Definition of seven in English:

seven

cardinal number ˈsɛv(ə)nˈsɛvən

1Equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7.
7七；七个
two sevens are fourteen
二七一十四。
the remaining seven were sentenced to terms of imprisonment
剩余七人被判监禁。
Example sentencesExamples
- Internally, four of the seven floors of office space will be brought up to standard, with plans to extend the work if it is successfully leased.
- Four teams of seven players took part from all sections of the hospital.
- Whether it involves three, four or seven people, this variation on the traditional duo is of the same variety.
- Bridge won by four wickets with seven balls to spare as they successfully chased a total of 166 for 8.
- Eleven new static cameras will be installed in Sheffield, with seven for Rotherham and four in Doncaster.
- What we know is that the test results will be back in four to seven days.
- His sentence of seven years represents four days and eight hours for each of his crimes.
- The new supernovas were found in galaxies ranging from four to seven billion light years away.
- That is equivalent to seven times the value of all known oil reserves in the country and 31 times the value of foreign direct investment.
- Born near Shrule in 1915, Peg Carroll was one of a family of seven with four brothers and two sisters.
- Also contributing off the bench was Andrew Coatsworth, who provided seven points and four rebounds.
- They also have four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
- India are likely to go into the match with seven specialist batsmen and four bowlers against strong Sri Lankans.
- It is expected to take four auctioneers seven hours to sell off 1,000 lots to people bidding via the web, by phone and in person.
- Of the seven remaining, four have criminal records and three were convicted of the St-Laurent bar attack.
- Ronaldo has been World Player of the Year four times in seven years.
- It gained seats in four of the seven electoral areas but, crucially, lost seats in two other areas.
- From Surbiton there are four stopping trains and seven non-stops.
- The Peak has recently reduced its paid staff from seven to four and editors have faced pay cuts along with rising workloads.
- The jury of seven men and four women was sent home for the night yesterday after three hours considering the case without reaching a verdict.
1. 1.1 A group or unit of seven people or things.
  七个人（或物）一组
  animals were offered for sacrifice in sevens
  动物以七个一组献祭。
  Synonyms
  septet, septuplets
  Poetry heptameter, septenarius
  technical heptad
  rare sevensome, septenary
2. 1.2 Seven years old.
  七岁
  my mother died when I was seven
  我七岁时母亲死了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Since the age of seven, he has sung in public, both here and abroad.
  He was put in residential school at the age of seven and escaped several times, each time getting sent to a school further from home.
  As part of the celebrations all the children, aged between four and seven, were dressed up as cowboys and cowgirls.
  The youngsters aged seven to 11 also took part in singing, and performed in front of their parents and teachers yesterday.
  Laura started dancing at the age of seven at Sara Packham's dance classes, in Oxenhope, and said her love for it had continued to grow.
  The production requires several local actors and, crucially, twins aged between seven and 10.
  He also leaves behind two children, Cosima, seven and Bruno, four.
  A boy aged 13 suffered a broken thumb while girls aged 10 and seven suffered bruising and grazes.
  Indeed, the singer has come a long way from the time he got his first ‘award’ at the age of seven.
  She has been winning diving trophies since the age of seven and has still managed to achieve excellent results in her examinations.
  At these private schools, for example, pupils at the age of seven or eight are taught how to speak in public on the merits of Roald Dahl novels.
  More than 25 children aged between seven and 24 have been working hard for months to produce the show.
  Girls between the age of seven and 26 lie on a mat in front of the woman doing the test, which only takes a few seconds.
  His wife and three sons aged seven, nine and 13 moved in August, and he now speaks very highly of the Scottish capital.
  He got his first musical instrument, a whistle, at the age of seven from his neighbour Bernie Marren.
  I have the same issue with children under the age of seven.
  From the age of seven he enjoyed great popularity performing with major orchestras and top conductors.
