six
six — number
1. the number that comes after five and before seven, used for counting things or p
the number that comes after five and before seven, used for counting things or people.
Eitan puts six red apples in his bag for lunch every day.
six + [plural noun] for counting objects
There are six chairs around the big table in the kitchen.
Renata is six years old, so she will start school next week.
Eve counted six birds sitting on the garden wall this morning.
文法句型
six + [plural noun]
be six (years old)
用法筆記
When talking about age, always include 'years old' — 'She is six' is acceptable in informal speech, but 'She is six years' is incorrect.
常見錯誤
six — noun
1. in cricket, the highest score a batter can earn from one hit — six runs — awarde
in cricket, the highest score a batter can earn from one hit — six runs — awarded when the ball is struck past the field boundary without bouncing first.
Kenji hit a six in the final over and won the match for his team.
hit a six — collocation for scoring six runs
The crowd stood up and cheered when the batter scored a six over the boundary.
Trang's first six of the tournament flew over the bowler and landed in the stands.
Heather smashed the ball for a six that landed on the roof of the pavilion.
- boundary
a more general term for any hit that reaches the boundary (worth four or six runs); 'six' specifies the maximum score.
文法句型
hit/score a six
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used in cricket contexts, which is most common in British English and Commonwealth countries. The verb used with 'six' is usually 'hit' or 'score'.
常見錯誤
2. the written symbol or figure 6, or a set of six people or things considered as o
the written symbol or figure 6, or a set of six people or things considered as one unit.
Write a neat six at the top of the first page of your test paper.
a six — the written digit 6
The teacher divided the class into groups of six for the science project.
groups of six — a set of six people
Zola lives at number six on Green Street, next to the old park.
Valentina's phone number ends with three sixes in a row.
文法句型
a six (digit/numeral)
in groups of six
number six
用法筆記
Unlike the number sense (which is used before nouns — 'six apples'), this noun sense stands alone as a thing — 'a six', 'the six', 'my six'. It refers to the digit itself, a group, or a label.