six
six — 數詞
1. the number that comes after five and before seven, used for counting things or p
六
五與七之間的整數
the number that comes after five and before seven, used for counting things or people.
Eitan puts six red apples in his bag for lunch every day.
Eitan 每天在書包裡放六顆紅蘋果當午餐。
six + [plural noun] for counting objects
There are six chairs around the big table in the kitchen.
廚房的大桌子周圍有六張椅子。
Renata is six years old, so she will start school next week.
Renata 今天六歲了，下週就要開始上學。
be six years old for age
Eve counted six birds sitting on the garden wall this morning.
Eve 今天早上數了六隻鳥坐在花園的圍牆上。
- six [plural noun]
- six years old
- six o'clock
- half past six
- page six
- number six
文法句型
six + [plural noun]
be six (years old)
用法筆記
When talking about age, always include 'years old' — 'She is six' is acceptable in informal speech, but 'She is six years' is incorrect.
常見錯誤
at sixes and sevens
idiomIn a state of confusion or disorder.
亂七八糟
After the move, our house was at sixes and sevens.
Why is your desk always at sixes and sevens?
be six feet under
idiomTo be dead and buried in the ground.
入土為安
My grandfather has been six feet under for ten years.
If you don't wear a seatbelt, you might end up six feet under.
To shock or upset someone very much.
使大受打擊
The news of her father's death knocked her for six.
Losing his job hit him for six and he felt depressed.
Used to say that two choices are equally good or bad.
半斤八兩
Should we take the train or the bus? It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Both candidates are inexperienced, so it's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
six — 名詞
- sixsingular
- sixesplural
1. in cricket, the highest score a batter can earn from one hit — six runs — awarde
六分打
板球中擊球越界得六分
in cricket, the highest score a batter can earn from one hit — six runs — awarded when the ball is struck past the field boundary without bouncing first.
Kenji hit a six in the final over and won the match for his team.
Kenji 在最後一局打出一記六分球，為球隊贏得比賽。
hit a six — collocation for scoring six runs
The crowd stood up and cheered when the batter scored a six over the boundary.
打者擊出一記越過邊界的六分球時，全場觀眾起立歡呼。
Trang's first six of the tournament flew over the bowler and landed in the stands.
Trang 在本次錦標賽的第一記六分球飛越投手頭頂，落在觀眾席上。
possessive + six — my/his/her/Trang's six
Heather smashed the ball for a six that landed on the roof of the pavilion.
Heather 猛力擊出一記六分球，落在涼亭屋頂上。
- hit a six
- score a six
- six over the boundary
- boundary
a more general term for any hit that reaches the boundary (worth four or six runs); 'six' specifies the maximum score.
文法句型
hit/score a six
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used in cricket contexts, which is most common in British English and Commonwealth countries. The verb used with 'six' is usually 'hit' or 'score'.
常見錯誤
2. the written symbol or figure 6, or a set of six people or things considered as o
六（數字）
數字六或六個一組
the written symbol or figure 6, or a set of six people or things considered as one unit.
Write a neat six at the top of the first page of your test paper.
在試卷第一頁的上方寫一個工整的六。
a six — the written digit 6
The teacher divided the class into groups of six for the science project.
老師把全班分成六人一組來做自然科專題。
groups of six — a set of six people
Zola lives at number six on Green Street, next to the old park.
Zola 住在格林街六號，就在老公園旁邊。
Valentina's phone number ends with three sixes in a row.
Valentina 的電話號碼最後是連續三個六。
sixes — plural form of the digit six
- number six
- a six
- groups of six
- in sixes
文法句型
a six (digit/numeral)
in groups of six
number six
用法筆記
Unlike the number sense (which is used before nouns — 'six apples'), this noun sense stands alone as a thing — 'a six', 'the six', 'my six'. It refers to the digit itself, a group, or a label.