Definition of three in English:

three

cardinal number θriːθri

1Equivalent to the sum of one and two; one more than two; 3.
3三；三个
her three children
她的三个孩子。
a crew of three
三名机组成员。
a three-bedroom house
带三个卧室的屋子。
all three of them are buried there
他们仨都埋在那儿。
Example sentencesExamples
- Without a word they line up into three rows to monopolize half the pool.
- It has been three and a half centuries since England last had an official jester.
- They have put in an amount of hard work over the past three years with nothing to show for it.
- The team operates a rota system and on any night there will be three members of staff on duty who will be on hand to help people in crisis.
- My husband has managed to frighten away burglars on two occasions in the past three years.
- One of our group had told his boss he was working from home during the past three days.
- As I was speaking to her on the phone, three people walked past my flat carrying a mattress.
- Children up to the age of three are admitted free, while those from three to 14 pay half the adult price.
- Vintage champagne must be aged for at least three years before it can be sold, although most is aged for much longer.
- For three days and nights Florence will be buzzing with ideas and activity.
- He dribbled past three French players, before rounding the goalkeeper to score.
- He has experimented with it and applied it well during the past three years in India.
- Growers have yet to recover the sale proceeds from sugar mills for the past three years.
- But meanwhile the nightmare that had haunted them for the past three years had come true.
- Indeed, he has won medals at the past three Olympics, the only Great Britain athlete to have done so.
- He has been one of Britain's top jockeys for the past two to three years.
- It is understood that an inspector visited the school three times in the past year.
- In all, what would normally be about a 45-minute journey took three and a half hours.
- In the recent past at least three large houses in the road have been given permission for redevelopment as flats.
- I watched powerlessly as three buses zoomed past until a bus with room for me stopped.
1. 1.1 A group or unit of three people or things.
  三个人（或物）一组
  students clustered in twos or threes
  学生们三三两两地聚在一起。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pictures of the Rosetti family were grouped in pairs or threes on the walls and there was one large picture of a handsome man in an army uniform on the mantel piece.
  Within this overall pattern of threes, further triple movements can be distinguished.
  Cultural trends, like proverbial buses, always come in threes.
  A trio of choristers have proved good things come in threes after chalking up a collective 210 years' service in their church's choir.
  Each episode features an ever-changing grouping of the main characters in pairs or threes.
  But, you know what they say: bad things always come in threes.
  Why do famous people always die in twos and threes?
  Tragedy, as we all know, always strikes in threes.
  Worries that bad luck always comes in threes were soon proved well-founded when a third cast member phoned to say he had also injured his ankle.
  They must walk in pairs or threes, sometimes ones.
  Race formats are done in pairs, threes and most commonly four-person races.
  They always come in threes and fours, never enough to merit storing like items together in film cans or little drawers.
  Tunes are usually joined together in pairs or threes, each running into each.
  We're having a technical hitch or three at work today - they always happen in threes, believe me.
  There's an old saying that things always come in threes.
  The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes.
  There was no doubt about it all - deaths always came in threes round our wee town.
  Ruddy-faced Frank, looking far younger than his 90 years, recalls how he worked with teams of Clydesdale horses, sometimes in pairs and threes for ploughing.
  Plant in ones, threes and dozens for a natural looking effect.
  Being a firm believer in the superstition that bad things always come in threes, I would like to start a pool to bet on what will be the third trusted cultural institution to implode in a dramatic and messy way.
  Synonyms
  trio, threesome, triad, troika, triumvirate, trilogy, triptych, trefoil, three-piece, triplets
  Poetry tercet
  Music triplet
  rare tern, triunity, triune, triplicity
2. 1.2 Three years old.
  三岁
  she is only three
  她才三岁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She's been on the stage since the age of three so nothing fazes her at all.
