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。
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。
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。
They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry
他们甚至指责政府贬低该国的第四大产业。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
He invited her to spend the Fourth of July holiday at his summer home on Fire Island
他邀请她去自己在法尔岛上的消夏寓所过美国独立纪念日。
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
印度尼西亚是世界上第四大人口大国。
A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
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。
The fourth night of violence in the German city of Rostock was triggered by football supporters
发生在德国城市罗斯托克的第四起夜间暴乱是由足球球迷们挑起的。