forty

名词 forty:

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
   同义词：40, XL

形容词 forty:

1. being ten more than thirty
   同义词：40, xl, twoscore

1. They managed to squash forty people into the bus.
   那辆公共汽车好不容易塞进了四十个人。
2. This piece of furniture is really inexpensive with a price of less than forty dollars.
   这件家具还不到四十美元，实在不贵。
3. He reigned over the country for forty years.
   他统治了这个国家四十年。
4. He is near forty.
   他年近四十。
5. He took the ninth position in his class of forty.
   他在40 个人的班级里排第九名。
6. Perhaps I am wrong, but I think she is near forty.
   也许我错了，但是我想她快四十岁了。
7. The atlas contains forty maps.
   这个地图集有四十幅地图。
8. His hair became gray when he was only forty.
   他刚刚四十岁时，头发就变得灰白了。

for.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 for.ties
The cardinal number equal to 4 × 0.
四十：一个基数，为4和0的乘积
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Often Forties The decade from 40 to 49 in a century.
常作 Forties 四十年代：一个世纪中从40年到49年的十年
A decade or the numbers from 40 to 49:
四十几：四十年到四十九年的十年，四十到四十九：
例句：
They stopped smoking in their forties. At night the temperature fell into the forties.
他们在四十几岁时戒了烟。晚上，温度降到四十几度

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English fôowertig * see k wetwer-
源自 古英语 fôowertig *参见 k wetwer-

【引伸】
for.ty
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pron.（代词）