Learner's definition of THIRD
always used before a noun
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a : occupying the number three position in a series第三的 -
We sat in the third row.我們坐在第三排。
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the third house on the left左邊的第三棟房子
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the author's third novel這位作者的第三部小說
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C is the third letter in the alphabet.*C是字母表中的第三個字母。
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That's the third time I've seen him today.那是我今天第三次見到他。
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The office is on the third floor.辦公室在三樓。
b : next to the second in importance or rank次於第二的;第三位的 2
: equal in size, value, amount, etc., to one third of something(尺寸、價值、數量等)三分之一的 3
: used to refer to the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle(車輛)第三擋的
the third time is the charm
(US) or British third time lucky
— used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful(但願)第三次會交好運
2 third /ˈθɚd/ noun
plural thirds
plural thirds
Learner's definition of THIRD
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[singular] : something that is third : the third thing in a series第三;第三位 2
[count] : one of three equal parts of something三分之一 -
a third of the pie餡餅的三分之一
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Rent costs two-thirds of my paycheck.租金花掉我薪水的三分之二。
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She divided the cookie into thirds.她把曲奇平均分成三份。
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[noncount] : the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle(車輛的)第三擋 5
[count] British : an undergraduate degree of the lowest level from a British university英國大學本科的)三等成績學位