  Aimed at children aged seven and up as well as adults, it consists of 26 black-and-white numbered tiles.
  The course will cater for children aged between seven and eleven years.
  I think I started at the age of seven, encouraged by my talented father.
3. 1.3 Seven o'clock.
  七点钟
  the meeting doesn't finish until seven
  会议直到七点才结束。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The training starts sometimes at seven in the morning and does not finish up until seven at night.
  At about quarter to seven that night, my phone rang, and I was quick to pick it up.
  They had no food or water and sat there from seven in the morning until six at night.
  Music often goes all night from nine in the evening to seven the next morning.
  Her parents were already at work and they usually didn't come back until seven or eight at night.
  You are not working from seven in the morning until seven at night.
  I turned up about half eleven and stayed until quarter to seven that night, and left others still playing.
  If it's a quarter past seven on the morning of November 3rd, then I've been single for exactly four years.
  The hostel had the usual practice of opening doors at seven in the morning and locking them at ten at night.
  I didn't leave the ground until seven that evening with all the people.
  It wasn't until about seven in the evening when everyone who went to the auction got home.
  He spent three days working from seven in the morning until eleven at night on his masterpiece.
  There's simply not enough time in the week to visit everyone, and most of my days are booked from seven in the morning until eleven at night.
4. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seven.
  （衣服等商品的）七号
5. 1.5 A playing card with seven pips.
  七点的纸牌
  Example sentencesExamples
  If the seven of the trump suit is led it wins.
  If a seven is led, it counts only as a seven, and the trick is won by the last seven played to it.
  Nines, eights and sevens are neutral - they carry no penalty and have no special effect.
  The winner of the trick leads to the next trick, by first playing any sevens he has and claiming them as tricks and then leading a playable card.
  Then players take cards from the pile and flip them to get an ace to seven of any suit.
  Thus a red six is placed on a black seven, a black ten on a red jack, and so on.
  The seven of diamonds behaves in a similar way to a jack - it captures everything on the floor.
  However, melds of sevens and aces are subject to some special rules and restrictions.
  The special powers of all cards except sevens and eights are nullified during this period, as is the possibility of discarding a series.
  A player receiving a card as a result of another player's playing a seven should thank the donor.
  East and West have no more sevens or tens to play, so North has beaten off the attack.
  The first player to collect all four sevens wins.
  For example if the first card was a seven, the second player has to lay another seven or a five, six, eight or nine to win both cards.
  From high to low, these are the ace of swords, the ace of batons, the seven of swords and the seven of coins.
  Once the eight of spades is played, then the seven and nine of spades may be played.
  In the example above, the left meld would get the low card bonus - the fives tie and the six beats the seven.
  If only three are playing, remove the sevens and eights from the deck before dealing.
  If the face-up trump is an ace, three or picture card it can be exchanged for the trump seven.
  For example, if you ask for sevens and they have 3 sevens, they only have to give you one, until you ask again for a seven.
  If after completing your canasta of sevens you draw another one you must hold onto it, and it will prevent you from going out, even if you have met all the other requirements.
6. 1.6sevens Seven-a-side rugby.
  七人制橄榄球
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jonah was part of the New Zealand rugby sevens team which struck gold at the last Commonwealth Games.
  The win will boost the team's morale ahead of the first round of the IRB rugby sevens tournament which kicks off in Durban next week.
  The national stadium will also be the venue for rugby sevens as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.
  The New Zealand rugby sevens team have hit rough times, losing in three consecutive tournaments to Argentina.
  The annual inter-company rugby sevens competition was held in the afternoon.