  Earlier, at the age of three she had suffered a severe fall down some stairs.
  I was eight years old on May 30, and since the age of three I have always wanted to be a fireman.
  Lindsay started her career at the age of three when she was signed by a prestigious model agency.
  She claims she was an alcoholic by the age of three and an anorexic by thirteen.
  Memories of the disaster may not be there in the minds of children below the age of three, he says.
  My daughter is three and a half, she hasn't seen her father since she was one year.
  Suitable for children aged three and upwards it conforms with European safety regulations.
  In fact, there is no evidence that tonsils or adenoids are important after the age of three.
  The couple now have four children - two boys and two girls ranging in age from three to 23.
  Andy, who also played the drums and keyboard, had suffered from asthma and a nut allergy since the age of three.
  Roger says they are mainly intended for children aged between three and five.
  A good starting point would be the mother, who is the major influence for most children up to age three.
  He recalled how the deceased had decided he wanted to be a soldier from the age of three.
  Picture her at the age of three having dinner at the Dorchester Hotel in London.
  At the age of three, she could already pick out a colour mistake in her uncle's tie.
  His father, died before his birth and his mother when he reached the age of three.
  Why do children forget most of what happened to them before the age of three?
  Mum and Dad had a camcorder and I was chubby when I was running around on a beach at the age of three.
  His first stage performance was at the age of three, when he appeared in a play directed by his mother.
3. 1.3 Three o'clock.
  三点钟
  I'll come at three
  我3点来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was abducted at ten past three and the car was found burnt out five hours later at 8.17 pm.
  You are having breakfast in the evening and lunch at three in the morning.
  Nominally Elliot's goal was game over, but you could probably have said that at quarter past three.
  So at half past three we had the fun of trying to get back to civilisation.
  At ten past three they finally stopped talking, had a cup of tea and the best night's sleep for months.
4. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by three.
  （衣服等商品的）三号
  Example sentencesExamples
  Footballs and rugby balls must be a size three or smaller and can only be used within the tennis courts.
  As hard as I try, my feet just won't fit into those size threes, though I'd very much like them to, if not for style then for tax saving purposes.
5. 1.5 A playing card or domino with three pips.
  三点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌）
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card.
  Aces are worth one point and threes, twos and pictures are worth one third of a point each.
  When melding black threes in the process of going out, it is permissible to meld two black threes and a wild card.
  There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes.
  Any black threes that you are left with at the end count 5 points against you.
  A 45 card pack is used - a standard pack without the twos and threes but including a joker.
  For a three player game, take out the three of a non-trump suit, and two non-trump threes if it is a five player game.
  All the twos, threes and fours are removed from the deck, leaving 45 cards including the Rook card.
  Then play twos on top of the Aces, threes on top of the twos, and so on.
  At this point there will be one player with a two and one player with a three.
  Any threes you get are thrown into the central discard pile.
  You may also use the red threes to block the discard pile, in the same manner as you would do with the black threes or the wild cards.
  You do not count a canasta bonus for a meld of black threes, however.
  Bonuses for red threes and canastas do not count towards this minimum - it must be achieved by means of the value of the cards in the meld.
  Bonuses for red threes, canastas and so on cannot be counted towards meeting the minimum.
  Once all the twos are removed, you remove the threes as they appear, then the fours, etc.
  Note that the threes are subject to the rules of following suit, and have no power except to beat the two of the same suit.
  As the twos and threes are out of play, the point for lowest is awarded to whoever holds the four of trumps.
  Some play that a prial of threes or a prial of sevens, rather than nines, is highest.
  Some players allow the pairs hand to include sevens or aces but never threes or wild cards.

