fourths

英 [ˈfɔːθs]

美 [ˈfɔːrθs]

n.  第四，月的第四日; 四分之一
fourth的复数

COCA.28558

柯林斯词典

• 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

双语例句

• Qualified majority ( three fourths, two thirds majority)
  特定的多数（四分之三、三分之二多数）
• In developing countries, three fourths of people with epilepsy may not receive the treatment they need.
  在发展中国家，四分之三的癫痫病人可能得不到所需的治疗。
• However, in fandangos and fandango-derived styles, fourths and sixths can often be found, especially at the beginning of each line of verse.
  不过，在芳丹果曲式及其衍生出来的曲式中，可以经常发现四度和六度音调存在，尤其是在每句诗歌开始处。
• Three fourths of the students in my class are interested in English.
  我们班四分之三的学生对英语感兴趣。
• The main grain producing district contributes three fourths of full grain production capacity, so those districts 'producing situation directly affects the capacity of the whole country, which generates quite important driving function.
  我国粮食主产区贡献了全国约3／4的粮食总产量，其粮食生产状况直接影响着我国的粮食产能，对推动全国粮食生产起到重要引擎作用。
• Surface irrigation is the oldest type and still accounts for about three fourths of all irrigation.
  地面灌溉是最古老的灌溉方式，现在还有大约四分之三的灌溉土地仍然使用这种灌溉方法。
• The professor scared the bejesus out of me when he said today that three fourths of the class failed.
  教授今天说全班四分之三的人不及格，吓死我了。
• What does three twelfths plus three fourths equal?
  十二分之三加上四分之三等于多少？
• At present, the exploitation of offshore oil and gas resources is concentrated in the Bohai sea area of China territorial waters. While South China Sea as three fourths of our territorial water, the gas and oil resources development is nearly empty.
  目前，我国的海洋油气资源开采主要集中在渤海海域，而占我国领海面积3/4比例的南海海域，油气资源开发近乎空白。
• I send you today three fourths of the sum, the rest to follow within a month.
  我今天付给你四分之三的钱，其余的将在一个月内付清。