seventh

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sev·enth1 /ˈsevənθ/ S3 W3 adjectiveadj

1 coming after six other things in a series 第七（个）的

in the seventh century

在七世纪

her seventh birthday

她的七岁生日

2. be in seventh heaven informal to be extremely happy 非常快活，极为幸福

Examples from the Corpus

be in seventh heaven• We got Darren a puppy for Christmas, and he was in seventh heaven.• But Leonora was in seventh heaven.• He was in seventh heaven, so excited.• My good friends of masher persuasion are in seventh heaven when they have the opportunity of admiring eight pretty faces.

—seventh pronoun

I’m planning to leave on the seventh (=the seventh day of the month).

我打算七号走。

Examples from the Corpus

seventh• The store is on Seventh Avenue.• In seventh grade, the problem increased once again, with nearly 22 percent of students identified as work-inhibited.

the seventh• I'll call you when I get back on the seventh.

seventh2 noun [countableC]

one of seven equal parts of something 七分之一

Examples from the Corpus

seventh• For example, the gravity field on the lunar surface is about one seventh as strong as on Earth.

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