Phrases

three parts
三岁

Three out of four equal parts; three quarters.
四分之三（部分）
Example sentencesExamples
- His latest is a more uniform effort that's three parts romance, one part social consciousness.
- It is one part perplexing and three parts frustration not only for him but for everyone who is willing him to find some consistency and at least one more trophy.
- Put it down to one part torpor, three parts busyness.

Origin

Old English thrīe (masculine), thrīo, thrēo (feminine), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drie and German drei, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tres and Greek treis.

This shares an ancient root with Latin tres and Greek treis. Three inseparable friends may be called the three musketeers. The original three musketeers were Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, whose motto was ‘One for all, and all for one’. They appear in the 1844 novel Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas père. The expression the third degree for long and harsh questioning by the police is American, recorded from the beginning of the 20th century. Perhaps in reference to the Holy Trinity, three is traditionally a lucky number, and this is reflected in third time lucky, used to suggest that someone should make another effort after initial failure. Third time is the charm is an American version of this saying. The same idea is probably present in the saying the third time pays for all, meaning that success after initial failure makes up for earlier disappointment. Threescore is an old-fashioned way of saying ‘sixty’. According to the Bible, ‘The days of our age are threescore years and ten.’ (Psalm 90). See also sheet

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of three in US English:

three

cardinal numberθriTHrē

1Equivalent to the sum of one and two; one more than two; 3.
3三；三个
her three children
她的三个孩子。
a crew of three
三名机组成员。
a three-bedroom house
带三个卧室的屋子。
all three of them are buried there
他们仨都埋在那儿。
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, he has won medals at the past three Olympics, the only Great Britain athlete to have done so.
- I watched powerlessly as three buses zoomed past until a bus with room for me stopped.
- In all, what would normally be about a 45-minute journey took three and a half hours.
- Without a word they line up into three rows to monopolize half the pool.
- My husband has managed to frighten away burglars on two occasions in the past three years.
- Children up to the age of three are admitted free, while those from three to 14 pay half the adult price.
- In the recent past at least three large houses in the road have been given permission for redevelopment as flats.
- He has experimented with it and applied it well during the past three years in India.
- He dribbled past three French players, before rounding the goalkeeper to score.
- They have put in an amount of hard work over the past three years with nothing to show for it.
- It has been three and a half centuries since England last had an official jester.
- It is understood that an inspector visited the school three times in the past year.
- Growers have yet to recover the sale proceeds from sugar mills for the past three years.
- But meanwhile the nightmare that had haunted them for the past three years had come true.
- He has been one of Britain's top jockeys for the past two to three years.
- For three days and nights Florence will be buzzing with ideas and activity.
- As I was speaking to her on the phone, three people walked past my flat carrying a mattress.
- The team operates a rota system and on any night there will be three members of staff on duty who will be on hand to help people in crisis.
- One of our group had told his boss he was working from home during the past three days.
- Vintage champagne must be aged for at least three years before it can be sold, although most is aged for much longer.
1. 1.1 A group or unit of three people or things.
  三个人（或物）一组
  students clustered in twos or threes
  学生们三三两两地聚在一起。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They always come in threes and fours, never enough to merit storing like items together in film cans or little drawers.
  The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes.
  Being a firm believer in the superstition that bad things always come in threes, I would like to start a pool to bet on what will be the third trusted cultural institution to implode in a dramatic and messy way.
  There was no doubt about it all - deaths always came in threes round our wee town.
  Race formats are done in pairs, threes and most commonly four-person races.
  Cultural trends, like proverbial buses, always come in threes.
  A trio of choristers have proved good things come in threes after chalking up a collective 210 years' service in their church's choir.
  Plant in ones, threes and dozens for a natural looking effect.
  Each episode features an ever-changing grouping of the main characters in pairs or threes.
  Tunes are usually joined together in pairs or threes, each running into each.
  They must walk in pairs or threes, sometimes ones.
  There's an old saying that things always come in threes.
  But, you know what they say: bad things always come in threes.
  Why do famous people always die in twos and threes?
  Ruddy-faced Frank, looking far younger than his 90 years, recalls how he worked with teams of Clydesdale horses, sometimes in pairs and threes for ploughing.
