three
Word family nounthreenessthreesomethreefoldnessthreepencethreepennyworththree-point turnthree-ring circusthreescorethree-wheelerthreeadjectivethree-corneredthree-dimensionalthreefoldthreepennythree-plythree-quarterthree-star
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three /θriː/ ●●● S1 W2 number 1 HMNthe number 3 三 They’ve won their last three games. 他们赢了最近三场比赛。
We’d better go. It’s almost three (=three o'clock). 我们该走了。快3点了。
My little sister’s only three (=three years old). 我的小妹妹只有3岁。
2 in threes in groups of three people or things 三个一组 Teachers taking part will be asked to work in threes. 参加的老师将被要求分成三人一组进行活动。
→ threesome, third1 Old English thrie, threo