fourth

英 [fɔːθ]

美 [fɔːrθ]

ord. 第四
n. ，月的第四日; 四分之一

复数：fourths　

Collins.4 / BNC.1543 / COCA.1570

牛津词典

ordinal number

noun

ORD 第四
Thefourthitem in a series is the one that you count as number four.
1. Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
  去年的冠军、来自美国的格雷格·莱蒙德现在排名第 4。
FRACTION 四分之一
Afourthis one of four equal parts of something.
1. Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
  四分之三的公众表示希望就这个问题进行全民公决。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用quarter

noun

the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
one of four equal parts
1. a quarter of a pound
Synonym:one-fourthone-quarterquarterfourth parttwenty-five percentquartern
following the third position

adj

coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
1. the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present
Synonym:4thquaternary

adv

in the fourth place
1. fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month
Synonym:fourthly

I was going well and was lying fourth
我当时发挥不错，排在第四。
The lift bell pinged at the fourth floor.
电梯铃在第五层响了。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。
Jill Bennett became John Osborne's fourth wife, and appeared in several of his plays
吉尔·本内特成为了约翰·奥斯本的第四任妻子，并参演过他的几部戏剧。
It was the beginning of the end and Watson duly went on to win his fourth Open Golf Championship
这是一场胜负已定的比赛，沃森不负众望赢得了他第四次高尔夫公开赛的冠军。
The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.
罗马帝国于公元4世纪分裂。
A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
After looking at the jug, Faulkner concurred that it was late Roman, third or fourth century
看了这个罐子之后，福克纳赞成罐子属于罗马帝国晚期的说法，即3或4世纪。
My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child.
我妻子生完第4个孩子后做了绝育手术。