| 词汇 | fifth |
| 释义 | fifth (adjective) fifth 4 ENTRIES FOUND: fifth (noun) fifth (adjective) fifth wheel (noun) plead (verb) 1 fifth /ˈfɪθ/ /ˈfɪfθ/ noun plural fifths 1 fifth /ˈfɪθ/ /ˈfɪfθ/ noun plural fifths Learner's definition of FIFTH 1 [singular] : number five in a series第五 The bill is due on the fifth of each month.账单应在每月的五号之前付清。 2 [count] : one of five equal parts of something五分之一 She donated a fifth of her income to charity.她把收入的五分之一捐给了慈善机构。 3 [count] : a unit of measure for alcoholic liquor that is equal to one fifth of a U.S. gallon (approximately 750 ml) also : a bottle that holds this amount of liquor五分之一加仑（液量单位，约合750毫升）；装五分之一加仑酒的酒瓶 bought a fifth of whiskey买了五分之一加仑的威士忌酒 take/plead the Fifth chiefly US : to refuse to answer questions in a court of law because your answers might be harmful to you or might show that you have committed a crime（在法庭上为免自证其罪而）拒绝回答 When called to testify, he took the Fifth.当被传做证时，他拒绝作危害自己的回答。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 He took the Fifth [=he refused to answer] when his wife asked him where he'd spent the night.当妻子问他晚上是在哪儿过的，他拒不回答。 ◊ The phrase take/plead the Fifth refers to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which says that citizens of the U.S. cannot be required to give testimony that could be used against them in a court of law.短语take/plead the Fifth指《美国宪法第五条修正案》，规定在法庭上公民不得被迫自证其罪。 2 fifth /ˈfɪθ/ /ˈfɪfθ/ adjective 2 fifth /ˈfɪθ/ /ˈfɪfθ/ adjective Learner's definition of FIFTH : occupying the number five position in a series第五的 the fifth dancer in the line队列中第五位舞者 the fifth annual awards banquet第五届年度颁奖盛宴 — fifth adverb the nation's fifth largest city那个国家的第五大城市 She finished fifth in the race.她在比赛中获得第五名。 |
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