Definition of eighth in English:

eighth

ordinal number eɪtθeɪ(t)θ

1Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th.
第八
in the eighth century
在八世纪。
the eighth of September
9月8日。
seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender
七个人承认了阴谋活动，第八个人承认协助了一个罪犯。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Moors invaded Spain in the eighth century, and much of the Spanish language derives from Arabic.
- The islands were colonized by Africans in the eighth century.
- Founded in the eighth century, it has long been a cultural, artistic, and religious centre.
- Founded in the eighth century, its soaring, spired silhouette is as celebrated an image of France as the Eiffel Tower.
- Archaeological evidence suggests that the area has been inhabited since the eighth century.
- The eighth century had seen the regional kingdoms and larger monasteries of Britain and Ireland became major landowners and economic powers.
- Since the eighth century his poetry and life story have been familiar to every educated Chinese.
- He's also the eighth goaltender to start the playoffs for the Flyers in eight years.
- In the eighth century BC there must have been lots of large villages in the Central Mediterranean populated by refugees and runaways.
- When the Moors conquered most of the known world in the eighth century, they used a special technique to aid their cause.
- In the eighth century, another earthquake struck, but by that time the city had been abandoned.
- This graveyard is an ancient site dating back to the eighth century at least as depicted by the burial of an unknown bishop buried in the eighth century.
- As the Byzantines gradually lost control of Italy in the eighth century, a number of cities began to emerge as more or less independent powers.
- Liverpool have the eighth best goalscoring record and the seventh best defensive record.
- The players still think they can make a run at the eighth seed in the playoffs.
- The history of this craft goes back to the eighth century, and was imported into Japan from China.
- It grew quickly, and by the eighth century it had tall buildings and was crowded with people.
- Jenson Button dedicated his eighth podium finish of the season to his sick grandfather after a fine drive in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
- Tea was introduced to Japan as early as the eighth century from China, where it was used for medicinal reasons.
- They have just celebrated their eighth year at number one.
1. 1.1 The eighth finisher or position in a race or competition.
  （比赛或竞赛的）第八名；第八位
  she finished eighth of the eleven runners
  在11名赛跑选手中她获得了第8名。
  Example sentencesExamples
  You have to say we have done magnificently to be lying eighth in a very competitive league.
  And suddenly, we're eighth in the table, seven points behind Arsenal.
  He fared poorly during qualifying but moved from 27th to eighth during the race.
  He even tried his hand at the 1500, finishing eighth in 15: 35.35.
  The team has climbed to eighth in the league in the important category of opponents' field goal percentage.
  The former British champion finished eighth in the series with one win after his debut season with Alfa Romeo.
  It finished eighth in the competition.
  "We're eighth in the table on the same number of points as Chelsea.
  Taiwan is ranked eighth of the 44 competing nations.
  Gordon inched his way closer to the top 10 in points by finishing eighth at Indy.
  The revamped unit finished eighth in the league this season in points allowed.
  O'Sullivan finished eighth in the Scottish race, and admitted she was struggling for fitness after the strains of running in London.
  Australia also continued to do well, ranking eighth overall.
  Preston was back for the Championship race where he finished eighth after dropping out early with canopy problems.
  Their comparative lack of match practice could explain why they are ranked a lowly eighth in the world.
  The following season Norwich failed to build on the foundations they had created and finished a disappointing eighth.
  Last year Garcia achieved his best placing in the Open when he finished tied eighth.
  He took the first of his three victories and eventually finished eighth in the point standings.
  She's also ranked eighth in a graduating class of 415 with a 5.286 grade point average.
  Last year, started 14th, finished eighth.
2Each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided.
八分之一
an eighth of an inch
1/8英寸。
Example sentencesExamples
- After watching today, I think we've got another eighth of a mile coming.
- Cut each peach in half, remove the stone and cut into quarters or eighths, depending on the size.
- ‘We're over seven eighths of the way there,’ said Blitz. ‘And I've got us a final job that should take us up to the total.’
- Finding one, he set down the apple on the counter near the small window and began to slice it into pieces; first into halves, then into quarters, and then into eighths.
- Slice one lime (two if they are small) into eighths and squeeze the juice into a cocktail shaker, dropping the squeezed-out slices into a tall glass.
- No one has managed to cut a tablet into eighths without reducing it to powder.
- He tore the pages in halves, then fourths, then eighths.
- The brass must be around an eighth of an inch thick.
- There were two stands of forest, an eighth of a mile away.
- Then, to my surprise, he tore the photograph in half, then fourths, then eighths and threw it in the garbage basket beside his bed.
- Cut apples into halves, quarters or eighths to explain fractions or use nickels, dimes and quarters to teach children percentages.
- Cut the lemon into eighths, and lightly crush the whole garlic cloves so that they just crack open.
- Traditional inch-pound bar sizes are the bar's diameter in eighths of an inch; metric bar sizes are the bar's diameter in millimeters.
- And cannabis has fallen by around a third, from £15 per eighth of an ounce to £10.
- If you cut one sandwich in halves, another in quarters, and another in eighths, the kids can see the relationship between 1/2 and 2/4 and 4 / 8.
- Vanessa took the card out of her pocket, ripped it into eighths and sprinkled them onto the table.
- The number indicates the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch.

