sixty
gb/sˈɪksti/ us/sˈɪksti/
A1
Английский
~ 3000
Значения
0 значений
numeral
A1
quantity
1
The number sixty
The number that comes after fifty-nine and before sixty-one.
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sixty' with 'sixteen' in listening or pronunciation. The stress pattern is different: SIX-ty vs six-TEEN.
Синонимы
60 (Numerical symbol for the word 'sixty'.)
Антонимы
forty (A smaller cardinal number often contrasted with sixty.)
Коллокации
sixty years
|sixty minutes
|sixty percent
|sixty dollars
Темы
mathematics
|daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
|education
Примеры
- She celebrated her sixtieth birthday last week, turning sixty.
- There are sixty minutes in an hour.
- The stadium holds about sixty thousand people.
- He ran the race in just over sixty seconds.
- The recipe calls for sixty grams of sugar.
Примеры для изучающих
- I am sixty years old.
- There are sixty minutes in one hour.
- My father is sixty.
- He paid sixty dollars for the shoes.
- The box weighs sixty kilograms.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
sixty
IPA
GB/sˈɪksti/
US/sˈɪksti/
Слоги и ударение
sixty (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (sixty)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: sixty
- Plural: sixties
Родственные слова
Выражения
sixty minutes
1/sˈɪksti mˈɪnɪts/
fixed phrase
One hour of time
A period of one hour.
Примеры
- The game will last for sixty minutes.
- It takes about sixty minutes to drive there.
sixty seconds
1/sˈɪksti sˈɛkəndz/
fixed phrase
One minute of time
A period of one minute.
Примеры
- Please wait for sixty seconds before opening the door.
- He finished the puzzle in just under sixty seconds.
the big six-oh
1/ðə bˈɪɡ sˈɪks ˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
Turning sixty years old
An informal way to say someone is turning sixty years old.
Примеры
- She’s hitting the big six-oh next week.
- He doesn’t want to make a fuss about the big six-oh.