Phrases

the seven deadly sins

(in Christian tradition) the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
Example sentencesExamples
- This claim is especially important with respect to anger, because within Christian circles, anger is identified as one of the seven deadly sins, and because as a culture, we often fear anger as the antithesis of love.
- Which of the seven deadly sins does he think the average politician would be most susceptible to?
- I am quite certain that neither my husband nor I have ever lectured John on the seven deadly sins.
- Given the choice, if you were to add another sin to the existing seven deadly sins, which of the following would you choose?
- The seven deadly sins and their antitheses, the four cardinal virtues and three heavenly graces, provide the book's organising principle.

the seven seas

All the oceans of the world (conventionally listed as the Arctic, Antarctic, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Indian Oceans).

the seven-year itch

A supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage.
we've been together eight years now, so we're over the seven-year itch

throw (or chuck)a seven

1informal Die.
since he threw a seven, the tributes have been pouring in
Example sentencesExamples
- Buy a six-year-old a puppy, and the old canine will probably throw a seven when your child is at university.
- Will our boy survive, or is he about to throw a seven?
- Old King David in the Bible was about to throw a seven.
- There are one or two notable deaths, such as the fashion designer who threw a seven in February.
- My dealer almost threw a seven when I mentioned that I might register the vehicle in Florida as my vacation car.
2informal Vomit.
Sam took up his cup of tea, drank it, turned round, and threw a seven on the floor

Origin

Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta.

Seven days of the week, seven deadly sins, seven dwarfs, seven wonders of the world, the Magnificent Seven…the number seven crops up again and again in history and culture. The word is from the same ancient root as Latin septem and Greek hepta ‘seven’—septem is the source of September (Old English), originally the seventh month of the Roman year, and of septet (early 19th century), whereas hepta is found in words such as heptagon (late 16th century) ‘seven angled’, and heptathlon [1970s] combined with athlon ‘contest’. The seven-year itch was originally a semi-proverbial medical condition, dating from the middle of the 19th century, but these days is a supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage. The phrase originated in the USA, and The Seven Year Itch, a 1955 comedy written and directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, introduced it to a wider audience.

Rhymes

Bevan, Devon, eleven, Evan, heaven, leaven, Pleven, Severn

Definition of seven in US English:

