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    fourteen

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Numbers
    four·teen /ˌfɔːˈtiːn◂ $ ˌfɔːr-/ ●●● S3 W3 number  HMNthe number 14 十四 He used to work fourteen hours a day. 他过去一天工作14个小时。 I started playing the guitar when I was fourteen (=14 years old). 我14岁开始弹吉他。 —fourteenth adjective, pronoun in the fourteenth century 在14世纪 my fourteenth birthday 我的14岁生日 I’m planning to leave on the fourteenth (=the 14th day of the month). 我打算14号走。
    Examples from the Corpus
    the fourteenth• Let's have dinner on the fourteenth.    Origin fourteen Old English feowertiene, from feower “four” + tien “ten”
    four·teen numberChineseSyllable
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    fourteen
    four‧teen /ˌfɔːˈtiːn◂ $ ˌfɔːr-/ number
     Language: Old English
     Origin: feowertiene, from feower __four__ + tien __ten__
    the number 14:
        He used to work fourteen hours a day.
        I started playing the guitar when I was fourteen (=14 years old).
    —fourteenth adjective, pronoun:
        in the fourteenth century
        my fourteenth birthday
        I’m planning to leave on the fourteenth (=the 14th day of the month).


    🔑 four·teenBrE /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/ 🔊 number14 十四▸ four·teenth 🔑 BrE /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɔːrˈtiːnθ/ 🔊 ordinal number, noun HELP There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. 序数词用法示例见 fifth 条。