  Worries that bad luck always comes in threes were soon proved well-founded when a third cast member phoned to say he had also injured his ankle.
  Within this overall pattern of threes, further triple movements can be distinguished.
  We're having a technical hitch or three at work today - they always happen in threes, believe me.
  Tragedy, as we all know, always strikes in threes.
  Pictures of the Rosetti family were grouped in pairs or threes on the walls and there was one large picture of a handsome man in an army uniform on the mantel piece.
  Synonyms
  trio, threesome, triad, troika, triumvirate, trilogy, triptych, trefoil, three-piece, triplets
2. 1.2 Three years old.
  三岁
  she is only three
  她才三岁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A good starting point would be the mother, who is the major influence for most children up to age three.
  Mum and Dad had a camcorder and I was chubby when I was running around on a beach at the age of three.
  My daughter is three and a half, she hasn't seen her father since she was one year.
  Earlier, at the age of three she had suffered a severe fall down some stairs.
  Picture her at the age of three having dinner at the Dorchester Hotel in London.
  In fact, there is no evidence that tonsils or adenoids are important after the age of three.
  His father, died before his birth and his mother when he reached the age of three.
  I was eight years old on May 30, and since the age of three I have always wanted to be a fireman.
  Lindsay started her career at the age of three when she was signed by a prestigious model agency.
  He recalled how the deceased had decided he wanted to be a soldier from the age of three.
  The couple now have four children - two boys and two girls ranging in age from three to 23.
  At the age of three, she could already pick out a colour mistake in her uncle's tie.
  His first stage performance was at the age of three, when he appeared in a play directed by his mother.
  Roger says they are mainly intended for children aged between three and five.
  Memories of the disaster may not be there in the minds of children below the age of three, he says.
  Andy, who also played the drums and keyboard, had suffered from asthma and a nut allergy since the age of three.
  Why do children forget most of what happened to them before the age of three?
  Suitable for children aged three and upwards it conforms with European safety regulations.
  She claims she was an alcoholic by the age of three and an anorexic by thirteen.
  She's been on the stage since the age of three so nothing fazes her at all.
3. 1.3 Three o'clock.
  三点钟
  I'll come at three
  我3点来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At ten past three they finally stopped talking, had a cup of tea and the best night's sleep for months.
  Nominally Elliot's goal was game over, but you could probably have said that at quarter past three.
  You are having breakfast in the evening and lunch at three in the morning.
  So at half past three we had the fun of trying to get back to civilisation.
  He was abducted at ten past three and the car was found burnt out five hours later at 8.17 pm.
4. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by three.
  （衣服等商品的）三号
  Example sentencesExamples
  As hard as I try, my feet just won't fit into those size threes, though I'd very much like them to, if not for style then for tax saving purposes.
  Footballs and rugby balls must be a size three or smaller and can only be used within the tennis courts.
5. 1.5 A playing card or domino with three pips.
  三点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once all the twos are removed, you remove the threes as they appear, then the fours, etc.
  When melding black threes in the process of going out, it is permissible to meld two black threes and a wild card.
  Some players allow the pairs hand to include sevens or aces but never threes or wild cards.
  All the twos, threes and fours are removed from the deck, leaving 45 cards including the Rook card.
  Bonuses for red threes, canastas and so on cannot be counted towards meeting the minimum.
  In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card.
  A 45 card pack is used - a standard pack without the twos and threes but including a joker.
  At this point there will be one player with a two and one player with a three.
  You do not count a canasta bonus for a meld of black threes, however.
  Bonuses for red threes and canastas do not count towards this minimum - it must be achieved by means of the value of the cards in the meld.
  There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes.
  Any threes you get are thrown into the central discard pile.
  Any black threes that you are left with at the end count 5 points against you.
  For a three player game, take out the three of a non-trump suit, and two non-trump threes if it is a five player game.
  You may also use the red threes to block the discard pile, in the same manner as you would do with the black threes or the wild cards.
  As the twos and threes are out of play, the point for lowest is awarded to whoever holds the four of trumps.
  Aces are worth one point and threes, twos and pictures are worth one third of a point each.
  Some play that a prial of threes or a prial of sevens, rather than nines, is highest.
  Then play twos on top of the Aces, threes on top of the twos, and so on.
  Note that the threes are subject to the rules of following suit, and have no power except to beat the two of the same suit.

