nine

number

/naɪn/

Idioms

9九
- There are only nine of these rare animals left.这些珍稀动物仅存九只。
- nine of Sweden’s top financial experts瑞典九位顶级金融专家
- Twelve people were invited but only nine turned up.邀请了十二个人，但只有九人出席。
- Can you lend me nine dollars?你能借我九块钱吗？
- a nine-month contract九个月的合同
- Look at page nine.看第九页。
- Nine and one is ten.九加一等于十。
- Two nines are eighteen.两个九就是十八。
- I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a nine?我看不懂你写的——这意味着是九吗？
- The bulbs are planted in sevens or nines (= groups of seven or nine).球茎以七个或九个的形式种植（= 七个或九个一组）。
- We moved to America when I was nine (= nine years old).我九岁时（=九岁）我们搬到了美国。
- Shall we meet at nine (= at nine o'clock), then?那么我们九点（=九点）见面好吗？
Word OriginOld English nigon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch negen and German neun, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nava, Latin novem, and Greek ennea.

Idioms

dressed (up) to the nines

(informal) wearing very attractive or formal clothes衣饰华丽；穿着讲究

have nine lives

(especially of a cat) to be very lucky in dangerous situations有九条命；命大

a nine days’ wonder

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）

nine times out of ten

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复。

nine to five

the normal working hours in an office朝九晚五；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

on cloud nine

(old-fashioned, informal) extremely happy身处七重天；极乐；极为幸福

possession is nine tenths of the law

(saying) if you already have or control something, it is difficult for somebody else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it现实占有，败一胜九；占有者在诉讼中总占上风

the whole nine yards

(informal, especially North American English) 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，还可选一种甜食。

单词	nine
释义	nine number /naɪn/ /naɪn/ Idioms 9九 There are only nine of these rare animals left.这些珍稀动物仅存九只。 nine of Sweden’s top financial experts瑞典九位顶级金融专家 Twelve people were invited but only nine turned up.邀请了十二个人，但只有九人出席。 Can you lend me nine dollars?你能借我九块钱吗？ a nine-month contract九个月的合同 Look at page nine.看第九页。 Nine and one is ten.九加一等于十。 Two nines are eighteen.两个九就是十八。 I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a nine?我看不懂你写的——这意味着是九吗？ The bulbs are planted in sevens or nines (= groups of seven or nine).球茎以七个或九个的形式种植（= 七个或九个一组）。 We moved to America when I was nine (= nine years old).我九岁时（=九岁）我们搬到了美国。 Shall we meet at nine (= at nine o'clock), then?那么我们九点（=九点）见面好吗？ Word OriginOld English nigon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch negen and German neun, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nava, Latin novem, and Greek ennea. Idioms dressed (up) to the nines (informal) wearing very attractive or formal clothes衣饰华丽；穿着讲究 have nine lives (especially of a cat) to be very lucky in dangerous situations有九条命；命大 a nine days’ wonder 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） nine times out of ten 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复。 nine to five the normal working hours in an office朝九晚五；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 on cloud nine (old-fashioned, informal) extremely happy身处七重天；极乐；极为幸福 possession is nine tenths of the law (saying) if you already have or control something, it is difficult for somebody else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it现实占有，败一胜九；占有者在诉讼中总占上风 the whole nine yards (informal, especially North American English) 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，还可选一种甜食。
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