four
four — number
1. the whole number that comes after three and before five — used when counting thi
the whole number that comes after three and before five — used when counting things, telling time, giving someone's age, or talking about quantities of any kind
Saira invited four friends to her birthday party last Saturday.
cardinal number specifying quantity
There are four seasons in a year, each lasting about three months.
Felix woke up at four in the morning to catch his flight.
Every square has four sides that are exactly the same length.
The Okonkwo family has lived in this village for four generations.
常見錯誤
four — noun
1. a narrow racing boat that four rowers power with their oars, or those four rower
a narrow racing boat that four rowers power with their oars, or those four rowers thought of as a single competitive crew
The Oxford four won the race by a clear two lengths.
four used for a rowing team
Kemi trained for two years to earn a place in the college four.
collocation: in the four
The coach decided to change the seating order in the four before the final race.
The Cambridge four capsized during practice, but all rowers swam to safety.
用法筆記
Common in British sporting contexts. Distinguished from 'four' as a number (number/1) by the determiner 'a' or 'the' — rowing sense always functions as a countable noun referring to a specific boat or crew.
2. in the sport of cricket, a score of four runs awarded when the batter hits the b
in the sport of cricket, a score of four runs awarded when the batter hits the ball and it reaches or crosses the boundary of the playing field
Noor hit two fours in a row and the crowd cheered loudly.
collocation: hit a four
The team needed just one more four to win the match.
The bowler tried hard to stop Matthew from hitting another four.
Gabriela watched the batsman score a four and wrote it in her scorebook.
用法筆記
Only used in cricket. The plural is 'fours' (e.g. 'He scored three fours in that over'). Do not confuse with 'four' as a general number (number/1) — in cricket the word functions as a countable noun that names a specific scoring event.
3. the written symbol or printed digit that represents the number 4 — for example,
the written symbol or printed digit that represents the number 4 — for example, the character you see on a keypad, a scoreboard, or a page of text
The teacher asked the children to write a clear four on the line.
numeral as a written symbol
Mira pressed the four on the elevator panel to go to her floor.
His new phone number starts with a four, not a three.
Dewi wrote the house number as a large four on the delivery label.
用法筆記
Distinguish from the number/1 sense: number/1 refers to the abstract quantity or value (as in counting or arithmetic), while this noun sense refers to the physical written or printed digit '4' itself — what you draw, type, or see on a display.