Origin

Old English thrīe (masculine), thrīo, thrēo (feminine), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drie and German drei, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tres and Greek treis.

词汇	three
释义	Definition of three in English: three cardinal number θriːθri 1Equivalent to the sum of one and two; one more than two; 3. 3三；三个 her three children 她的三个孩子。 a crew of three 三名机组成员。 a three-bedroom house 带三个卧室的屋子。 all three of them are buried there 他们仨都埋在那儿。 Example sentencesExamples Without a word they line up into three rows to monopolize half the pool. It has been three and a half centuries since England last had an official jester. They have put in an amount of hard work over the past three years with nothing to show for it. The team operates a rota system and on any night there will be three members of staff on duty who will be on hand to help people in crisis. My husband has managed to frighten away burglars on two occasions in the past three years. One of our group had told his boss he was working from home during the past three days. As I was speaking to her on the phone, three people walked past my flat carrying a mattress. Children up to the age of three are admitted free, while those from three to 14 pay half the adult price. Vintage champagne must be aged for at least three years before it can be sold, although most is aged for much longer. For three days and nights Florence will be buzzing with ideas and activity. He dribbled past three French players, before rounding the goalkeeper to score. He has experimented with it and applied it well during the past three years in India. Growers have yet to recover the sale proceeds from sugar mills for the past three years. But meanwhile the nightmare that had haunted them for the past three years had come true. Indeed, he has won medals at the past three Olympics, the only Great Britain athlete to have done so. He has been one of Britain's top jockeys for the past two to three years. It is understood that an inspector visited the school three times in the past year. In all, what would normally be about a 45-minute journey took three and a half hours. In the recent past at least three large houses in the road have been given permission for redevelopment as flats. I watched powerlessly as three buses zoomed past until a bus with room for me stopped. 1.1 A group or unit of three people or things. 三个人（或物）一组 students clustered in twos or threes 学生们三三两两地聚在一起。 Example sentencesExamples Pictures of the Rosetti family were grouped in pairs or threes on the walls and there was one large picture of a handsome man in an army uniform on the mantel piece. Within this overall pattern of threes, further triple movements can be distinguished. Cultural trends, like proverbial buses, always come in threes. A trio of choristers have proved good things come in threes after chalking up a collective 210 years' service in their church's choir. Each episode features an ever-changing grouping of the main characters in pairs or threes. But, you know what they say: bad things always come in threes. Why do famous people always die in twos and threes? Tragedy, as we all know, always strikes in threes. Worries that bad luck always comes in threes were soon proved well-founded when a third cast member phoned to say he had also injured his ankle. They must walk in pairs or threes, sometimes ones. Race formats are done in pairs, threes and most commonly four-person races. They always come in threes and fours, never enough to merit storing like items together in film cans or little drawers. Tunes are usually joined together in pairs or threes, each running into each. We're having a technical hitch or three at work today - they always happen in threes, believe me. There's an old saying that things always come in threes. The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes. There was no doubt about it all - deaths always came in threes round our wee town. Ruddy-faced Frank, looking far younger than his 90 years, recalls how he worked with teams of Clydesdale horses, sometimes in pairs and threes for ploughing. Plant in ones, threes and dozens for a natural looking effect. Being a firm believer in the superstition that bad things always come in threes, I would like to start a pool to bet on what will be the third trusted cultural institution to implode in a dramatic and messy way. Synonyms trio, threesome, triad, troika, triumvirate, trilogy, triptych, trefoil, three-piece, triplets Poetry tercet Music triplet rare tern, triunity, triune, triplicity 1.2 Three years old. 三岁 she is only three 她才三岁。 