1、He had a chequered political career spanning nearly forty years.
他的政治生涯将近40年,其间起起伏伏。
2、 I dare you to sit through forty-five minutes with someone like Vincent!
我想你绝不敢和文森特这样的人一起坐上45分钟!
3、Forty-one people are said to have been seriously hurt.
据说41人身负重伤。
同义词:
twoscore ['tu:'skɔ:]
n. 四十个
adj. 四十个的
例句:
1、Since we spend twoscore or more hours at our jobs weekly, it is essential to your health and longevitythat your place of work is as conducive to wellness as possible.
2、Twoscore rooms file off it, some of them so damp that they are filled today with stalagmites andstalactites formed by calcium dripping from the sodden concrete.