sixteen

英 [ˌsɪksˈtiːn]

美 [ˌsɪksˈtiːn]

num.  十六

中考高考

Collins.5 / BNC.2889 / COCA.5324

牛津词典

number

• 十六
  16

柯林斯词典

• NUM (数字) 16
  Sixteenis the number 16.
  1. ...exams taken at the age of sixteen...
     16 岁时参加的考试
  2. He worked sixteen hours a day...
     他每天工作 16 个小时。
  3. The number of under-sixteens in low-paid jobs is increasing.
     16 岁以下从事低收入工作的人数正在增加。

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
  Synonym:16XVI

adj

• being one more than fifteen
  Synonym:16xvi

双语例句

• She reared sixteen children, six her own and ten her husband's
  她养大了16个孩子，其中6个是她亲生的，10个是她丈夫带来的。
• He worked sixteen hours a day
  他每天工作16个小时。
• I ran away from home when I was sixteen
  我16岁的时候离家出走了。
• You can get married at sixteen, and yet you haven't got a say in the running of the country
  你16岁时可以结婚，但还无权参与国家政事。
• Sixteen of the contestants have hired lawyers and are suing the organisers
  有16名参赛者已经请了律师，正在起诉主办方。
• You can bust a gut sixteen hours a day, seven days a week, but if your product is lousy, you've wasted your time.
  你可以一周7天、一天16小时地拼命劳作，但是如果产品质量低劣，你就白费时间了。
• At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg
  16岁时，他就有资格进入汉堡大学。
• Sixteen members of Parliament have formed a breakaway group.
  16名国会议员分裂出来另外成立了一个团体。
• We shall be landing in Paris in sixteen minutes, exactly on time
  我们将于16分钟后准时在巴黎降落。
• When boys get to the age of fifteen or sixteen they eat their heads off.
  男孩子到了十五六岁的年龄，食量大得吓人。