twenty
number, noun
ˈtwenti
number, noun
1
the
number
20
二十
a
small
village
twenty
miles
from
Nairobi
距内罗毕二十英里的一个小村庄
I’m
nearly
twenty
(=20
years
old)
.
我快二十岁了。
2
the twenties the ’20s the 1920s
also
又作
,
the
years
from
1920
to
1929
二十世纪二十年代
plural 复数
In
the
twenties
the
business
expanded.
二十年代，生意扩展了。
the
early/mid/late
twenties
The
photograph
was
taken
in
the
late
twenties.
照片是在二十年代晚期照的。
3
be in your twenties
to
be
aged
between
20
and
29
在二十多岁时
early/mid/late
twenties
She
was
in
her
early
twenties
when
I
met
her.
我遇到她时，她二十出头。
4
in the twenties
if
the
temperature
is
in
the
twenties,
it
is
between
20
degrees
and
29
degrees
在二十多度
in
the
low/mid/high
twenties
a
warm
day,
with
temperatures
in
the
low
twenties
温暖的一天，气温在二十度多一点
5
a
piece
of
paper
money
that
is
worth
£20 or $20 二十英镑; 二十美元
C
I
offered
the
driver
a
twenty.
我给了司机一张二十元的钞票。
in
the
twentieth
century
在二十世纪
her
twentieth
birthday
她的二十岁生日
I’m
planning
to
leave
on
the
twentieth
(=the
20th
day
of
the
month)
.
我打算二十号走。