seven

cardinal numberˈsevənˈsɛvən

1Equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7.
7七；七个
two sevens are fourteen
二七一十四。
the remaining seven were sentenced to terms of imprisonment
剩余七人被判监禁。
Example sentencesExamples
- Internally, four of the seven floors of office space will be brought up to standard, with plans to extend the work if it is successfully leased.
- It is expected to take four auctioneers seven hours to sell off 1,000 lots to people bidding via the web, by phone and in person.
- They also have four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
- Whether it involves three, four or seven people, this variation on the traditional duo is of the same variety.
- It gained seats in four of the seven electoral areas but, crucially, lost seats in two other areas.
- From Surbiton there are four stopping trains and seven non-stops.
- Eleven new static cameras will be installed in Sheffield, with seven for Rotherham and four in Doncaster.
- The new supernovas were found in galaxies ranging from four to seven billion light years away.
- The Peak has recently reduced its paid staff from seven to four and editors have faced pay cuts along with rising workloads.
- Born near Shrule in 1915, Peg Carroll was one of a family of seven with four brothers and two sisters.
- Of the seven remaining, four have criminal records and three were convicted of the St-Laurent bar attack.
- Bridge won by four wickets with seven balls to spare as they successfully chased a total of 166 for 8.
- India are likely to go into the match with seven specialist batsmen and four bowlers against strong Sri Lankans.
- That is equivalent to seven times the value of all known oil reserves in the country and 31 times the value of foreign direct investment.
- What we know is that the test results will be back in four to seven days.
- Four teams of seven players took part from all sections of the hospital.
- Ronaldo has been World Player of the Year four times in seven years.
- His sentence of seven years represents four days and eight hours for each of his crimes.
- The jury of seven men and four women was sent home for the night yesterday after three hours considering the case without reaching a verdict.
- Also contributing off the bench was Andrew Coatsworth, who provided seven points and four rebounds.
1. 1.1 A group or unit of seven people or things.
  七个人（或物）一组
  animals were offered for sacrifice in sevens
  动物以七个一组献祭。
  Synonyms
  septet, septuplets
2. 1.2 Seven years old.
  七岁
  my mother died when I was seven
  我七岁时母亲死了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As part of the celebrations all the children, aged between four and seven, were dressed up as cowboys and cowgirls.
  Indeed, the singer has come a long way from the time he got his first ‘award’ at the age of seven.
  Girls between the age of seven and 26 lie on a mat in front of the woman doing the test, which only takes a few seconds.
  Aimed at children aged seven and up as well as adults, it consists of 26 black-and-white numbered tiles.
  I have the same issue with children under the age of seven.
  I think I started at the age of seven, encouraged by my talented father.
  The production requires several local actors and, crucially, twins aged between seven and 10.
  From the age of seven he enjoyed great popularity performing with major orchestras and top conductors.
  He was put in residential school at the age of seven and escaped several times, each time getting sent to a school further from home.
  Laura started dancing at the age of seven at Sara Packham's dance classes, in Oxenhope, and said her love for it had continued to grow.
  His wife and three sons aged seven, nine and 13 moved in August, and he now speaks very highly of the Scottish capital.
  He got his first musical instrument, a whistle, at the age of seven from his neighbour Bernie Marren.
  A boy aged 13 suffered a broken thumb while girls aged 10 and seven suffered bruising and grazes.
  He also leaves behind two children, Cosima, seven and Bruno, four.
  The course will cater for children aged between seven and eleven years.
  More than 25 children aged between seven and 24 have been working hard for months to produce the show.
  She has been winning diving trophies since the age of seven and has still managed to achieve excellent results in her examinations.
  The youngsters aged seven to 11 also took part in singing, and performed in front of their parents and teachers yesterday.
  Since the age of seven, he has sung in public, both here and abroad.
  At these private schools, for example, pupils at the age of seven or eight are taught how to speak in public on the merits of Roald Dahl novels.
3. 1.3 Seven o'clock.
  七点钟
  the meeting doesn't finish until seven
  会议直到七点才结束。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If it's a quarter past seven on the morning of November 3rd, then I've been single for exactly four years.
  There's simply not enough time in the week to visit everyone, and most of my days are booked from seven in the morning until eleven at night.
  At about quarter to seven that night, my phone rang, and I was quick to pick it up.
  The hostel had the usual practice of opening doors at seven in the morning and locking them at ten at night.
  You are not working from seven in the morning until seven at night.
  I turned up about half eleven and stayed until quarter to seven that night, and left others still playing.
  The training starts sometimes at seven in the morning and does not finish up until seven at night.
  It wasn't until about seven in the evening when everyone who went to the auction got home.
  Her parents were already at work and they usually didn't come back until seven or eight at night.
  Music often goes all night from nine in the evening to seven the next morning.
  I didn't leave the ground until seven that evening with all the people.
  He spent three days working from seven in the morning until eleven at night on his masterpiece.
  They had no food or water and sat there from seven in the morning until six at night.
4. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seven.
  （衣服等商品的）七号
5. 1.5 A playing card with seven pips.
  七点的纸牌
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once the eight of spades is played, then the seven and nine of spades may be played.
  The winner of the trick leads to the next trick, by first playing any sevens he has and claiming them as tricks and then leading a playable card.
  If only three are playing, remove the sevens and eights from the deck before dealing.
  However, melds of sevens and aces are subject to some special rules and restrictions.
  For example if the first card was a seven, the second player has to lay another seven or a five, six, eight or nine to win both cards.
  The seven of diamonds behaves in a similar way to a jack - it captures everything on the floor.
  For example, if you ask for sevens and they have 3 sevens, they only have to give you one, until you ask again for a seven.
  East and West have no more sevens or tens to play, so North has beaten off the attack.
  Thus a red six is placed on a black seven, a black ten on a red jack, and so on.
  If the seven of the trump suit is led it wins.
  From high to low, these are the ace of swords, the ace of batons, the seven of swords and the seven of coins.
  Then players take cards from the pile and flip them to get an ace to seven of any suit.
  Nines, eights and sevens are neutral - they carry no penalty and have no special effect.
  The first player to collect all four sevens wins.
  The special powers of all cards except sevens and eights are nullified during this period, as is the possibility of discarding a series.
  If a seven is led, it counts only as a seven, and the trick is won by the last seven played to it.
  A player receiving a card as a result of another player's playing a seven should thank the donor.
  If the face-up trump is an ace, three or picture card it can be exchanged for the trump seven.
  If after completing your canasta of sevens you draw another one you must hold onto it, and it will prevent you from going out, even if you have met all the other requirements.
  In the example above, the left meld would get the low card bonus - the fives tie and the six beats the seven.

