid their cause.
    • Founded in the eighth century, it has long been a cultural, artistic, and religious centre.
    • Jenson Button dedicated his eighth podium finish of the season to his sick grandfather after a fine drive in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
    • In the eighth century, another earthquake struck, but by that time the city had been abandoned.
    • Since the eighth century his poetry and life story have been familiar to every educated Chinese.
    • As the Byzantines gradually lost control of Italy in the eighth century, a number of cities began to emerge as more or less independent powers.
    • In the eighth century BC there must have been lots of large villages in the Central Mediterranean populated by refugees and runaways.
    • It grew quickly, and by the eighth century it had tall buildings and was crowded with people.
    • The players still think they can make a run at the eighth seed in the playoffs.
    • Archaeological evidence suggests that the area has been inhabited since the eighth century.
    • The history of this craft goes back to the eighth century, and was imported into Japan from China.
    • The islands were colonized by Africans in the eighth century.
    • Liverpool have the eighth best goalscoring record and the seventh best defensive record.
    • They have just celebrated their eighth year at number one.
    • Tea was introduced to Japan as early as the eighth century from China, where it was used for medicinal reasons.
    • He's also the eighth goaltender to start the playoffs for the Flyers in eight years.
    • Founded in the eighth century, its soaring, spired silhouette is as celebrated an image of France as the Eiffel Tower.
    • This graveyard is an ancient site dating back to the eighth century at least as depicted by the burial of an unknown bishop buried in the eighth century.
    • The eighth century had seen the regional kingdoms and larger monasteries of Britain and Ireland became major landowners and economic powers.
    • The Moors invaded Spain in the eighth century, and much of the Spanish language derives from Arabic.
    1. 1.1an eighth/one eighth Each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided.
      八分之一
      an eighth of an inch

      1/8英寸。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you cut one sandwich in halves, another in quarters, and another in eighths, the kids can see the relationship between 1/2 and 2/4 and 4 / 8.
      • He tore the pages in halves, then fourths, then eighths.
      • The number indicates the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch.
      • The brass must be around an eighth of an inch thick.
      • Cut apples into halves, quarters or eighths to explain fractions or use nickels, dimes and quarters to teach children percentages.
      • Cut the lemon into eighths, and lightly crush the whole garlic cloves so that they just crack open.
      • ‘We're over seven eighths of the way there,’ said Blitz. ‘And I've got us a final job that should take us up to the total.’
      • No one has managed to cut a tablet into eighths without reducing it to powder.
      • Finding one, he set down the apple on the counter near the small window and began to slice it into pieces; first into halves, then into quarters, and then into eighths.
      • There were two stands of forest, an eighth of a mile away.
      • Then, to my surprise, he tore the photograph in half, then fourths, then eighths and threw it in the garbage basket beside his bed.
      • Traditional inch-pound bar sizes are the bar's diameter in eighths of an inch; metric bar sizes are the bar's diameter in millimeters.
      • And cannabis has fallen by around a third, from £15 per eighth of an ounce to £10.
      • Vanessa took the card out of her pocket, ripped it into eighths and sprinkled them onto the table.
      • Cut each peach in half, remove the stone and cut into quarters or eighths, depending on the size.
      • After watching today, I think we've got another eighth of a mile coming.
      • Slice one lime (two if they are small) into eighths and squeeze the juice into a cocktail shaker, dropping the squeezed-out slices into a tall glass.
    2. 1.2 The eighth finisher or position in a race or competition.
      (比赛或竞赛的)第八名;第八位
      she finished eighth of the eleven runners

      在11名赛跑选手中她获得了第8名。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He took the first of his three victories and eventually finished eighth in the point standings.
      • She's also ranked eighth in a graduating class of 415 with a 5.286 grade point average.
      • Last year Garcia achieved his best placing in the Open when he finished tied eighth.
      • Preston was back for the Championship race where he finished eighth after dropping out early with canopy problems.
      • He fared poorly during qualifying but moved from 27th to eighth during the race.
      • O'Sullivan finished eighth in the Scottish race, and admitted she was struggling for fitness after the strains of running in London.
      • Australia also continued to do well, ranking eighth overall.
      • Taiwan is ranked eighth of the 44 competing nations.
      • And suddenly, we're eighth in the table, seven points behind Arsenal.
      • The following season Norwich failed to build on the foundations they had created and finished a disappointing eighth.
      • The former British champion finished eighth in the series with one win after his debut season with Alfa Romeo.
      • He even tried his hand at the 1500, finishing eighth in 15: 35.35.
      • You have to say we have done magnificently to be lying eighth in a very competitive league.
      • The revamped unit finished eighth in the league this season in points allowed.
      • It finished eighth in the competition.
      • The team has climbed to eighth in the league in the important category of opponents' field goal percentage.
      • Gordon inched his way closer to the top 10 in points by finishing eighth at Indy.
      • "We're eighth in the table on the same number of points as Chelsea.
      • Their comparative lack of match practice could explain why they are ranked a lowly eighth in the world.
      • Last year, started 14th, finished eighth.
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