"eights" in Chinese (Traditional)

八（複數）八人賽艇

Definition

“Eights” 是 “eight” 的複數形式，可以指數字、八個人的一組，或者特別指八人賽艇。

常見於體育界，特別是賽艇，“eights”指八人賽艇。作為複數，也可表示多個“八”或八人組。數學中並不常用這種複數，通常根據語境判斷。

There are two eights racing on the river today.

今天河上有兩艘**八人賽艇**比賽。

We made groups of eights for the class project.

我們為班級項目分成了**八人**小組。

The teacher asked us to count in eights.

老師讓我們以**八**為單位數數。

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

大學男隊和女隊的**八人賽艇**都晉級全國賽。

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

划船時我在**八人賽艇**比四人賽艇更擅長。

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

因為這次旅行人太多了，我們不得不分成**八人小組**。