Origin

Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta.

单词	seven
释义	Definition of seven in English: seven cardinal number ˈsɛv(ə)nˈsɛvən 1Equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7. 7七；七个 two sevens are fourteen 二七一十四。 the remaining seven were sentenced to terms of imprisonment 剩余七人被判监禁。 Example sentencesExamples Internally, four of the seven floors of office space will be brought up to standard, with plans to extend the work if it is successfully leased. Four teams of seven players took part from all sections of the hospital. Whether it involves three, four or seven people, this variation on the traditional duo is of the same variety. Bridge won by four wickets with seven balls to spare as they successfully chased a total of 166 for 8. Eleven new static cameras will be installed in Sheffield, with seven for Rotherham and four in Doncaster. What we know is that the test results will be back in four to seven days. His sentence of seven years represents four days and eight hours for each of his crimes. The new supernovas were found in galaxies ranging from four to seven billion light years away. That is equivalent to seven times the value of all known oil reserves in the country and 31 times the value of foreign direct investment. Born near Shrule in 1915, Peg Carroll was one of a family of seven with four brothers and two sisters. Also contributing off the bench was Andrew Coatsworth, who provided seven points and four rebounds. They also have four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. India are likely to go into the match with seven specialist batsmen and four bowlers against strong Sri Lankans. It is expected to take four auctioneers seven hours to sell off 1,000 lots to people bidding via the web, by phone and in person. Of the seven remaining, four have criminal records and three were convicted of the St-Laurent bar attack. Ronaldo has been World Player of the Year four times in seven years. It gained seats in four of the seven electoral areas but, crucially, lost seats in two other areas. From Surbiton there are four stopping trains and seven non-stops. The Peak has recently reduced its paid staff from seven to four and editors have faced pay cuts along with rising workloads. The jury of seven men and four women was sent home for the night yesterday after three hours considering the case without reaching a verdict. 1.1 A group or unit of seven people or things. 七个人（或物）一组 animals were offered for sacrifice in sevens 动物以七个一组献祭。 Synonyms septet, septuplets Poetry heptameter, septenarius technical heptad rare sevensome, septenary 1.2 Seven years old. 七岁 my mother died when I was seven 我七岁时母亲死了。 Example sentencesExamples Since the age of seven, he has sung in public, both here and abroad. He was put in residential school at the age of seven and escaped several times, each time getting sent to a school further from home. As part of the celebrations all the children, aged between four and seven, were dressed up as cowboys and cowgirls. The youngsters aged seven to 11 also took part in singing, and performed in front of their parents and teachers yesterday. Laura started dancing at the age of seven at Sara Packham's dance classes, in Oxenhope, and said her love for it had continued to grow. The production requires several local actors and, crucially, twins aged between seven and 10. He also leaves behind two children, Cosima, seven and Bruno, four. A boy aged 13 suffered a broken thumb while girls aged 10 and seven suffered bruising and grazes. Indeed, the singer has come a long way from the time he got his first ‘award’ at the age of seven. She has been winning diving trophies since the age of seven and has still managed to achieve excellent results in her examinations. At these private schools, for example, pupils at the age of seven or eight are taught how to speak in public on the merits of Roald Dahl novels. More than 25 children aged between seven and 24 have been working hard for months to produce the show. Girls between the age of seven and 26 lie on a mat in front of the woman doing the test, which only takes a few seconds. His wife and three sons aged seven, nine and 13 moved in August, and he now speaks very highly of the Scottish capital. He got his first musical instrument, a whistle, at the age of seven from his neighbour Bernie Marren. I have the same issue with children under the age of seven. From the age of seven he enjoyed great popularity performing with major orchestras and top conductors. Aimed at children aged seven and up as well as adults, it consists of 26 black-and-white numbered tiles. The course will cater for children aged between seven and eleven years. I think I started at the age of seven, encouraged by my talented father. 1.3 Seven o'clock. 七点钟 the meeting doesn't finish until seven 会议直到七点才结束。 