third
ordinal number [ S ] uk/θɜːd/ us/θɝːd/
A2 第三
3rd written as a word
the third road on the right 右边第3条路
the third time 第3次
"What's the date today?" "It's the third (of July)." ：“今天几号？”“7月3日。”
She was/came third in the competition. 她获得比赛的第三名。
- More examples
- Your salary will be paid on the third week of each calendar month.
- That's the third glass you've smashed this week, - you're so clumsy!
- She's in her third year of economics at York university.
- Our house is the third from the end on the left.
- My entry was ranked third in the flower show.
Idiom
the third degreeidiom informal 严厉盘问;逼供;刑讯
asking serious questions and/or giving someone rough treatment to get information
I got the third degree when I got home last night. 昨晚我回家时被家人严加盘问。
third
noun uk/θɜːd/ us/θɝːd/
(PART)
B2 [ C ]三分之一
one of three equal parts of something
He cut the cake into thirds (= three equal parts). 他把蛋糕切成3份。
(QUALIFICATION)
[ C ] (also third-class degree)（英国大学的） 三级学位成绩
an undergraduate degree from a university in the UK and some other countries that is below a second-class degree
(BASEBALL)
[ C usually singular ] informal（同 third base）
→ third base