fourteen
fourteen — number
1. the number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen; used when saying how ma
the number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen; used when saying how many people or things there are, or how old someone is
Feng invited fourteen classmates to his birthday party at the park.
fourteen + plural noun for counting people
Ayana has been taking ballet lessons for fourteen years since age three.
The library ordered fourteen new books about space and planets.
Christopher counted fourteen geese on the lake this morning.
文法句型
fourteen + plural noun
常見錯誤
fourteen — noun
1. the number 14 treated as a name, a label, or a single mathematical value rather
the number 14 treated as a name, a label, or a single mathematical value rather than as a quantity of items
Fourteen is the answer to the math problem on the board.
fourteen as a singular subject noun
Diya asked her little brother what fourteen divided by seven is.
Can you write fourteen in words for the spelling test tomorrow?
Gabriela thinks fourteen is a lucky number for competitions.
文法句型
the number fourteen
fourteen as subject/object
用法筆記
Unlike the number sense, this noun sense does not go before another noun — you say 'page fourteen' (noun phrase) but not 'fourteen page'. Frequently used with the definite article: 'the number fourteen'.