Example sentencesExamples The training starts sometimes at seven in the morning and does not finish up until seven at night. At about quarter to seven that night, my phone rang, and I was quick to pick it up. They had no food or water and sat there from seven in the morning until six at night. Music often goes all night from nine in the evening to seven the next morning. Her parents were already at work and they usually didn't come back until seven or eight at night. You are not working from seven in the morning until seven at night. I turned up about half eleven and stayed until quarter to seven that night, and left others still playing. If it's a quarter past seven on the morning of November 3rd, then I've been single for exactly four years. The hostel had the usual practice of opening doors at seven in the morning and locking them at ten at night. I didn't leave the ground until seven that evening with all the people. It wasn't until about seven in the evening when everyone who went to the auction got home. He spent three days working from seven in the morning until eleven at night on his masterpiece. There's simply not enough time in the week to visit everyone, and most of my days are booked from seven in the morning until eleven at night. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seven. （衣服等商品的）七号 1.5 A playing card with seven pips. 七点的纸牌 Example sentencesExamples If the seven of the trump suit is led it wins. If a seven is led, it counts only as a seven, and the trick is won by the last seven played to it. Nines, eights and sevens are neutral - they carry no penalty and have no special effect. The winner of the trick leads to the next trick, by first playing any sevens he has and claiming them as tricks and then leading a playable card. Then players take cards from the pile and flip them to get an ace to seven of any suit. Thus a red six is placed on a black seven, a black ten on a red jack, and so on. The seven of diamonds behaves in a similar way to a jack - it captures everything on the floor. However, melds of sevens and aces are subject to some special rules and restrictions. The special powers of all cards except sevens and eights are nullified during this period, as is the possibility of discarding a series. A player receiving a card as a result of another player's playing a seven should thank the donor. East and West have no more sevens or tens to play, so North has beaten off the attack. The first player to collect all four sevens wins. For example if the first card was a seven, the second player has to lay another seven or a five, six, eight or nine to win both cards. From high to low, these are the ace of swords, the ace of batons, the seven of swords and the seven of coins. Once the eight of spades is played, then the seven and nine of spades may be played. In the example above, the left meld would get the low card bonus - the fives tie and the six beats the seven. If only three are playing, remove the sevens and eights from the deck before dealing. If the face-up trump is an ace, three or picture card it can be exchanged for the trump seven. For example, if you ask for sevens and they have 3 sevens, they only have to give you one, until you ask again for a seven. If after completing your canasta of sevens you draw another one you must hold onto it, and it will prevent you from going out, even if you have met all the other requirements. 1.6sevens Seven-a-side rugby. 七人制橄榄球 Example sentencesExamples Jonah was part of the New Zealand rugby sevens team which struck gold at the last Commonwealth Games. The win will boost the team's morale ahead of the first round of the IRB rugby sevens tournament which kicks off in Durban next week. The national stadium will also be the venue for rugby sevens as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. The New Zealand rugby sevens team have hit rough times, losing in three consecutive tournaments to Argentina. The annual inter-company rugby sevens competition was held in the afternoon. Phrases the seven deadly sins (in Christian tradition) the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. Example sentencesExamples This claim is especially important with respect to anger, because within Christian circles, anger is identified as one of the seven deadly sins, and because as a culture, we often fear anger as the antithesis of love. Which of the seven deadly sins does he think the average politician would be most susceptible to? I am quite certain that neither my husband nor I have ever lectured John on the seven deadly sins. Given the choice, if you were to add another sin to the existing seven deadly sins, which of the following would you choose? The seven deadly sins and their antitheses, the four cardinal virtues and three heavenly graces, provide the book's organising principle. the seven seas All the oceans of the world (conventionally listed as the Arctic, Antarctic, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Indian Oceans). the seven-year itch A supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage. we've been together eight years