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。
• 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。
• He ordered twelve gross of the disks.
  他订购了12罗磁盘。
• I shall stay here until twelve o'clock.
  我将留在这里一直到十二点钟。
• The sentence of the court was twelve years 'hard labour, to be served in a British prison.
  法庭判其在一所英国监狱里服12年苦役。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I met some friends and stayed out until eleven or twelve.
  我见了几个朋友，直到夜里十一二点才回家。
• The year is divided into twelve months.
  一年分为12个月。