four
/fɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · [fˈɔr] /fɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · [fˈɔr] /ˈfȯr/ (ame, mw)
four — 數詞
1. the whole number that comes after three and before five — used when counting thi
四
三與五之間的整數
the whole number that comes after three and before five — used when counting things, telling time, giving someone's age, or talking about quantities of any kind
Saira invited four friends to her birthday party last Saturday.
Saira 上週六邀請了四位朋友參加她的生日派對。
cardinal number specifying quantity
There are four seasons in a year, each lasting about three months.
一年有四個季節，每個季節大約持續三個月。
Felix woke up at four in the morning to catch his flight.
Felix 凌晨四點起床趕搭飛機。
Every square has four sides that are exactly the same length.
每個正方形都有四條完全等長的邊。
The Okonkwo family has lived in this village for four generations.
Okonkwo 一家已在這個村子住了四代。
常見錯誤
four — 名詞
- foursingular
- foursplural
1. a narrow racing boat that four rowers power with their oars, or those four rower
四人划艇
由四人划動的賽艇或隊伍
a narrow racing boat that four rowers power with their oars, or those four rowers thought of as a single competitive crew
The Oxford four won the race by a clear two lengths.
牛津的四人大划艇以明顯領先兩艘船身的距離贏得比賽。
four used for a rowing team
Kemi trained for two years to earn a place in the college four.
Kemi 訓練了兩年才在大學四人艇隊中爭得一席之位。
collocation: in the four
The coach decided to change the seating order in the four before the final race.
教練決定在決賽前調整四人艇上的座位順序。
The Cambridge four capsized during practice, but all rowers swam to safety.
劍橋的四人艇在訓練時翻船，但所有划槳手都游到了安全處。
用法筆記
Common in British sporting contexts. Distinguished from 'four' as a number (number/1) by the determiner 'a' or 'the' — rowing sense always functions as a countable noun referring to a specific boat or crew.
2. in the sport of cricket, a score of four runs awarded when the batter hits the b
四分
板球中擊球至邊線獲得四分
in the sport of cricket, a score of four runs awarded when the batter hits the ball and it reaches or crosses the boundary of the playing field
Noor hit two fours in a row and the crowd cheered loudly.
Noor 連續擊出兩支四分球，全場觀眾大聲歡呼。
collocation: hit a four
The team needed just one more four to win the match.
球隊只需要再多一支四分球就能贏得比賽。
The bowler tried hard to stop Matthew from hitting another four.
投手極力阻止 Matthew 再擊出四分球。
Gabriela watched the batsman score a four and wrote it in her scorebook.
Gabriela 看著打擊手擊出四分球，並把它記在記分簿裡。
用法筆記
Only used in cricket. The plural is 'fours' (e.g. 'He scored three fours in that over'). Do not confuse with 'four' as a general number (number/1) — in cricket the word functions as a countable noun that names a specific scoring event.
3. the written symbol or printed digit that represents the number 4 — for example,
數字4
四的書寫記號
the written symbol or printed digit that represents the number 4 — for example, the character you see on a keypad, a scoreboard, or a page of text
The teacher asked the children to write a clear four on the line.
老師要小朋友在線上清楚地寫出一個數字 4。
numeral as a written symbol
Mira pressed the four on the elevator panel to go to her floor.
Mira 在電梯面板上按了數字 4 前往她的樓層。
His new phone number starts with a four, not a three.
他的新電話號碼開頭是 4，不是 3。
Dewi wrote the house number as a large four on the delivery label.
Dewi 在包裹標籤上把門牌號碼寫成一個大大的 4。
用法筆記
Distinguish from the number/1 sense: number/1 refers to the abstract quantity or value (as in counting or arithmetic), while this noun sense refers to the physical written or printed digit '4' itself — what you draw, type, or see on a display.