twelve

英 [twelv]

美 [twelv]

num.  十二

中考高考考研

Collins.5 / BNC.1447 / COCA.3218

牛津词典

number

• 十二
  12

柯林斯词典

• (数字)12
  Twelveis the number 12.

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
  Synonym:12XIIdozen

adj

• denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
  Synonym:12xiidozen

双语例句

• The building will house twelve boys and eight girls
  这座房子里会住12个男孩和8个女孩。
• He had a tea-break about twelve.
  十二点左右，他放下工作休息了一下。
• The clock in the church struck twelve, and soon after people began to stream out.
  教堂的钟敲响了十二点，不久人们便开始鱼贯而出。
• We waited till twelve and we finally got on the plane
  我们一直等到12点才终于上了飞机。
• Some firms expect the guards to work twelve hours a day.
  有些公司要求保安每天工作12小时。
• There are twelve inches in one foot.
  一英尺等于12英寸。
• Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.
  12名犯人在一场监狱暴乱中被杀害。
• It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women
  它本来应该是一个不超过12名女性的封闭的小圈子。
• Babies of eight to twelve months are generally highly imitative.
  8到12个月大的婴儿通常很爱模仿。
• The twelve finalists will be listed in the Sunday Times.
  12名决赛选手的名单将刊登在《星期日泰晤士报》上。