four
noun
fɔː
noun
1
the
number
4
四
She
is
married
with
four
children.
她已婚，有四个孩子。
They
arrived
just
after
four
(=four
o’clock)
.
刚过四点钟，他们就到了。
Luke
will
soon
be
four
(=four
years
old)
.
卢克很快就要四岁了。
2
on all fours
supporting
your
body
with
your
hands
and
knees
以双手双膝着地，趴着
He
was
down
on
all
fours
playing
with
the
puppy.
他趴在地上跟小狗玩。
3
in fours
in
groups
of
four
people
or
things
四个一组
The
boxes
were
stacked
in
fours.
箱子四个一组堆在一起。
4
a
hit
in
CRICKET
that
scores
four
RUNS
because
it
goes
over
the
edge
of
the
playing
area
〔板球〕得四分的一击
C
5
a
team
of
four
people
who
row
a
racing
boat,
or
the
boat
that
they
row
四人赛艇的全体成员; 四人赛艇
C
6
the four corners of the Earth/world
places
or
countries
that
are
very
far
away
from
each
other
[文] 世界各地
literary
People
from
the
four
corners
of
the
world
have
come
to
Ontario
to
make
it
their
home.
世界各地的人都到安大略来安家。