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nineteen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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nine·teen /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn◂/ ●●● S3 W3 number  1 HMNthe number 19 十九 It was nineteen minutes past seven. 当时是719分。 I was only nineteen (=19 years old). 我当时只有19岁。2. nineteen to the dozen FAST/QUICKif you talk nineteen to the dozen, you talk very quickly and without stopping 说个不停,喋喋不休nineteenth adjective, pronoun in the nineteenth century19世纪 her nineteenth birthday 她的19岁生日 I’m planning to leave on the nineteenth (=the 19th day of the month). 我计划19号走。
Examples from the Corpus
the nineteenthLet's have dinner on the nineteenth.
Origin nineteen Old English nigontiene, from nigon nine + tien ten
nine·teen numberChineseSyllable
Corpus the 19 number


nineteen
nineteen /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn◂/ number
 Language: Old English
 Origin: nigontiene, from nigon __nine__ + tien __ten__
1. the number 19:
    It was nineteen minutes past seven.
    I was only nineteen (=19 years old).
2. nineteen to the dozen if you talk nineteen to the dozen, you talk very quickly and without stopping
—nineteenth adjective, pronoun:
    in the nineteenth century
    her nineteenth birthday
    I’m planning to leave on the nineteenth (=the 19th day of the month).


🔑 nine·teenBrE /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/ 🔊 number19 十九 nine·teenth 🔑 BrE /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ 🔊 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。talk, etc. nineteen to the ˈdozen(BrE, informal) to talk, etc. without stopping 喋喋不休She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen. 她没完没了地聊着。🔊🔊