fourth

ordinal number

1. 第四
   4th

noun

noun

1. ORD 第四
   The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
   1. Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
      去年的冠军、来自美国的格雷格·莱蒙德现在排名第 4。
2. FRACTION 四分之一
   A fourth is one of four equal parts of something.
   1. Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
      四分之三的公众表示希望就这个问题进行全民公决。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用quarter

1. The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.
   罗马帝国于公元4世纪分裂。
2. The brooch dates back to the fourth century BC.
   这枚胸针的历史可以追溯到公元前4世纪。
3. On the Fourth of July, my husband and our friends drove into the city to see the fireworks.
   国庆日当天，我丈夫和我们的一些朋友开车进城去看焰火表演。
4. Jill Bennett became John Osborne's fourth wife, and appeared in several of his plays
   吉尔·本内特成为了约翰·奥斯本的第四任妻子，并参演过他的几部戏剧。
5. When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.
   每逢7月4号美国独立日，哥伦比亚城的居民们都会举行热闹的聚会。
6. He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
   他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
7. After looking at the jug, Faulkner concurred that it was late Roman, third or fourth century
   看了这个罐子之后，福克纳赞成罐子属于罗马帝国晚期的说法，即3或4世纪。
8. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
   印度尼西亚是世界上第四大人口大国。
9. I've been dieting ever since the birth of my fourth child
   我生完第四个孩子后就一直在节食。
10. He witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor
    他目睹了许多人从五层高的楼上跳下来逃生的惊险场面。
11. It was the beginning of the end and Watson duly went on to win his fourth Open Golf Championship
    这是一场胜负已定的比赛，沃森不负众望赢得了他第四次高尔夫公开赛的冠军。
12. He became the fourth earl on the death of his father earlier this year.
    今年早些时候他父亲去世，他继为第4代伯爵。
13. Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field
    进入第四圈时，两名身经百战的骑手开始领先。
14. The London-based foursome are set to release their fourth single this month.
    来自伦敦的四人组合即将在本月推出他们的第四支单曲。
15. Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
    去年的冠军、来自美国的格雷格·莱蒙德现在排名第4。
16. He invited her to spend the Fourth of July holiday at his summer home on Fire Island
    他邀请她去自己在法尔岛上的消夏寓所过美国独立纪念日。
17. I was going well and was lying fourth
    我当时发挥不错，排在第四。
18. A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
    一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
19. His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
    他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。
20. The lift bell pinged at the fourth floor.
    电梯铃在第五层响了。
21. England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
    英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
22. My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child.
    我妻子生完第4个孩子后做了绝育手术。
23. The fourth night of violence in the German city of Rostock was triggered by football supporters
    发生在德国城市罗斯托克的第四起夜间暴乱是由足球球迷们挑起的。
24. They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry
    他们甚至指责政府贬低该国的第四大产业。
25. Felipe Gonzalez won a fourth term of office in Spain's election.
    费利佩·冈萨雷斯在西班牙选举中获得第4次连任。
26. In his fourth year he was truanting regularly.
    上四年级时，他频频旷课。
27. Pezzo tussled for fourth place with Orvosova
    佩佐和奥尔沃索瓦为争夺第四名展开了激烈较量。
28. Carter's fourth album definitely moves into uncharted territory.
    卡特的第四张专辑无疑涉足了全新的领域。
29. He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.
    他娶了第四个老婆苏珊，徒然希望她能使他健康状况好转。

noun

1. the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it

2. one of four equal parts
   1. a quarter of a pound

   Synonym:    one-fourthone-quarterquarterfourth parttwenty-five percentquartern

3. following the third position

adj

1. coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
   1. the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present

   Synonym:    4thquaternary

adv

1. in the fourth place
   1. fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month

   Synonym:    fourthly