third
adj
noun
θɜːd
adj
1
coming
after
two
other
things
in
a
series
第三的
in
the
third
century
在三世纪
her
third
birthday
她的三岁生日
2
third time lucky (the) third time’s the charm
,
used
when
you
have
failed
to
do
something
twice
and
hope
to
be
successful
the
third
time
（但愿）第三次会交好运〔表示两次失败后希望第三次取得成功〕
BrE AmE spoken
I’m
planning
to
leave
on
the
third
(=the
third
day
of
the
month)
.
我打算三号走。
noun
3
one
of
three
equal
parts
of
something
三分之一
Divide
it
into
thirds.
把它分成三等份。
[+
of
]
A
third
of
these
jobs
are
held
by
women.
这些工作有三分之一由女性担任。
one-third/two-thirds
Two-thirds
of
the
profits
are
given
to
charities.
三分之二的利润捐给了慈善机构。
4
the
lowest
type
of
degree
that
is
given
by
a
British
university
〔英国大学颁发的〕第三等学位，三级荣誉学位