Example sentencesExamples She's been on the stage since the age of three so nothing fazes her at all. Earlier, at the age of three she had suffered a severe fall down some stairs. I was eight years old on May 30, and since the age of three I have always wanted to be a fireman. Lindsay started her career at the age of three when she was signed by a prestigious model agency. She claims she was an alcoholic by the age of three and an anorexic by thirteen. Memories of the disaster may not be there in the minds of children below the age of three, he says. My daughter is three and a half, she hasn't seen her father since she was one year. Suitable for children aged three and upwards it conforms with European safety regulations. In fact, there is no evidence that tonsils or adenoids are important after the age of three. The couple now have four children - two boys and two girls ranging in age from three to 23. Andy, who also played the drums and keyboard, had suffered from asthma and a nut allergy since the age of three. Roger says they are mainly intended for children aged between three and five. A good starting point would be the mother, who is the major influence for most children up to age three. He recalled how the deceased had decided he wanted to be a soldier from the age of three. Picture her at the age of three having dinner at the Dorchester Hotel in London. At the age of three, she could already pick out a colour mistake in her uncle's tie. His father, died before his birth and his mother when he reached the age of three. Why do children forget most of what happened to them before the age of three? Mum and Dad had a camcorder and I was chubby when I was running around on a beach at the age of three. His first stage performance was at the age of three, when he appeared in a play directed by his mother. 1.3 Three o'clock. 三点钟 I'll come at three 我3点来。 Example sentencesExamples He was abducted at ten past three and the car was found burnt out five hours later at 8.17 pm. You are having breakfast in the evening and lunch at three in the morning. Nominally Elliot's goal was game over, but you could probably have said that at quarter past three. So at half past three we had the fun of trying to get back to civilisation. At ten past three they finally stopped talking, had a cup of tea and the best night's sleep for months. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by three. （衣服等商品的）三号 Example sentencesExamples Footballs and rugby balls must be a size three or smaller and can only be used within the tennis courts. As hard as I try, my feet just won't fit into those size threes, though I'd very much like them to, if not for style then for tax saving purposes. 1.5 A playing card or domino with three pips. 三点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌） Example sentencesExamples In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card. Aces are worth one point and threes, twos and pictures are worth one third of a point each. When melding black threes in the process of going out, it is permissible to meld two black threes and a wild card. There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. Any black threes that you are left with at the end count 5 points against you. A 45 card pack is used - a standard pack without the twos and threes but including a joker. For a three player game, take out the three of a non-trump suit, and two non-trump threes if it is a five player game. All the twos, threes and fours are removed from the deck, leaving 45 cards including the Rook card. Then play twos on top of the Aces, threes on top of the twos, and so on. At this point there will be one player with a two and one player with a three. Any threes you get are thrown into the central discard pile. You may also use the red threes to block the discard pile, in the same manner as you would do with the black threes or the wild cards. You do not count a canasta bonus for a meld of black threes, however. Bonuses for red threes and canastas do not count towards this minimum - it must be achieved by means of the value of the cards in the meld. Bonuses for red threes, canastas and so on cannot be counted towards meeting the minimum. Once all the twos are removed, you remove the threes as they appear, then the fours, etc. Note that the threes are subject to the rules of following suit, and have no power except to beat the two of the same suit. As the twos and threes are out of play, the point for lowest is awarded to whoever holds the four of trumps. Some play that a prial of threes or a prial of sevens, rather than nines, is highest. Some players allow the pairs hand to include sevens or aces but never threes or wild cards. Phrases three parts 三岁 Three out of four equal parts; three quarters. 四分之三（部分） Example sentencesExamples His latest is a more uniform effort that's three parts romance, one part social consciousness. It is one part perplexing and three parts frustration not only for him but for everyone who is willing him to find some consistency and at least one more trophy. Put it down to one part torpor, three parts busyness. Origin Old English thrīe (masculine), thrīo, thrēo (feminine), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drie and German drei, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tres and Greek treis. This shares an ancient root with Latin tres and Greek treis. Three inseparable friends may be called the three musketeers. The original three musketeers were Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, whose motto was ‘One for all, and all for