fourth

英 [fɔːθ]

美 [fɔːrθ]

ord. 第四
n. ，月的第四日; 四分之一

复数：fourths　

Collins.4 / BNC.1543 / COCA.1570

牛津词典

ordinal number

noun

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

noun

the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
one of four equal parts
1. a quarter of a pound
Synonym:one-fourthone-quarterquarterfourth parttwenty-five percentquartern
following the third position

adj

coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
1. the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present
Synonym:4thquaternary

adv

in the fourth place
1. fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month
Synonym:fourthly

England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
Carter's fourth album definitely moves into uncharted territory.
卡特的第四张专辑无疑涉足了全新的领域。
He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.
他娶了第四个老婆苏珊，徒然希望她能使他健康状况好转。
Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field
进入第四圈时，两名身经百战的骑手开始领先。
I've been dieting ever since the birth of my fourth child
我生完第四个孩子后就一直在节食。
After looking at the jug, Faulkner concurred that it was late Roman, third or fourth century
看了这个罐子之后，福克纳赞成罐子属于罗马帝国晚期的说法，即3或4世纪。
When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.
每逢7月4号美国独立日，哥伦比亚城的居民们都会举行热闹的聚会。
His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
The London-based foursome are set to release their fourth single this month.
来自伦敦的四人组合即将在本月推出他们的第四支单曲。