sev·en
number/ˈsevn/
/ˈsevn/
Idioms - 7
七 - There are seven cookies left.
还剩下七块饼干。 - seven of Sweden’s top financial experts
七位瑞典顶级金融专家 - Ten people were invited but only seven turned up.
邀请了十个人,但只有七个人到场。 - Can you lend me seven dollars?
你能借我七块钱吗? - a seven-month contract
七个月的合同 - Look at page seven.
看第七页。 - Seven and two is nine.
七加二就是九。 - Two sevens are fourteen.
二七一十四 - I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a seven?
我看不懂你写的——这意味着是七吗? - The bulbs are planted in fives or sevens (= groups of five or seven).
球茎以五个或七个的形式种植(=五个或七个一组)。 - We moved to America when I was seven (= seven years old).
我七岁时(=七岁)我们搬到了美国。 - Shall we meet at seven (= at seven o'clock), then?
那么我们七点(=七点)见面好吗?
Word OriginOld English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta. - There are seven cookies left.
Idioms
at sixes and sevens
- (informal) in a confused state; not well organized
乱七八糟;凌乱 - I haven't had time to clear up, so I'm all at sixes and sevens.
我还没来得及清理,所以我心乱如麻。
- I haven't had time to clear up, so I'm all at sixes and sevens.
the seven-year itch
- (informal, humorous) the desire for new sexual experience that is thought to be felt after seven years of marriage
七年之痒(婚后七年另觅新欢的欲望)