Eight

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解释:

(noun.) the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.

(adj.) being one more than seven .

编辑:瑞伊--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) An island in a river; an ait.

(a.) Seven and one; as, eight years.

(n.) The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

(n.) A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.

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解释:

n. the cardinal number one above seven: the figure (8 or viii.) denoting eight.—adj. noting the number eight.—adjs. and ns. Eight′een eight and ten twice nine; Eight′eenmō same as Octodecimo (q.v.); Eight′eenth the ordinal number corresponding to eighteen.—n. Eight′foil (her.) an eight-leaved grass.—adjs. Eight′fold eight times any quantity; Eighth the ordinal number corresponding to eight.—n. an eighth part.—adv. Eighth′ly in the eighth place.—adjs. and ns. Eight′ieth the ordinal number corresponding to eighty; Eight′y eight times ten fourscore.—An eight a crew of a rowing-boat consisting of eight oarsmen; An eight-oar or simply Eight the boat itself; An eight days a week; Figure of eight a figure shaped like an 8 made in skating; Piece of eight a Spanish coin; The eights annual bumping boat-races which take place in the summer term in Oxford and Cambridge between the various colleges.

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