fourth
/fɔːθ/ordinal number
1- constituting number four in a sequence; 4th第四：
the fourth and fifth centuries
第4和第5世纪
there were three bedrooms, with potential for a fourth.
有三间卧室, 还可扩出第四间。
1.1
a fourth/one fourth
chiefly US a quarter〈主美〉四分之一：nearly three fourths of that money is now gone.
那笔钱已花掉了近3/4。
1.2
- the fourth finisher or position in a race or competition（比赛或竞赛的）第四名; 第四位：
he could do no better than finish fourth.
他只能跑到第四名。
1.3
- the fourth (and often highest) in a sequence of a vehicle's gears汽车第四挡（通常是最高挡）：
he took the corner at the end of the road in fourth.
他在路尽头用四挡转弯。
1.4
- chiefly Brit. the fourth form of a school or college〈主英〉四年级。
1.5
- fourthly (used to introduce a fourth point or reason)第四（用来引出第四个要点或原因）：
third, visit popular attractions during lunch; fourth, stay late.
第三, 午饭时间参观热门景点; 第四, 在那里多逗留些时间。
1.6
- Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular (also perfect fourth) an interval of two tones and a semitone (e.g. C to F)【乐】四度音程。
1.7
- Music the note which is higher by this interval than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord【乐】四度音。
短语
the fourth estate
- the press; the profession of journalism新闻界。
- ORIGIN: originally used humorously in various contexts; its first usage with reference to the press has been attributed to Edmund Burke but this remains unconfirmed.