twenty

[US]/'twentɪ/
[UK]/'twɛnti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 二十;二十年代
num. 二十
adj. 二十的
Word Forms
复数twenties

Phrases & Collocations

twenty years old

二十岁

twenty dollars

二十美元

twenty minutes

二十分钟

twenty people

二十人

twenty-first century

二十一世纪

twenty five

二十五

twenty first

第二十一

Example Sentences

There are twenty children present.

在座的有20个孩子。

twenty firemen fought the blaze.

20名消防队员与大火搏斗。

the cession of twenty important towns.

二十座重要城镇的割让。

a pen of twenty-five Cheviots.

一圈25只雪福特羊。

count backwards from twenty to ten.

从20倒数到10。

the country comprises twenty states.

这个国家由20个州组成。

a distance of more than twenty years.

20多年的时间间隔。

they're a good twenty years younger.

他们至少年轻20岁。

the tank held twenty-four gallons.

该罐能装24加仑。

he stood in the shower for twenty minutes.

他在阵雨中站了20分钟。

twenty of their ships were sunk or taken.

他们有二十艘船只被击沉或被缴获。

Twenty members make a quorum.

二十个成员构成法定人数

twenty or thirty years ago.

20或30年前。

twenty of us stood and waited.

我们20个人站在那儿等着。

Cube three and you will get twenty-seven.

3自乘三次得27。

This textbook has twenty lessons.

这课本有二十课。

fire a salute of twenty -one guns

鸣礼炮二十一响

Real-world Examples

And they were in their early twenties.

他们才二十出头。

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

Well, I was in my early twenties.

好吧,我那时才二十小几岁。

Source: New question types for the CET-6 (College English Test Band 6).

Twenty million rupees ride on your answer.

答对了就是两千万卢比。

Source: Slumdog Millionaire Selected

You must try again, and make twice twenty.

你必须再试一次, 两次二十。

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 1

Do you know how many twice twenty make?

你知道两次20个是多少么?

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

Dead guy getting hit in the groin twenty, thirty times!

死人的腹股沟被打个二,三十次呢!

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

He can't be more than twenty years old.

他肯定不到二十岁。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

I was in my late twenties at that time.

我当时不到三十。

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

Twenty people died during the trip, the travelers said.

这些旅行者表示,有20人在旅途中丧生。

Source: This month VOA Special English

Yeah. After that, I usually exercise at about ten twenty.

是啊。之后,我通常十点二十的时候做锻炼。

Source: New Goals Junior High School English Grade 7 (Lower) (People's Education Press New Edition)

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now