forty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++for·ty /ˈfɔːti $ ˈfɔːrti/ ●●● S3 W3 number 1. HMNthe number 40 四十2 the forties (also the '40s, the 1940s) [plural] the years from 1940 to 1949 （二十世纪）四十年代 The place was built as a casino in the forties. 这个地方建于20世纪40年代，起初是一座赌场。the early/mid/late forties He spent several years in Paris in the late forties. 20世纪40年代末，他在巴黎待了几年。3 be in your forties to be aged between 40 and 49 在四十到四十九岁之间，是四十多岁early/mid/late forties The woman was probably in her mid forties. 那女人可能是45岁左右。4 in the forties if the temperature is in the forties, it is between 40 degrees and 49 degrees 〔温度〕四十多度in the low/mid/high forties The temperature was up in the high forties. 温度上升到了近50度。 —fortieth adjective her fortieth birthday 她的40岁生日Origin forty Old English feowertig, from feower “four”
for·ty numberChineseSyllable
forty
for‧ty /ˈfɔːti $ ˈfɔːrti/
number
2. the forties (also the __40s, the 1940s) [plural] the years from 1940 to 1949:
The place was built as a casino in the forties.
the early/mid/late forties
He spent several years in Paris in the late forties.
3. be in your forties to be aged between 40 and 49
early/mid/late forties
The woman was probably in her mid forties.
4. in the forties if the temperature is in the forties, it is between 40 degrees and 49 degrees
in the low/mid/high forties
The temperature was up in the high forties.
—fortieth adjective:
her fortieth birthday
for‧ty /ˈfɔːti $ ˈfɔːrti/
number Language: Old English
Origin: feowertig, from feower __four__
1. the number 40Origin: feowertig, from feower __four__
2. the forties (also the __40s, the 1940s) [plural] the years from 1940 to 1949:
the early/mid/late forties
3. be in your forties to be aged between 40 and 49
early/mid/late forties
4. in the forties if the temperature is in the forties, it is between 40 degrees and 49 degrees
in the low/mid/high forties
—fortieth adjective:
