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

• She displayed her wound to the twelve gentlemen of the jury
  她给陪审团的12位男士看了她的伤口。
• 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。
• Her own twelve pictures sold fairly well, mostly to friends and family
  她自己的12幅画卖得相当好，多半卖给了朋友和家人。
• The twelve finalists will be listed in the Sunday Times.
  12名决赛选手的名单将刊登在《星期日泰晤士报》上。
• Normally it has only had eleven or twelve members in all. Now it will have seventeen at the very least.
  通常总共只有十一二个会员。现在将至少有十七个。
• 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。
• The year is divided into twelve months.
  一年分为12个月。
• He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
  他故态复萌，几乎又像一年前那样咄咄逼人了。
• 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。
• It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women
  它本来应该是一个不超过12名女性的封闭的小圈子。