twelve

英 [twelv]

美 [twelv]

num.  十二

中考高考考研

Collins.5 / BNC.1447 / COCA.3218

牛津词典

number

• 十二
  12

柯林斯词典

• (数字)12
  Twelveis the number 12.

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
  Synonym:12XIIdozen

adj

• denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
  Synonym:12xiidozen

双语例句

• I shall stay here until twelve o'clock.
  我将留在这里一直到十二点钟。
• We have been gradually bled for twelve years
  我们被一点一滴地压榨了12年。
• It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women
  它本来应该是一个不超过12名女性的封闭的小圈子。
• Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.
  12名犯人在一场监狱暴乱中被杀害。
• There are twelve inches in one foot.
  一英尺等于12英寸。
• Disagreements among the twelve EC countries prevented them from taking any concerted action
  欧共体12个成员国之间的意见不合导致他们无法采取统一的行动。
• A police motorcycle chased his car twelve miles, and cornered him near Rome
  一辆摩托警车跟在他的车后追了12英里，最后在快到罗马时将他截住。
• The year is divided into twelve months.
  一年分为12个月。
• He had a tea-break about twelve.
  十二点左右，他放下工作休息了一下。
• Some firms expect the guards to work twelve hours a day.
  有些公司要求保安每天工作12小时。