six

英 [sɪks]

美 [sɪks]

num.  六

中考高考考研

Collins.5 / BNC.293 / COCA.424

习惯用语

num.

at sixes and sevens
• 乱七八糟；凌乱
  in confusion; not well organized
be six feet under
• 入土；在九泉之下
  to be dead and in a grave
hit/knock sb for six
• 极大地影响某人
  to affect sb very deeply
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
• 半斤八两；不相上下
  used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices

牛津词典

number

• 六
  6

柯林斯词典

• NUM (数字) 6
  Sixis the number 6.
  1. ...a glorious career spanning more than six decades.
     延续 60 余载的辉煌事业
• (板球中)得 6 分的击球，以 6 分记的击球
  In cricket, if a player hits asix, they score six runs by hitting the ball so that it crosses the boundary at the edge of the playing area before it touches the ground.
• PHRASE 使颇为不安;使受严重影响
  If someone or somethingis hit for sixorknocked for six, they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news.
  1. The loss of my wife hit me for six; it took me months to recover...
     丧妻之痛令我彻底崩溃，几个月之后才恢复过来。
  2. Many areas in the North were knocked for six by that first recession.
     北部的许多地区在第一次大萧条中损失惨重。
• PHRASE 困惑的;混乱的;杂乱无章的
  If you say that someone or something isat sixes and sevens, you mean that they are confused or disorganized.
  1. The government is at sixes and sevens over the issue of domestic security.
     在国内安全问题上，政府一片混乱。

英英释义

noun

• a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
  Synonym:six-spot
• the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
  Synonym:6VIsixersiseCaptain Hickshalf a dozensextetsestetsextuplethexad

adj

• denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
  Synonym:6vihalf dozenhalf-dozen

双语例句

• The doctor said it will take six weeks and I should be fine by then
  医生说需要6周时间，到那时我就会好了。
• But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others.
  但是有一群人和其他人走散了，其中有6名妇人和23个孩子。
• She was knifed in the back six times.
  她的背部中了6刀。
• When Ted was six we decided that he needed to know how to fasten and unfasten his seat belt
  特德六岁的时候，我们认为他得知道如何系上和解开安全带了。
• Three plus three makes six.
  三加三等于六。
• About six thousand people were arrested, several hundred of whom have since been released
  约6,000人被捕，后来其中的几百人又被释放了。
• The election was held six months ahead of schedule
  选举提前了6个月举行。
• He had six stitches in a head wound.
  他头上的伤口缝了6针。
• Six months ago she would have laughed at the idea.
  要是在6个月前，她会对这个想法嗤之以鼻。
• All adult dogs are routinely wormed at least every six months.
  所有的成年狗至少每半年要例行打一次虫。