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
複數twenties

Phrases & Collocations

twenty years old

二十歲

twenty dollars

二十美元

twenty minutes

二十分鐘

twenty people

二十人

twenty-first century

二十一世紀

twenty five

二十五

twenty first

第二十一

Example Sentences

There are twenty children present.

在座的有20個孩子。

twenty firemen fought the blaze.

20名消防隊員與大火搏鬥。

the cession of twenty important towns.

二十座重要城鎮的割讓。

a pen of twenty-five Cheviots.

一圈25只雪福特羊。

count backwards from twenty to ten.

從20倒數到10。

the country comprises twenty states.

這個國家由20個州組成。

a distance of more than twenty years.

20多年的時間間隔。

they're a good twenty years younger.

他們至少年輕20歲。

the tank held twenty-four gallons.

該罐能裝24加侖。

he stood in the shower for twenty minutes.

他在陣雨中站了20分鐘。

twenty of their ships were sunk or taken.

他們有二十艘船隻被擊沉或被繳獲。

Twenty members make a quorum.

二十個成員構成法定人數

twenty or thirty years ago.

20或30年前。

twenty of us stood and waited.

我們20個人站在那兒等着。

Cube three and you will get twenty-seven.

3自乘三次得27。

This textbook has twenty lessons.

這課本有二十課。

fire a salute of twenty -one guns

鳴禮炮二十一響

Real-world Examples

And they were in their early twenties.

他們才二十出頭。

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

Well, I was in my early twenties.

好吧,我那時才二十小几歲。

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

Twenty million rupees ride on your answer.

答對了就是兩千萬盧比。

Source: Slumdog Millionaire Selected

You must try again, and make twice twenty.

你必須再試一次, 兩次二十。

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 1

Do you know how many twice twenty make?

你知道兩次20個是多少麼?

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

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

死人的腹股溝被打個二,三十次呢!

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

He can't be more than twenty years old.

他肯定不到二十歲。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

I was in my late twenties at that time.

我當時不到三十。

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

Twenty people died during the trip, the travelers said.

這些旅行者表示,有20人在旅途中喪生。

Source: This month VOA Special English

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

是啊。之後,我通常十點二十的時候做鍛鍊。

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

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