Derivatives

eighthly

adverb

Eighthly, I give all my personal property not named above to my Son.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eighthly, we question whether so precious a site should be dedicated two-thirds to property development.

Definition of eighth in US English:

eighth

ordinal numberā(t)THeɪ(t)θ

1Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th.
第八
in the eighth century
在八世纪。
the eighth of September
9月8日。
seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender
七个人承认了阴谋活动，第八个人承认协助了一个罪犯。
Example sentencesExamples
- When the Moors conquered most of the known world in the eighth century, they used a special technique to aid their cause.
- Founded in the eighth century, it has long been a cultural, artistic, and religious centre.
- Jenson Button dedicated his eighth podium finish of the season to his sick grandfather after a fine drive in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
- In the eighth century, another earthquake struck, but by that time the city had been abandoned.
- Since the eighth century his poetry and life story have been familiar to every educated Chinese.
- As the Byzantines gradually lost control of Italy in the eighth century, a number of cities began to emerge as more or less independent powers.
- In the eighth century BC there must have been lots of large villages in the Central Mediterranean populated by refugees and runaways.
- It grew quickly, and by the eighth century it had tall buildings and was crowded with people.
- The players still think they can make a run at the eighth seed in the playoffs.
- Archaeological evidence suggests that the area has been inhabited since the eighth century.
- The history of this craft goes back to the eighth century, and was imported into Japan from China.
- The islands were colonized by Africans in the eighth century.
- Liverpool have the eighth best goalscoring record and the seventh best defensive record.
- They have just celebrated their eighth year at number one.
- Tea was introduced to Japan as early as the eighth century from China, where it was used for medicinal reasons.
- He's also the eighth goaltender to start the playoffs for the Flyers in eight years.
- Founded in the eighth century, its soaring, spired silhouette is as celebrated an image of France as the Eiffel Tower.
- This graveyard is an ancient site dating back to the eighth century at least as depicted by the burial of an unknown bishop buried in the eighth century.
- The eighth century had seen the regional kingdoms and larger monasteries of Britain and Ireland became major landowners and economic powers.
- The Moors invaded Spain in the eighth century, and much of the Spanish language derives from Arabic.
1. 1.1an eighth/one eighth Each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided.
  八分之一
  an eighth of an inch
  1/8英寸。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you cut one sandwich in halves, another in quarters, and another in eighths, the kids can see the relationship between 1/2 and 2/4 and 4 / 8.
  He tore the pages in halves, then fourths, then eighths.
  The number indicates the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch.
  The brass must be around an eighth of an inch thick.
  Cut apples into halves, quarters or eighths to explain fractions or use nickels, dimes and quarters to teach children percentages.
  Cut the lemon into eighths, and lightly crush the whole garlic cloves so that they just crack open.
  ‘We're over seven eighths of the way there,’ said Blitz. ‘And I've got us a final job that should take us up to the total.’
  No one has managed to cut a tablet into eighths without reducing it to powder.
  Finding one, he set down the apple on the counter near the small window and began to slice it into pieces; first into halves, then into quarters, and then into eighths.
  There were two stands of forest, an eighth of a mile away.
  Then, to my surprise, he tore the photograph in half, then fourths, then eighths and threw it in the garbage basket beside his bed.
  Traditional inch-pound bar sizes are the bar's diameter in eighths of an inch; metric bar sizes are the bar's diameter in millimeters.
  And cannabis has fallen by around a third, from £15 per eighth of an ounce to £10.
  Vanessa took the card out of her pocket, ripped it into eighths and sprinkled them onto the table.
  Cut each peach in half, remove the stone and cut into quarters or eighths, depending on the size.
  After watching today, I think we've got another eighth of a mile coming.
  Slice one lime (two if they are small) into eighths and squeeze the juice into a cocktail shaker, dropping the squeezed-out slices into a tall glass.
2. 1.2 The eighth finisher or position in a race or competition.
  （比赛或竞赛的）第八名；第八位
  she finished eighth of the eleven runners
  在11名赛跑选手中她获得了第8名。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He took the first of his three victories and eventually finished eighth in the point standings.
  She's also ranked eighth in a graduating class of 415 with a 5.286 grade point average.
  Last year Garcia achieved his best placing in the Open when he finished tied eighth.
  Preston was back for the Championship race where he finished eighth after dropping out early with canopy problems.
  He fared poorly during qualifying but moved from 27th to eighth during the race.
  O'Sullivan finished eighth in the Scottish race, and admitted she was struggling for fitness after the strains of running in London.
  Australia also continued to do well, ranking eighth overall.
  Taiwan is ranked eighth of the 44 competing nations.
  And suddenly, we're eighth in the table, seven points behind Arsenal.
  The following season Norwich failed to build on the foundations they had created and finished a disappointing eighth.
  The former British champion finished eighth in the series with one win after his debut season with Alfa Romeo.
  He even tried his hand at the 1500, finishing eighth in 15: 35.35.
  You have to say we have done magnificently to be lying eighth in a very competitive league.
  The revamped unit finished eighth in the league this season in points allowed.
  It finished eighth in the competition.
  The team has climbed to eighth in the league in the important category of opponents' field goal percentage.
  Gordon inched his way closer to the top 10 in points by finishing eighth at Indy.
  "We're eighth in the table on the same number of points as Chelsea.
  Their comparative lack of match practice could explain why they are ranked a lowly eighth in the world.
  Last year, started 14th, finished eighth.

