twenty

英 [ˈtwenti]

美 [ˈtwenti]

num.  二十; 二十几; 二十年代

中考高考考研

Collins.5 / BNC.605 / COCA.2086

习惯用语

num.

in your twenties
• 20多岁
  between the ages of 20 and 29

牛津词典

number

• 二十
  20
• 二十几；二十年代
  numbers, years or temperatures from 20 to 29

柯林斯词典

• (数字)20
  Twentyis the number 20.
• N-PLURAL (20 至 29 之间的数字)二十几
  When you talk about thetwenties, you are referring to numbers between 20 and 29. For example, if you areinyourtwenties, you are aged between 20 and 29. If the temperature isin the twenties, the temperature is between 20 and 29 degrees.
  1. They're both in their twenties and both married with children of their own.
     他们俩都二十几岁，都已经结婚生子了。
• N-PLURAL 二十世纪二十年代(1920 至 1929 年间)
  The twentiesis the decade between 1920 and 1929.
  1. It was written in the Twenties, but it still really stands out.
     它写于20世纪20年代，但直到今天仍然备受瞩目。

英英释义

noun

• a United States bill worth 20 dollars
  Synonym:twenty dollar bill
• the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
  Synonym:20XX

adj

• denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units
  Synonym:20xx

双语例句

• They're both in their twenties and both married with children of their own.
  他们俩都二十几岁，都已经结婚生子了。
• The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years
  该特工人员为东德做了20多年的间谍。
• She has taught in this university for twenty years.
  她在这所大学教书已有20个春秋。
• The badges come in twenty different colours and shapes.
  这种徽章有20种不同的颜色和形状。
• He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her, twenty minutes of nonstop names.
  他坐下又给她细数了一遍他家族的家谱，20分钟内说出了一连串的名字。
• That was twenty years ago.
  距今已有20年。
• After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
  当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。
• Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. Elena did the same
  布赖恩数到20，举起了双筒望远镜。埃琳娜也照着做了。
• Twenty games have gone to sudden death — a new cup record
  已经有20场比赛是靠突然死亡法决出的胜负——创下了杯赛的一项新纪录。
• They talked about their life in Beijing twenty years ago.
  他们谈到了20年前在北京的生活。