twenty
英 [ˈtwenti]
美 [ˈtwenti]
num. 二十; 二十几; 二十年代
Collins.5 / BNC.605 / COCA.2086
习惯用语
num.
- in your twenties
- 20多岁
between the ages of 20 and 29
牛津词典
number
- 二十
20 - 二十几；二十年代
numbers, years or temperatures from 20 to 29
柯林斯词典
- (数字)20
Twentyis the number 20. - N-PLURAL (20 至 29 之间的数字)二十几
When you talk about thetwenties, you are referring to numbers between 20 and 29. For example, if you areinyourtwenties, you are aged between 20 and 29. If the temperature isin the twenties, the temperature is between 20 and 29 degrees.- They're both in their twenties and both married with children of their own.
他们俩都二十几岁，都已经结婚生子了。
- They're both in their twenties and both married with children of their own.
- N-PLURAL 二十世纪二十年代(1920 至 1929 年间)
The twentiesis the decade between 1920 and 1929.- It was written in the Twenties, but it still really stands out.
它写于20世纪20年代，但直到今天仍然备受瞩目。
- It was written in the Twenties, but it still really stands out.
英英释义
noun
- a United States bill worth 20 dollars
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
adj
双语例句
- They have received at least twenty thousand pounds each but had gone to court to demand more.
他们每人至少已经得到了两万英镑，但仍然向法庭提出诉讼要求获得更多。 - That was twenty years ago.
距今已有20年。 - They're both in their twenties and both married with children of their own.
他们俩都二十几岁，都已经结婚生子了。 - Twenty years ago singer-songwriter John Prine released his first album.
20年前创作型歌手约翰·普林发行了他的第一张专辑。 - Twenty games have gone to sudden death — a new cup record
已经有20场比赛是靠突然死亡法决出的胜负——创下了杯赛的一项新纪录。 - Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. Elena did the same
布赖恩数到20，举起了双筒望远镜。埃琳娜也照着做了。 - There were two stragglers twenty yards back
两名掉队者落后了20码。 - She has taught in this university for twenty years.
她在这所大学教书已有20个春秋。 - After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。 - He had maintained a rigid diet, shedding some twenty pounds.
他严格地坚持节食，减了差不多20磅。