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eight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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eight /eɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 number, noun  1 HMNthe number 8  It’s only eight days till Christmas. 还有8天就到圣诞节了。 They woke at eight (=eight o'clock). 他们是8点钟醒的。 My parents died when I was eight (=eight years old).8岁时父母就去世了。2. DSO[countable] a team of eight people who row a racing boat, or the boat that they row 〔划船比赛中的〕八人划船队;八桨划船
Origin eight Old English eahta
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eight
eight /eɪt/ number, noun
 Language: Old English
 Origin: eahta
1. the number 8:
    It’s only eight days till Christmas.
    They woke at eight (=eight o__clock).
    My parents died when I was eight (=eight years old).
2. [countable] a team of eight people who row a racing boat, or the boat that they row


🔑 eightBrE /eɪt/ 🔊NAmE /eɪt/ 🔊🔑 number 8 HELP There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five. 数词用法示例见 five 条。 noun a team of eight people who row1 a long narrow boat in races; the boat they row1 八人赛艇队;八人赛艇   see also figure of eight