nine

A cardinal number, not an adjective. It represents the number 9.

• 🇨🇳基数词，表示数字9；也可表示第九、九个一组或九倍等含义。

1. Quantity of nine A1 formal

   Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.

   • She has nine apples in her basket.
   • The meeting is scheduled for nine o'clock.
   • There are nine players on a baseball team.

   🇨🇳九

• more nine comparative form
• most nine superlative form

A noun referring to the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one, or a group or set of nine items, such as a baseball team or a playing card with nine pips.

• 🇨🇳基数词，表示八加一的和；也可指九个一组的事物，如棒球队或九点的纸牌。

1. Cardinal number A1 formal

   The number equal to eight plus one; the numeral 9.

   • There are nine planets in our solar system.
   • She turned nine years old last week.
   • The clock struck nine in the evening.

   🇨🇳九

2. Baseball team B2 informal american sport

   A group of nine baseball players who form a team on the field.

   • The starting nine took their positions on the field.
   • He was the star pitcher of the nine.
   • The nine played a perfect game last night.

   🇨🇳九人队

3. Playing card B1 formal

   A playing card in a standard deck that has nine pips or symbols on its face.

   • He drew a nine of hearts from the deck.
   • The nine of spades was the winning card.
   • She placed the nine on the pile.

   🇨🇳九点

   同义词: nine-spot

• nines plural form
• nines' possessive plural form
• nine's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of nine units; the ninth positive integer following eight; the highest single-digit number in the decimal system; a perfect square (3²) with unique mathematical properties. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of nine), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🇨🇳基数词，表示数量九，用于计数九个物品、人或单位；也可作名词、量词或代词使用。

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 9 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of nine persons or things; the ninth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; the highest single-digit number in base-10 notation; a perfect square (3×3) with unique properties in numerology and mathematics; represents a nonet, ninefold quantity in counting and everyday usage.

   • There are nine innings in a standard baseball game.
   • She saved nine coins for the vending machine.
   • Nine plus nine equals eighteen.
   • They traveled for nine months across Asia.
   • He caught nine fish during the tournament.

   🇨🇳基数词：数字9

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of nine A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number nine; the numeral symbol 9 or IX; a set, collection, or group consisting of nine items; a playing card, domino, or die face displaying nine pips; a team, ensemble, or musical group of nine members (nonet); in sports, refers to a baseball team or cricket batting order position.

   • The number nine holds symbolic meaning in many cultures.
   • Circle all the nines in this data set.
   • The string nonet performed at the concert hall.
   • He played the nine of diamonds to win the hand.
   • In baseball, the starting nine take the field.

   🇨🇳名词：数字、符号或九个一组

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to nine A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is nine; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They stayed in a nine-story hotel.
   • We need nine volunteers for the community event.
   • The recipe requires nine cloves of garlic.
   • She completed nine triathlons last season.
   • Nine research institutions collaborated on the study.

   🇨🇳数量为九的

4. Pronoun: nine people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to nine previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Thirty applied, but only nine were selected for the program.
   • I invited twenty-five guests; nine could not attend.
   • How many participants do you expect? — Nine should be ideal.
   • Several teams entered the competition, but nine reached the playoffs.
   • Of the manuscripts submitted, nine were accepted for publication.

   🇨🇳代词：九个，九个人或事物

• ninth ordinal