【four音标】 英[fɔ:(r)] 美[fɔ:r]
【单词释义】 four是什么意思：
num.四；四个；第四
n.四的；四个一组之物
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] fours
【four同音词】
for prep.为，为了；（表示去向）往 conj.因为，由于
fore n.前面，前部；船头 adj.在前部的；在头部的 adv.在前面；在前头，朝前头
【four形近词/近似词】
dour adj.严厉的；顽强的；阴沉的
tour n.旅行，观光 v.旅游；观光；巡回演出
pour v.倾，倒；倒出；涌流
sour adj.酸的；有酸味的；馊的；坏脾气的 v.变坏，恶化；使变酸
scour v.冲刷；擦亮；洗涤；冲洗 n.擦；冲刷；洗涤剂
hour n.小时
your pron.你的，你们的
【单词例句】
◇ Long ago, there were four blind people. They wanted to know what elephants looked like. Because of the blindness, they could only touch the elephant.
从前，有四个盲人很想知道大象是什么样子，可他们看不见，只好用手摸。
---- Touching an Elephant
◇ The older brothers went for their brides in garlanded carriages drawn by four horses, and the brides climbed in, decked with feathers and jewels.
两个哥哥坐着四匹马拉的车去接新娘，马车上饰满了漂亮的鲜花，两位新娘一身羽毛和珠宝，登上了马车。
---- The Prince Who Married a Frog
◇ In a recent study that assessed the level of fungal contamination in bedding, researchers found that feather and synthetic pillows between 1.5 and 20 years old can contain between four and 17 different species of fungus.
最近的一项研究评估了床上用品的真菌污染水平，研究人员发现，使用年限在1.5年和20年之间的羽绒和化纤枕头含有4到17种不同的真菌。
---- How often you should wash your bed sheets?
◇ On the first long weekend of her employer's experiment with a four-day working week, Kirsten Taylor freaked out a little bit. Like a housework hurricane, she got through mounds of clothes-washing, weeded the garden, cleaned the windows and mowed the lawn.
在公司首次试验四天工作制的第一个长周末，柯尔斯顿·泰勒感觉有点抓狂。就像经历了一场家务飓风，她洗了一大堆衣服，除了花园的杂草，擦了窗户，还修剪了草坪。
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another. He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him.
从前有一个人，他有四个儿子。儿子们不断地争吵。他一再告诫他们说，如果他们一齐干活儿，生活会舒适得多，但他们丝毫不理会他的意见。
---- A Bundle of Sticks
◇ Here, FEMAIL reveals the four main positions people tend to fall asleep in and whether they're good or bad for people's overall wellbeing.
每日邮报网站女性专栏为我们列出了人们最爱采用的四种睡姿，以及这些睡姿对人们的整体健康的利害影响。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ Weighing 30 kilograms and with a theoretical top speed of 12kph on their six wheels, the robots have four cameras constantly scanning the world around them and a laser tele-detection system allowing them to avoid obstacles.
这款机器人重达30公斤，有6个轮子，理论上的最高时速为12公里，有4个摄像头，不停地扫描四周，并安装了激光远距离探测系统，以避开障碍物。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ In fact, women who took 4,400 steps per day, on average, were about 40 percent less likely to die during the follow-up period of about four years compared with women who took 2,700 steps. The findings were published Wednesday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
事实上，与每天走2700步的女性相比，平均每天走4400步的女性在大约四年的随访期间死亡的可能性要低40%。该研究结果于上周三发表在《美国医学会内科杂志》上。
---- How Many Steps You Need To Take A Day To Maintain Good Healt
◇ "You should have come to see me four or five years ago," the specialist reportedly told Jasmine. "You need surgery yesterday."
据报道，这位专家告诉她：“你四五年前就该来找我看病，你早该做手术了。”
---- Never Cleaning Ears With Cotton Swabs
◇ There is no rigid definition of the words, but there are some general attributes for each. A college is typically a four-year school that offers undergraduate degrees like an associate or a bachelor's. (Community colleges are often two-year schools.)
这两个词没有严格的定义，但却有各自的属性。北美的college一般指提供本科学位（比如准学士学位或学士学位）的四年制大学。（社区学院通常是两年制高校）。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?