now, so we're over the seven-year itch throw (or chuck)a seven 1informal Die. since he threw a seven, the tributes have been pouring in Example sentencesExamples Buy a six-year-old a puppy, and the old canine will probably throw a seven when your child is at university. Will our boy survive, or is he about to throw a seven? Old King David in the Bible was about to throw a seven. There are one or two notable deaths, such as the fashion designer who threw a seven in February. My dealer almost threw a seven when I mentioned that I might register the vehicle in Florida as my vacation car. 2informal Vomit. Sam took up his cup of tea, drank it, turned round, and threw a seven on the floor Origin Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta. Seven days of the week, seven deadly sins, seven dwarfs, seven wonders of the world, the Magnificent Seven…the number seven crops up again and again in history and culture. The word is from the same ancient root as Latin septem and Greek hepta ‘seven’—septem is the source of September (Old English), originally the seventh month of the Roman year, and of septet (early 19th century), whereas hepta is found in words such as heptagon (late 16th century) ‘seven angled’, and heptathlon [1970s] combined with athlon ‘contest’. The seven-year itch was originally a semi-proverbial medical condition, dating from the middle of the 19th century, but these days is a supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage. The phrase originated in the USA, and The Seven Year Itch, a 1955 comedy written and directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, introduced it to a wider audience. Rhymes Bevan, Devon, eleven, Evan, heaven, leaven, Pleven, Severn num.1 phr. Definition of seven in US English: seven cardinal numberˈsevənˈsɛvən 1Equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7. 7七；七个 two sevens are fourteen 二七一十四。 the remaining seven were sentenced to terms of imprisonment 剩余七人被判监禁。 Example sentencesExamples Internally, four of the seven floors of office space will be brought up to standard, with plans to extend the work if it is successfully leased. It is expected to take four auctioneers seven hours to sell off 1,000 lots to people bidding via the web, by phone and in person. They also have four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Whether it involves three, four or seven people, this variation on the traditional duo is of the same variety. It gained seats in four of the seven electoral areas but, crucially, lost seats in two other areas. From Surbiton there are four stopping trains and seven non-stops. Eleven new static cameras will be installed in Sheffield, with seven for Rotherham and four in Doncaster. The new supernovas were found in galaxies ranging from four to seven billion light years away. The Peak has recently reduced its paid staff from seven to four and editors have faced pay cuts along with rising workloads. Born near Shrule in 1915, Peg Carroll was one of a family of seven with four brothers and two sisters. Of the seven remaining, four have criminal records and three were convicted of the St-Laurent bar attack. Bridge won by four wickets with seven balls to spare as they successfully chased a total of 166 for 8. India are likely to go into the match with seven specialist batsmen and four bowlers against strong Sri Lankans. That is equivalent to seven times the value of all known oil reserves in the country and 31 times the value of foreign direct investment. What we know is that the test results will be back in four to seven days. Four teams of seven players took part from all sections of the hospital. Ronaldo has been World Player of the Year four times in seven years. His sentence of seven years represents four days and eight hours for each of his crimes. The jury of seven men and four women was sent home for the night yesterday after three hours considering the case without reaching a verdict. Also contributing off the bench was Andrew Coatsworth, who provided seven points and four rebounds. 1.1 A group or unit of seven people or things. 七个人（或物）一组 animals were offered for sacrifice in sevens 动物以七个一组献祭。 Synonyms septet, septuplets 1.2 Seven years old. 七岁 my mother died when I was seven 我七岁时母亲死了。 