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

• 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。
• The clock in the church struck twelve, and soon after people began to stream out.
  教堂的钟敲响了十二点，不久人们便开始鱼贯而出。
• 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 twelve finalists will be listed in the Sunday Times.
  12名决赛选手的名单将刊登在《星期日泰晤士报》上。
• Twelve Cubans left the embassy after sheltering there for several days.
  12名古巴人在大使馆藏身了几天后离开了。
• He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
  他故态复萌，几乎又像一年前那样咄咄逼人了。
• 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。
• We have been gradually bled for twelve years
  我们被一点一滴地压榨了12年。
• Twelve thousand workers will go onto a four-day week at their factory in Birmingham.
  伯明翰工厂的12,000名工人将采取每周4天工作制。
• He's twelve years old.
  他12周岁。