Eighteen Meaning in English
word
/ˈeɪˈtin/
ay-TEEN
/eɪtˈiːn/
ay-TEEN
释义
The number 18, which comes after seventeen and before nineteen. It is also often used for age, dates, prices, quantities, and legal adulthood in many places.
用法与细微差别
Used mainly as a number and in phrases like 'eighteen years old' or 'page eighteen'. In many contexts, 'turn eighteen' suggests becoming a legal adult. Learners may confuse 'eighteen' with 'eighty', so the final sound matters.
Spanish: dieciochoPortuguese (BR): dezoitoPortuguese (PT): dezoitoChinese (Simplified): 十八Chinese (Traditional): 十八Hindi: अठारहArabic: ثمانية عشرBengali: আঠারোRussian: восемнадцатьJapanese: 十八Vietnamese: mười támKorean: 십팔Turkish: on sekizUrdu: اٹھارہIndonesian: delapan belas
例句
I have eighteen books on my shelf.
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She is eighteen years old today.
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Our bus leaves at eighteen thirty.
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He can't wait to turn eighteen and get his own place.
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There were like eighteen messages from her when I checked my phone.
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Page eighteen has the chart we need for the meeting.
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