forty
forty
英[ˈfɔːti]美[ˈfɔːrti]
num.四十，四十几；四十年代；
例句
She knocked down forty dollars at a restaurant.她在一家饭馆花掉40美元。
He worked at the Secretariat of the United Nations for forty years.他在联合国秘书处工作了40年。
Forty years have passed away since they met.他们相识至今已40年了。
He knew how the traffic congested at the junction of Seventh Avenue and Forty-second Street.他知道在第7街和第42街交叉处交通是多么拥挤。
Forty is a whole number.40是个整数。
Watch the monitor and tell me if the level goes above forty decibels.看着监测器, 如果超过40分贝就告诉我。
Cooking for forty would be frankly impossible without my new assistant.没有我的新助手，我确实无法给40 个人准备饭菜。
I managed to get forty winks after lunch.我吃过午饭设法小睡了一会儿。
With the chill factor, it’s nearly minus forty here.加上风寒指数，气温接近零下40度。
We catch for forty but only twenty came.我们准备了40个客人的饭菜,但只来了20个人。
词组
forty winks
(informal)a short sleep or nap, especially during the day(非正式)（尤指白天）小睡英语四级真题
Forty-eight of the students received instruction in study skills only, whereas the others attended a combination of study skills sessions and classes in which they learned about the growth mind-set and how to apply it to schoolwork.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文英语六级真题
One free social networking website turned out to successful because it limited each posting to one hundred and forty characters.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文I have enough trouble delivering bikes to shops only forty miles away, never mind five thousand miles.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section AIn the United States, up to forty percent of all food goes uneaten, despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section AYour working life lasts an average of forty years, so it's important to find a job you like and feel enthusiastic about.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
NUM
(数字)40
Forty is the number 40.
N-PLURAL
四十多，四十几(指从40至49的数字)
When you talk about the forties, you are referring to numbers between 40 and 49. For example, if you are in your forties, you are aged between 40 and 49. If the temperature is in the forties, the temperature is between 40 and 49 degrees.
例句
He was a big man in his forties, smartly dressed in a suit and tie.他是一个四十多岁的高大男子，穿西装打领带，看上去很精神。N-PLURAL
二十世纪四十年代(指从 1940 年至 1949 年)
The forties is the decade between 1940 and 1949.
例句
Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.钢罐是 20 世纪 40 年代时开始使用的。英汉词典释义
num.
四十
Though he is forty,he is still unmarried.尽管他已经40岁了,但还是独身。We catch for forty but only twenty came.我们准备了40个客人的饭菜,但只来了20个人。With the chill factor, it’s nearly minus forty here.加上风寒指数，气温接近零下40度。(尤指白天)打盹；午睡
I managed to get forty winks after lunch.我吃过午饭设法小睡了一会儿。英英词典释义
Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
Adjective
1. being ten more than thirty
行业词典
体育： 在一*中得三分；