词汇	eighth
释义	Definition of eighth in English: eighth ordinal number eɪtθeɪ(t)θ 1Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th. 第八 in the eighth century 在八世纪。 the eighth of September 9月8日。 seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender 七个人承认了阴谋活动，第八个人承认协助了一个罪犯。 Example sentencesExamples The Moors invaded Spain in the eighth century, and much of the Spanish language derives from Arabic. The islands were colonized by Africans in the eighth century. Founded in the eighth century, it has long been a cultural, artistic, and religious centre. Founded in the eighth century, its soaring, spired silhouette is as celebrated an image of France as the Eiffel Tower. Archaeological evidence suggests that the area has been inhabited since the eighth century. The eighth century had seen the regional kingdoms and larger monasteries of Britain and Ireland became major landowners and economic powers. Since the eighth century his poetry and life story have been familiar to every educated Chinese. He's also the eighth goaltender to start the playoffs for the Flyers in eight years. In the eighth century BC there must have been lots of large villages in the Central Mediterranean populated by refugees and runaways. When the Moors conquered most of the known world in the eighth century, they used a special technique to aid their cause. In the eighth century, another earthquake struck, but by that time the city had been abandoned. This graveyard is an ancient site dating back to the eighth century at least as depicted by the burial of an unknown bishop buried in the eighth century. As the Byzantines gradually lost control of Italy in the eighth century, a number of cities began to emerge as more or less independent powers. Liverpool have the eighth best goalscoring record and the seventh best defensive record. The players still think they can make a run at the eighth seed in the playoffs. The history of this craft goes back to the eighth century, and was imported into Japan from China. It grew quickly, and by the eighth century it had tall buildings and was crowded with people. Jenson Button dedicated his eighth podium finish of the season to his sick grandfather after a fine drive in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Tea was introduced to Japan as early as the eighth century from China, where it was used for medicinal reasons. They have just celebrated their eighth year at number one. 1.1 The eighth finisher or position in a race or competition. （比赛或竞赛的）第八名；第八位 she finished eighth of the eleven runners 在11名赛跑选手中她获得了第8名。 Example sentencesExamples You have to say we have done magnificently to be lying eighth in a very competitive league. And suddenly, we're eighth in the table, seven points behind Arsenal. He fared poorly during qualifying but moved from 27th to eighth during the race. He even tried his hand at the 1500, finishing eighth in 15: 35.35. The team has climbed to eighth in the league in the important category of opponents' field goal percentage. The former British champion finished eighth in the series with one win after his debut season with Alfa Romeo. It finished eighth in the competition. "We're eighth in the table on the same number of points as Chelsea. Taiwan is ranked eighth of the 44 competing nations. Gordon inched his way closer to the top 10 in points by finishing eighth at Indy. The revamped unit finished eighth in the league this season in points allowed. O'Sullivan finished eighth in the Scottish race, and admitted she was struggling for fitness after the strains of running in London. Australia also continued to do well, ranking eighth overall. Preston was back for the Championship race where he finished eighth after dropping out early with canopy problems. Their comparative lack of match practice could explain why they are ranked a lowly eighth in the world. The following season Norwich failed to build on the foundations they had created and finished a disappointing eighth. Last year Garcia achieved his best placing in the Open when he finished tied eighth. He took the first of his three victories and eventually finished eighth in the point standings. She's also ranked eighth in a graduating class of 415 with a 5.286 grade point average. Last year, started 14th, finished eighth. 