"fours" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 四 / 四肢着地

Definition

four的复数形式。可指四个一组或复数语境中的数字四。最常见于'on all fours'（四肢着地爬行）以及板球/纸牌游戏中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'On all fours'是最常见的用法，意思是四肢着地。在赛艇中，'fours'指四人赛艇。'In fours'意思是四人一组。

Examples

The baby was crawling on all fours.

宝宝**四肢着地**爬行。

Please line up in fours.

请**四**人一排排好队。

He scored three fours in the cricket match.

他在板球比赛中打出了三个**四分球**。

I dropped my contact lens and spent ten minutes on all fours looking for it.

我的隐形眼镜掉了，我**四肢着地**找了十分钟。

The kids marched in fours during the school parade.

孩子们在学校游行中**四**人一排行进。

The dog knocked me down and I ended up on all fours in the mud.

狗把我撞倒了，我**四肢着地**跌进了泥里。