third
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++third1 /θɜːd $ θɜːrd/ ●●● W2 S2 adjective 1 HMcoming after two other things in a series 第三（个）的 in the third century 在3世纪 her third birthday 她的3岁生日2. third time lucky British English, (the) third time’s the charm American English spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time （但愿）第三次会交好运〔表示两次失败后希望第三次取得成功〕 —third pronoun I’m planning to leave on the third (=the third day of the month). 我打算3号走。 —thirdly adverb
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third• This is her third marriage.third2 ●●● W3 noun [countable] 1 HMPARTone of three equal parts of something 三分之一 Divide it into thirds. 把它分成三等份。third of A third of these jobs are held by women. 这些工作有三分之一由女性担任。one-third/two-thirds Two-thirds of the profits are given to charities. 利润的三分之二捐给慈善机构。2. SECthe lowest type of degree that is given by a British university 〔英国大学颁发的〕第三等学位，三级荣誉学位Examples from the Corpus
third• But two of the lambs died within minutes of birth, and a third died at ten days.• One big headache is the banks' large mortgage portfolios, which account for over a third of their total loans.• A third, smaller group will consist of veterans whose illnesses can not be tied to Gulf War service, he said.• Nearly half the runoff came from Colorado and another third from Wyoming and Utah.• Divide the sandwich into thirds.• Throughout the last third of the Cretaceous the dinosaurs slowly declined in diversity and numbers.• The Raiders have struggled on third down all season.• The company has lost one third of its investment.• The third, and most innovative, idea is symbolized by the smart card.A third• Estimating the size of a coinage A third main method of looking at coins is rather more detailed.• At hearing. A third child, aged only seven months, was lifted out to safety in a carry-cot.• It joins the male and together they hunt. A third bird appears.• Both died from multiple injuries. A third child, nine-year-old Christopher Nimbley, was also injured.From Longman Business Dictionarythirdthird /θɜːdθɜːrd/ adjective third half/quarter/periodACCOUNTING the third half, quarter etc of the financial yearOrigin third1 Old English thridda, thirddathird1 adjectivethird2 nounChinese
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third1 /θɜːd $ θɜːrd/ 
adjective
in the third century
her third birthday
2. third time lucky British English, (the) third time’s the charm American English spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time
—third pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the third (=the third day of the month).
—thirdly adverb
third2 noun [countable]
1. one of three equal parts of something:
Divide it into thirds.
third of
A third of these jobs are held by women.
one-third/two-thirds
Two-thirds of the profits are given to charities.
2. the lowest type of degree that is given by a British university
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adjective Language: Old English
Origin: thridda, thirdda
1. coming after two other things in a series:Origin: thridda, thirdda
2. third time lucky British English, (the) third time’s the charm American English spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time
—third pronoun:
—thirdly adverb
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noun [countable]1. one of three equal parts of something:
third of
one-third/two-thirds
2. the lowest type of degree that is given by a British university
Describing fractions and proportions 描述分数和份额
◆ According to this pie chart, a third of students' leisure time is spent watching TV.如饼分图所示，学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。 ◆ One in five hours is/are spent socializing.每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。 ◆ Socializing accounts for /makes up /comprises about 20% of leisure time.社交活动占去大约百分之二十的闲暇时间。 ◆ Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。 ◆ Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。 ◆ The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。 ◆ The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。