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

A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
In his fourth year he was truanting regularly.
上四年级时，他频频旷课。
He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.
他娶了第四个老婆苏珊，徒然希望她能使他健康状况好转。
England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
Pezzo tussled for fourth place with Orvosova
佩佐和奥尔沃索瓦为争夺第四名展开了激烈较量。
He witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor
他目睹了许多人从五层高的楼上跳下来逃生的惊险场面。
When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.
每逢7月4号美国独立日，哥伦比亚城的居民们都会举行热闹的聚会。
The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.
罗马帝国于公元4世纪分裂。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。