2Each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided. 八分之一 an eighth of an inch 1/8英寸。 Example sentencesExamples After watching today, I think we've got another eighth of a mile coming. Cut each peach in half, remove the stone and cut into quarters or eighths, depending on the size. ‘We're over seven eighths of the way there,’ said Blitz. ‘And I've got us a final job that should take us up to the total.’ Finding one, he set down the apple on the counter near the small window and began to slice it into pieces; first into halves, then into quarters, and then into eighths. Slice one lime (two if they are small) into eighths and squeeze the juice into a cocktail shaker, dropping the squeezed-out slices into a tall glass. No one has managed to cut a tablet into eighths without reducing it to powder. He tore the pages in halves, then fourths, then eighths. The brass must be around an eighth of an inch thick. There were two stands of forest, an eighth of a mile away. Then, to my surprise, he tore the photograph in half, then fourths, then eighths and threw it in the garbage basket beside his bed. Cut apples into halves, quarters or eighths to explain fractions or use nickels, dimes and quarters to teach children percentages. Cut the lemon into eighths, and lightly crush the whole garlic cloves so that they just crack open. Traditional inch-pound bar sizes are the bar's diameter in eighths of an inch; metric bar sizes are the bar's diameter in millimeters. And cannabis has fallen by around a third, from £15 per eighth of an ounce to £10. If you cut one sandwich in halves, another in quarters, and another in eighths, the kids can see the relationship between 1/2 and 2/4 and 4 / 8. Vanessa took the card out of her pocket, ripped it into eighths and sprinkled them onto the table. The number indicates the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch. Derivatives eighthly adverb Eighthly, I give all my personal property not named above to my Son. Example sentencesExamples Eighthly, we question whether so precious a site should be dedicated two-thirds to property development. Definition of eighth in US English: eighth ordinal numberā(t)THeɪ(t)θ 1Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th. 第八 in the eighth century 在八世纪。 the eighth of September 9月8日。 seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender 七个人承认了阴谋活动，第八个人承认协助了一个罪犯。 Example sentencesExamples When the Moors conquered most of the known world in the eighth century, they used a special technique to aid their cause. Founded in the eighth century, it has long been a cultural, artistic, and religious centre. Jenson Button dedicated his eighth podium finish of the season to his sick grandfather after a fine drive in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. In the eighth century, another earthquake struck, but by that time the city had been abandoned. Since the eighth century his poetry and life story have been familiar to every educated Chinese. As the Byzantines gradually lost control of Italy in the eighth century, a number of cities began to emerge as more or less independent powers. In the eighth century BC there must have been lots of large villages in the Central Mediterranean populated by refugees and runaways. It grew quickly, and by the eighth century it had tall buildings and was crowded with people. The players still think they can make a run at the eighth seed in the playoffs. Archaeological evidence suggests that the area has been inhabited since the eighth century. The history of this craft goes back to the eighth century, and was imported into Japan from China. The islands were colonized by Africans in the eighth century. Liverpool have the eighth best goalscoring record and the seventh best defensive record. They have just celebrated their eighth year at number one. Tea was introduced to Japan as early as the eighth century from China, where it was used for medicinal reasons. He's also the eighth goaltender to start the playoffs for the Flyers in eight years. Founded in the eighth century, its soaring, spired silhouette is as celebrated an image of France as the Eiffel Tower. This graveyard is an ancient site dating back to the eighth century at least as depicted by the burial of an unknown bishop buried in the eighth century. The eighth century had seen the regional kingdoms and larger monasteries of Britain and Ireland became major landowners and economic powers. The Moors invaded Spain in the eighth century, and much of the Spanish language derives from Arabic. 