six
/sɪks/cardinal number
1- equivalent to the product of two and three; one more than five, or four less than ten;6六; 六个：
she's lived here six months
她在这里住了六个月了
six of the people arrested have been charged
被捕的人中六人被判了刑
a six-week tour.
一次长达六周的旅行。
(Roman numeral: vi or VI. 罗马数字： vi 或VI.)
1.1
- a group or unit of six people or things六个人（或物）一组。
1.2
- six years old六岁：
a child of six.
一个六岁的小孩。
1.3
- six o'clock六点钟：
it's half past six.
六点半。
1.4
- Cricket a hit that reaches the boundary without first striking the ground, scoring six runs【板球】得六分的击球。比较FOUR.
1.5
- a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by six（衣服等商品的）六号。
1.6
- a playing card or domino with six pips六点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌）。
1.7
- a group of six Brownies or Cubs女童子军（或男童子军）的六人小队。
短语
at sixes and sevens
- in a state of total confusion or disarray乱七八糟。
knock （或 hit）someone for six
- Brit. informal utterly surprise or overcome someone〈英, 非正式〉搞得某人措手不及; 彻底击败某人。
six feet under
- informal dead and buried〈非正式〉死后被埋的。
six of one and half a dozen of the other
- used to convey that there is little real difference between two alternatives半斤八两。
词源
Old English siex, six, syx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zes and German sechs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sex and Greek hex.