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sixth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sixth1 /sɪksθ/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective  HMPARTcoming after five other things in a series 第六(个)的 her sixth birthday 她的 6 岁生日 the sixth century 6世纪sixth pronoun Let’s have dinner on the sixth (=the sixth day of the month). 我们六号一起吃饭吧。
Examples from the Corpus
sixthJune is the sixth month.the sixthI'll call you on the sixth.
sixth2 noun [countable]  HMPARTone of six equal parts of something 六分之一 About one sixth of the children admitted to taking drugs. 大约六分之一的儿童承认吸毒。
other things coming Corpus five a in after series


sixth
I
sixth1 /sɪksθ/ adjective
coming after five other things in a series:
    her sixth birthday
    the sixth century
—sixth pronoun:
    Let’s have dinner on the sixth (=the sixth day of the month).

II
sixth2 noun [countable]
one of six equal parts of something:
    About one sixth of the children admitted to taking drugs.


🔑 sixthBrE /sɪksθ/ 🔊NAmE /sɪksθ/ 🔊 ordinal number6th 第六 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。
🔑 sixthBrE /sɪksθ/ 🔊NAmE /sɪksθ/ 🔊 nouneach of six equal parts of sth 六分之一