eighteen
eighteen — number
1. the number 18, used to talk about a specific quantity of things, people, or unit
the number 18, used to talk about a specific quantity of things, people, or units — for example, the age when a person becomes an adult in many countries, or a set of eighteen items.
There are eighteen desks in our classroom on the first floor.
eighteen + [plural noun] (desks)
In Taiwan, you can vote when you turn eighteen.
turn + eighteen (age)
Please open your books to page eighteen and read the first paragraph.
The bakery sold eighteen loaves of bread this morning.
Room eighteen is at the end of the hallway on the left.
文法句型
eighteen + [plural noun]
be + eighteen (years old)
常見錯誤
eighteen — noun
1. the written symbol or name of the number 18, thought of as a thing you can write
the written symbol or name of the number 18, thought of as a thing you can write, say, or refer to — for example, a house number, a jersey number on a sports team, or a numeral in a sequence.
Write the number eighteen at the top of the page.
the number eighteen
My grandmother lives at number eighteen on Park Street in Taipei.
The player wore an eighteen on the back of his shirt.
Eighteen is my lucky number because I was born on the eighteenth.
Lisa checked her train ticket and saw that her seat was number eighteen.
文法句型
the number eighteen
an eighteen (rare, specific context)