ten
number, noun
ten
number, noun
1
the
number
10
十
Snow
had
been
falling
steadily
for
ten
days.
雪已经连续下了十天了。
I
need
to
be
home
by
ten
(=ten
o’clock)
.
我得在十点之前回家。
At
the
time,
she
was
about
ten
(=ten
years
old)
.
那时她十岁左右。
2
ten to one
used
to
say
that
something
is
very
likely
[非正式] 十之八九，十有八九，多半会
informal
Ten
to
one
he’ll
have
forgotten
all
about
it
tomorrow.
他明天多半会把这事忘得一干二净。
3
be ten a penny
to
be
very
common
and
therefore
not
special
or
unusual
[英，非正式] 很普通，很平常，不稀罕
BrE informal
4
(get) ten out of ten (for sth)
used
in
schools
to
give
a
perfect
mark,
or
humorously
to
praise
someone
[英] 〔学校〕给打了满分; 得了满分〔称赞人的幽默说法〕
BrE
You
get
ten
out
of
ten
for
effort,
Simon.
你非常努力，这一点要给你打满分，西蒙。
5
a
piece
of
paper
money
that
is
worth
ten
dollars
or
ten
pounds
十元元纸钞〔美元或英镑〕
C
I
reached
inside
my
purse
and
handed
him
a
ten.
我伸手从钱包里拿出一张十元钞票给他。