thirteen
thirteen — number
1. The number 13, used for counting or showing a quantity of thirteen items, people
The number 13, used for counting or showing a quantity of thirteen items, people, or units.
Ishaan celebrated his thirteenth birthday with friends from his class.
thirteenth birthday (ordinal form for age)
There are only thirteen students in Sari's swimming class this term.
The bus Élise takes to work arrives at thirteen minutes past each hour.
The old bookstore on Bell Street has been closed for thirteen years now.
Emily counted thirteen different kinds of birds in the garden this morning.
文法句型
thirteen + plural noun
thirteen + years / minutes / other units
thirteen — noun
1. The number 13 thought of as a thing, a written figure, or a specific quantity, r
The number 13 thought of as a thing, a written figure, or a specific quantity, rather than used simply for counting.
In many hotels, room number thirteen is simply skipped on the guest floor.
room number + thirteen (cultural avoidance)
Yusuf refused to sit in seat thirteen on the flight to Seoul.
cultural avoidance of seat thirteen on flights
Ziad drew a large thirteen on the whiteboard for the whole class to see.
When you add seven and six together, the total you get is thirteen.
The number thirteen is often missing from floor plans in buildings across many countries.
文法句型
the number thirteen
thirteen as subject (singular verb)