one’. They appear in the 1844 novel Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas père. The expression the third degree for long and harsh questioning by the police is American, recorded from the beginning of the 20th century. Perhaps in reference to the Holy Trinity, three is traditionally a lucky number, and this is reflected in third time lucky, used to suggest that someone should make another effort after initial failure. Third time is the charm is an American version of this saying. The same idea is probably present in the saying the third time pays for all, meaning that success after initial failure makes up for earlier disappointment. Threescore is an old-fashioned way of saying ‘sixty’. According to the Bible, ‘The days of our age are threescore years and ten.’ (Psalm 90). See also sheet Rhymes absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee num.1 phr. Definition of three in US English: three cardinal numberθriTHrē 1Equivalent to the sum of one and two; one more than two; 3. 3三；三个 her three children 她的三个孩子。 a crew of three 三名机组成员。 a three-bedroom house 带三个卧室的屋子。 all three of them are buried there 他们仨都埋在那儿。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, he has won medals at the past three Olympics, the only Great Britain athlete to have done so. I watched powerlessly as three buses zoomed past until a bus with room for me stopped. In all, what would normally be about a 45-minute journey took three and a half hours. Without a word they line up into three rows to monopolize half the pool. My husband has managed to frighten away burglars on two occasions in the past three years. Children up to the age of three are admitted free, while those from three to 14 pay half the adult price. In the recent past at least three large houses in the road have been given permission for redevelopment as flats. He has experimented with it and applied it well during the past three years in India. He dribbled past three French players, before rounding the goalkeeper to score. They have put in an amount of hard work over the past three years with nothing to show for it. It has been three and a half centuries since England last had an official jester. It is understood that an inspector visited the school three times in the past year. Growers have yet to recover the sale proceeds from sugar mills for the past three years. But meanwhile the nightmare that had haunted them for the past three years had come true. He has been one of Britain's top jockeys for the past two to three years. For three days and nights Florence will be buzzing with ideas and activity. As I was speaking to her on the phone, three people walked past my flat carrying a mattress. The team operates a rota system and on any night there will be three members of staff on duty who will be on hand to help people in crisis. One of our group had told his boss he was working from home during the past three days. Vintage champagne must be aged for at least three years before it can be sold, although most is aged for much longer. 1.1 A group or unit of three people or things. 三个人（或物）一组 students clustered in twos or threes 学生们三三两两地聚在一起。 Example sentencesExamples They always come in threes and fours, never enough to merit storing like items together in film cans or little drawers. The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes. Being a firm believer in the superstition that bad things always come in threes, I would like to start a pool to bet on what will be the third trusted cultural institution to implode in a dramatic and messy way. There was no doubt about it all - deaths always came in threes round our wee town. Race formats are done in pairs, threes and most commonly four-person races. Cultural trends, like proverbial buses, always come in threes. A trio of choristers have proved good things come in threes after chalking up a collective 210 years' service in their church's choir. Plant in ones, threes and dozens for a natural looking effect. Each episode features an ever-changing grouping of the main characters in pairs or threes. Tunes are usually joined together in pairs or threes, each running into each. They must walk in pairs or threes, sometimes ones. There's an old saying that things always come in threes. But, you know what they say: bad things always come in threes. Why do famous people always die in twos and threes? Ruddy-faced Frank, looking far younger than his 90 years, recalls how he worked with teams of Clydesdale horses, sometimes in pairs and threes for ploughing. Worries that bad luck always comes in threes were soon proved well-founded when a third cast member phoned to say he had also injured his ankle. Within this overall pattern of threes, further triple movements can be distinguished. We're having a technical hitch or three at work today - they always happen in threes, believe me. Tragedy, as we all know, always strikes in threes. Pictures of the Rosetti family were grouped in pairs or threes on the walls and there was one large picture of a handsome man in an army uniform on the mantel piece. Synonyms trio, threesome, triad, troika, triumvirate, trilogy, triptych, trefoil, three-piece, triplets 1.2 Three years old. 