third

noun

1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

e.g. he is playing third

Synonym: third base

2. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

e.g. he was cut down on a close play at third

Synonym: third base

3. the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

e.g. you shouldn't try to start in third gear

Synonym: third gear

4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

e.g. a simple harmony written in major thirds

5. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

e.g. it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement

Synonym: one-thirdtierce

6. following the second position in an ordering or series

e.g. a distant third
he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment

adj

1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

Synonym: 3rdtertiary

adv

1. in the third place

e.g. third we must consider unemployment

Synonym: thirdly

1. 第三
The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three.

e.g. I sleep on the third floor...
我睡在三楼。
e.g. It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...
这是他的车第三次起火。

2. 三分之一
A third is one of three equal parts of something.

e.g. A third of the cost went into technology and services...
有三分之一的支出投入了技术和服务。
e.g. Only one third get financial help from their fathers...
只有三分之一的人得到父亲的经济援助。

3. 第三(点)
You say third when you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something.

third

e.g. First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
首先，利率的下降可能没有希望的那样快;第二，实际贷款额可能会减少;第三，坏账很可能抵消大部分增长。

4. 三等学位(英国大学颁发的最低级荣誉学位)
A third is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university.

third是什么意思

1. 三：维京夫妇被破例允许生第三胎(当时的法律规定每对夫妇只能生两胎),于是维京家的'老三' (Third)出世了,他果然如预期般在性格上是彼得与瓦伦苔的混合体.

2. 第三个：三、人为认知因素:当塔台通知PA1736在左边第三个(Third)出口处离开时,PA1376已滑至C1与C2中间(也就是他们已经滑过C1了),当时机组人员比对机场地图之后与讨论后,认定塔台的意思是要他们从C4离开主跑道.