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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ten /ten/ ●●● S1 W2 number, noun 1 HMNthe number 10 十 Snow had been falling steadily for ten days. 雪已经连续下了10天了。 I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock). 我得在10点之前回家。 At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old). 那时她10岁左右。2 ten to one informalPROBABLY used to say that something is very likely 十之八九，十有八九，多半会 Ten to one he’ll have forgotten all about it tomorrow. 他明天多半会把这事忘得一干二净。3. be ten a penny British English informal to be very common and therefore not special or unusual 很普通，很平常，不稀罕 → be a dime a dozen at dime(2)4 (get) ten out of ten (for something) British EnglishPRAISE used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone 〔学校〕给打了满分；得满分〔也用作称赞人的幽默说法〕 You get ten out of ten for effort, Simon. 你非常努力，这一点要给你打满分，西蒙。5 [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds 十美元纸钞；十英镑纸币 I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten. 我从钱包里拿出一张十元钞票递给他。Origin ten Old English tien
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ten /ten/
number, noun
Snow had been falling steadily for ten days.
I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock).
At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old).
2. ten to one informal used to say that something is very likely:
Ten to one he’ll have forgotten all about it tomorrow.
3. be ten a penny British English informal to be very common and therefore not special or unusual ⇨ be a dime a dozen at dime(2)
4. (get) ten out of ten (for something) British English used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone:
You get ten out of ten for effort, Simon.
5. [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds:
I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten.
ten /ten/
number, noun Language: Old English
Origin: tien
1. the number 10:Origin: tien
2. ten to one informal used to say that something is very likely:
3. be ten a penny British English informal to be very common and therefore not special or unusual ⇨ be a dime a dozen at dime(2)
4. (get) ten out of ten (for something) British English used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone:
5. [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds:
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