1.1an eighth/one eighth Each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided. 八分之一 an eighth of an inch 1/8英寸。 Example sentencesExamples If you cut one sandwich in halves, another in quarters, and another in eighths, the kids can see the relationship between 1/2 and 2/4 and 4 / 8. He tore the pages in halves, then fourths, then eighths. The number indicates the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch. The brass must be around an eighth of an inch thick. Cut apples into halves, quarters or eighths to explain fractions or use nickels, dimes and quarters to teach children percentages. Cut the lemon into eighths, and lightly crush the whole garlic cloves so that they just crack open. ‘We're over seven eighths of the way there,’ said Blitz. ‘And I've got us a final job that should take us up to the total.’ No one has managed to cut a tablet into eighths without reducing it to powder. Finding one, he set down the apple on the counter near the small window and began to slice it into pieces; first into halves, then into quarters, and then into eighths. There were two stands of forest, an eighth of a mile away. Then, to my surprise, he tore the photograph in half, then fourths, then eighths and threw it in the garbage basket beside his bed. Traditional inch-pound bar sizes are the bar's diameter in eighths of an inch; metric bar sizes are the bar's diameter in millimeters. And cannabis has fallen by around a third, from £15 per eighth of an ounce to £10. Vanessa took the card out of her pocket, ripped it into eighths and sprinkled them onto the table. Cut each peach in half, remove the stone and cut into quarters or eighths, depending on the size. After watching today, I think we've got another eighth of a mile coming. Slice one lime (two if they are small) into eighths and squeeze the juice into a cocktail shaker, dropping the squeezed-out slices into a tall glass. 1.2 The eighth finisher or position in a race or competition. （比赛或竞赛的）第八名；第八位 she finished eighth of the eleven runners 在11名赛跑选手中她获得了第8名。 Example sentencesExamples He took the first of his three victories and eventually finished eighth in the point standings. She's also ranked eighth in a graduating class of 415 with a 5.286 grade point average. Last year Garcia achieved his best placing in the Open when he finished tied eighth. Preston was back for the Championship race where he finished eighth after dropping out early with canopy problems. He fared poorly during qualifying but moved from 27th to eighth during the race. O'Sullivan finished eighth in the Scottish race, and admitted she was struggling for fitness after the strains of running in London. Australia also continued to do well, ranking eighth overall. Taiwan is ranked eighth of the 44 competing nations. And suddenly, we're eighth in the table, seven points behind Arsenal. The following season Norwich failed to build on the foundations they had created and finished a disappointing eighth. The former British champion finished eighth in the series with one win after his debut season with Alfa Romeo. He even tried his hand at the 1500, finishing eighth in 15: 35.35. You have to say we have done magnificently to be lying eighth in a very competitive league. The revamped unit finished eighth in the league this season in points allowed. It finished eighth in the competition. The team has climbed to eighth in the league in the important category of opponents' field goal percentage. Gordon inched his way closer to the top 10 in points by finishing eighth at Indy. "We're eighth in the table on the same number of points as Chelsea. Their comparative lack of match practice could explain why they are ranked a lowly eighth in the world. Last year, started 14th, finished eighth.
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