third

ordinal number

/θɜːd/

/θɜːrd/

Idioms

3rd第三
- Today is the third (of May).今天是五月三日。
- the third century BC公元前 3 世纪
- It's her third birthday.这是她3岁生日
- My office is on the third floor.我的办公室在三楼。
- It's the third time that I've been to America.这是我第三次去美国。
- Her mother had just given birth to another child, her third.她的母亲刚刚生了另一个孩子，她的第三个孩子。
- the world’s third-largest oil exporter世界第三大石油出口国
- He finished third in the race.他在赛跑中得了第三名。
- Edward III (= Edward the Third)爱德华三世
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- first
- middle
- final
- …
verb + third
- divide something into
preposition
- third of
phrases
- about a third
- almost a third
- at least a third
- …
词源Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.).

Idioms

third time lucky

(US English third time is the charm)

used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time（但愿）第三次交好运；过一过二不过三Topics Successc2

third

noun

/θɜːd/

/θɜːrd/

each of three equal parts of something三分之一
- He divided the money into thirds.他把钱分成三份。
- third of something Over a third of sales were made over the internet.三分之一以上的销售额是在因特网上实现的。
- Two thirds of the population live in the poorer south. 三分之二的人口生活在贫困的南方。
Language Bank proportion
proportionDescribing 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 per cent of leisure time.社交约占休闲时间的20%。
- 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。
- Most of the pupils' marks were in the upper third of the range.大部份学生的成绩都处于范围的上三分之一。
- The discount is a third to a half of the full price.折扣是全价的三分之一到一半。
- the last third of the novel小说的后三分之一部份
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- first
- middle
- final
- …
verb + third
- divide something into
preposition
- third of
phrases
- about a third
- almost a third
- at least a third
- …
third (in something) the lowest standard of degree given by a British university三等学位（英国大学中低于平均水平的学位） compare first, second1Topics Educationc2

词源Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.).

词汇	third
释义	third ordinal number /θɜːd/ /θɜːrd/ Idioms 3rd第三 Today is the third (of May).今天是五月三日。 the third century BC公元前 3 世纪 It's her third birthday.这是她3岁生日 My office is on the third floor.我的办公室在三楼。 It's the third time that I've been to America.这是我第三次去美国。 Her mother had just given birth to another child, her third.她的母亲刚刚生了另一个孩子，她的第三个孩子。 the world’s third-largest oil exporter世界第三大石油出口国 He finished third in the race.他在赛跑中得了第三名。 Edward III (= Edward the Third)爱德华三世 Collocations Dictionaryadjective first middle final … verb + third divide something into preposition third of phrases about a third almost a third at least a third … 词源Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.). Idioms third time lucky (US English third time is the charm) used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time（但愿）第三次交好运；过一过二不过三Topics Successc2 third noun /θɜːd/ /θɜːrd/ each of three equal parts of something三分之一 He divided the money into thirds.他把钱分成三份。 third of something Over a third of sales were made over the internet.三分之一以上的销售额是在因特网上实现的。 Two thirds of the population live in the poorer south. 三分之二的人口生活在贫困的南方。 Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing 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 per cent of leisure time.社交约占休闲时间的20%。 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。 Most of the pupils' marks were in the upper third of the range.大部份学生的成绩都处于范围的上三分之一。 The discount is a third to a half of the full price.折扣是全价的三分之一到一半。 the last third of the novel小说的后三分之一部份 Collocations Dictionaryadjective first middle final … verb + third divide something into preposition third of phrases about a third almost a third at least a third … third (in something) the lowest standard of degree given by a British university三等学位（英国大学中低于平均水平的学位） compare first, second1Topics Educationc2 词源Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.).
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