三岁 she is only three 她才三岁。 Example sentencesExamples A good starting point would be the mother, who is the major influence for most children up to age three. Mum and Dad had a camcorder and I was chubby when I was running around on a beach at the age of three. My daughter is three and a half, she hasn't seen her father since she was one year. Earlier, at the age of three she had suffered a severe fall down some stairs. Picture her at the age of three having dinner at the Dorchester Hotel in London. In fact, there is no evidence that tonsils or adenoids are important after the age of three. His father, died before his birth and his mother when he reached the age of three. I was eight years old on May 30, and since the age of three I have always wanted to be a fireman. Lindsay started her career at the age of three when she was signed by a prestigious model agency. He recalled how the deceased had decided he wanted to be a soldier from the age of three. The couple now have four children - two boys and two girls ranging in age from three to 23. At the age of three, she could already pick out a colour mistake in her uncle's tie. His first stage performance was at the age of three, when he appeared in a play directed by his mother. Roger says they are mainly intended for children aged between three and five. Memories of the disaster may not be there in the minds of children below the age of three, he says. Andy, who also played the drums and keyboard, had suffered from asthma and a nut allergy since the age of three. Why do children forget most of what happened to them before the age of three? Suitable for children aged three and upwards it conforms with European safety regulations. She claims she was an alcoholic by the age of three and an anorexic by thirteen. She's been on the stage since the age of three so nothing fazes her at all. 1.3 Three o'clock. 三点钟 I'll come at three 我3点来。 Example sentencesExamples At ten past three they finally stopped talking, had a cup of tea and the best night's sleep for months. Nominally Elliot's goal was game over, but you could probably have said that at quarter past three. You are having breakfast in the evening and lunch at three in the morning. So at half past three we had the fun of trying to get back to civilisation. He was abducted at ten past three and the car was found burnt out five hours later at 8.17 pm. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by three. （衣服等商品的）三号 Example sentencesExamples As hard as I try, my feet just won't fit into those size threes, though I'd very much like them to, if not for style then for tax saving purposes. Footballs and rugby balls must be a size three or smaller and can only be used within the tennis courts. 1.5 A playing card or domino with three pips. 三点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌） Example sentencesExamples Once all the twos are removed, you remove the threes as they appear, then the fours, etc. When melding black threes in the process of going out, it is permissible to meld two black threes and a wild card. Some players allow the pairs hand to include sevens or aces but never threes or wild cards. All the twos, threes and fours are removed from the deck, leaving 45 cards including the Rook card. Bonuses for red threes, canastas and so on cannot be counted towards meeting the minimum. In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card. A 45 card pack is used - a standard pack without the twos and threes but including a joker. At this point there will be one player with a two and one player with a three. You do not count a canasta bonus for a meld of black threes, however. Bonuses for red threes and canastas do not count towards this minimum - it must be achieved by means of the value of the cards in the meld. There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. Any threes you get are thrown into the central discard pile. Any black threes that you are left with at the end count 5 points against you. For a three player game, take out the three of a non-trump suit, and two non-trump threes if it is a five player game. You may also use the red threes to block the discard pile, in the same manner as you would do with the black threes or the wild cards. As the twos and threes are out of play, the point for lowest is awarded to whoever holds the four of trumps. Aces are worth one point and threes, twos and pictures are worth one third of a point each. Some play that a prial of threes or a prial of sevens, rather than nines, is highest. Then play twos on top of the Aces, threes on top of the twos, and so on. Note that the threes are subject to the rules of following suit, and have no power except to beat the two of the same suit. Origin Old English thrīe (masculine), thrīo, thrēo (feminine), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drie and German drei, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tres and Greek treis.
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