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单词 sixteenth
释义
sixteenth
ordinal number
uk
/ˌsɪkˈstiːnθ/us
/ˌsɪkˈstiːnθ/
16th written as a word:
第十六（的）
Theiranniversaryis onthesixteenth (ofJune).他们的纪念日是在（6月）16日。
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sixteenth
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪkˈstiːnθ/us
/ˌsɪkˈstiːnθ/
one of 16equalpartsof something:
十六分之一
Itweighsonly a sixteenth of anounce.它的重量仅为十六分之一盎司。
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(Definition ofsixteenthfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sixteenth| American Dictionary

sixteenth
adjective,adverb,noun[C]
us
/sɪksˈtinθ/
(in thepositionof) thenumber16 in aseries; 16th:
On thislist, mynameis sixteenth.
[C]This is the sixteenth ofAugust.
A sixteenth is one of sixteenequalpartsof something.
(Definition ofsixteenthfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I think that something like 12,000 men take the nine-sixteenths of a penny in lieu of the ration.
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Is he going to do anything whatever to increase employment or to lessen the price of commodities by getting his five-sixteenths?
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We give nine-sixteenths of a penny in lieu of the rum ration.
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The man can either have the rum or nine-sixteenths of a penny.
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The holes in the screen are five-sixteenths of an inch diameter.
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Is he going to employ an extra number of men through getting this five-sixteenths?
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I believe we have stocks in the country amounting to fourteen-sixteenths of our prewar consumption.
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To a newspaper costing a penny it will add one-ninth of a penny, and to one costing three-halfpence it will add three-sixteenths of a penny.
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There the education authority only incur an expenditure of nine-sixteenths of a penny on the valuation of the county.
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He now says in the fair name of logic and justice, we must not have eight-sixteenths; we must have nine-sixteenths.
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He argued as if there was very little difference between nine-sixteenths of a penny and a penny.
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I understand that the daily rum costs three-sixteenths of a penny, while the men who do not take rum get nine-sixteenths of a penny instead.
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My suggestion is that eight-sixteenths, or a halfpenny, should be given, and that amount is one which could be easily calculated.
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The sort of problem that will confront growers from now onwards is packing their fruit to within a variation of three-sixteenths of an inch throughout in each pack.
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I suppose it is a little difficult to calculate fractions, and if you offer nine-sixteenths of a penny, it is not so attractive as the full penny.
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