Example sentencesExamples As part of the celebrations all the children, aged between four and seven, were dressed up as cowboys and cowgirls. Indeed, the singer has come a long way from the time he got his first ‘award’ at the age of seven. Girls between the age of seven and 26 lie on a mat in front of the woman doing the test, which only takes a few seconds. Aimed at children aged seven and up as well as adults, it consists of 26 black-and-white numbered tiles. I have the same issue with children under the age of seven. I think I started at the age of seven, encouraged by my talented father. The production requires several local actors and, crucially, twins aged between seven and 10. From the age of seven he enjoyed great popularity performing with major orchestras and top conductors. He was put in residential school at the age of seven and escaped several times, each time getting sent to a school further from home. Laura started dancing at the age of seven at Sara Packham's dance classes, in Oxenhope, and said her love for it had continued to grow. His wife and three sons aged seven, nine and 13 moved in August, and he now speaks very highly of the Scottish capital. He got his first musical instrument, a whistle, at the age of seven from his neighbour Bernie Marren. A boy aged 13 suffered a broken thumb while girls aged 10 and seven suffered bruising and grazes. He also leaves behind two children, Cosima, seven and Bruno, four. The course will cater for children aged between seven and eleven years. More than 25 children aged between seven and 24 have been working hard for months to produce the show. She has been winning diving trophies since the age of seven and has still managed to achieve excellent results in her examinations. The youngsters aged seven to 11 also took part in singing, and performed in front of their parents and teachers yesterday. Since the age of seven, he has sung in public, both here and abroad. At these private schools, for example, pupils at the age of seven or eight are taught how to speak in public on the merits of Roald Dahl novels. 1.3 Seven o'clock. 七点钟 the meeting doesn't finish until seven 会议直到七点才结束。 Example sentencesExamples If it's a quarter past seven on the morning of November 3rd, then I've been single for exactly four years. There's simply not enough time in the week to visit everyone, and most of my days are booked from seven in the morning until eleven at night. At about quarter to seven that night, my phone rang, and I was quick to pick it up. The hostel had the usual practice of opening doors at seven in the morning and locking them at ten at night. You are not working from seven in the morning until seven at night. I turned up about half eleven and stayed until quarter to seven that night, and left others still playing. The training starts sometimes at seven in the morning and does not finish up until seven at night. It wasn't until about seven in the evening when everyone who went to the auction got home. Her parents were already at work and they usually didn't come back until seven or eight at night. Music often goes all night from nine in the evening to seven the next morning. I didn't leave the ground until seven that evening with all the people. He spent three days working from seven in the morning until eleven at night on his masterpiece. They had no food or water and sat there from seven in the morning until six at night. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seven. （衣服等商品的）七号 1.5 A playing card with seven pips. 七点的纸牌 Example sentencesExamples Once the eight of spades is played, then the seven and nine of spades may be played. The winner of the trick leads to the next trick, by first playing any sevens he has and claiming them as tricks and then leading a playable card. If only three are playing, remove the sevens and eights from the deck before dealing. However, melds of sevens and aces are subject to some special rules and restrictions. For example if the first card was a seven, the second player has to lay another seven or a five, six, eight or nine to win both cards. The seven of diamonds behaves in a similar way to a jack - it captures everything on the floor. For example, if you ask for sevens and they have 3 sevens, they only have to give you one, until you ask again for a seven. East and West have no more sevens or tens to play, so North has beaten off the attack. Thus a red six is placed on a black seven, a black ten on a red jack, and so on. If the seven of the trump suit is led it wins. From high to low, these are the ace of swords, the ace of batons, the seven of swords and the seven of coins. Then players take cards from the pile and flip them to get an ace to seven of any suit. Nines, eights and sevens are neutral - they carry no penalty and have no special effect. The first player to collect all four sevens wins. The special powers of all cards except sevens and eights are nullified during this period, as is the possibility of discarding a series. If a seven is led, it counts only as a seven, and the trick is won by the last seven played to it. A player receiving a card as a result of another player's playing a seven should thank the donor. If the face-up trump is an ace, three or picture card it can be exchanged for the trump seven. If after completing your canasta of sevens you draw another one you must hold onto it, and it will prevent you from going out, even if you have met all the other requirements. In the example above, the left meld would get the low card bonus - the fives tie and the six beats the seven. Origin Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta.
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