"eights" in Chinese (Simplified)

八（复数）八人赛艇

Definition

“Eights” 是 “eight” 的复数形式，可以指数字、八个人的一组，或者尤指八人赛艇。

常见于体育领域，尤其是赛艇，“eights”指八人赛艇。作为复数，也表示多个“八”或八人小组。数学用语时不常用该表达，通常根据具体语境判断。

There are two eights racing on the river today.

今天河上有两只**八人赛艇**在比赛。

We made groups of eights for the class project.

我们为班级项目分成了**八人**小组。

The teacher asked us to count in eights.

老师让我们以**八**为单位数数。

The university's men's and women's eights both qualified for nationals.

大学男队和女队的**八人赛艇**都晋级了全国赛。

I'm better at eights than at fours when it comes to rowing.

划船时我在**八人赛艇**上比四人赛艇更擅长。

We had to split into eights because there were so many people on the trip.

因为这次旅行人太多了，我们不得不分成**八人小组**。