| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| get the third degree from [sb] v expr | informal (be interrogated) | SCSimplified Chinese 受到某人的审问 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 受到某人的审讯 |
| give [sb] the third degree v expr | informal (interrogate, question) | SCSimplified Chinese 审讯 shěn xùn
TCTraditional Chinese 審訊 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 审问 shěn xùn，shěn wèn |
one-third,
1/3 adj | (of 1/3, 33.3 per cent) | SCSimplified Chinese 三分之一的 |
| She has a one-third share in the business. |
| third base n | (baseball: last of three bases that must be touched by runner) (棒球) | SCSimplified Chinese 三垒 sān lěi |
| The player made it to third base. |
| third baseman n | (baseball: fielding player at third base) | SCSimplified Chinese 三垒选手 sān lěi xuǎn shǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 三壘選手 |
| A third baseman's reflexes should be exceptional. |
third best,
third-best adj | (ranked below second best) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三名 dì sān míng |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| After the races they gave out awards and I was third best. |
| She tried and she tried but she only got third best. |
| third class n | (rank below second) | SCSimplified Chinese 三等，三级 |
| third-class adj | (inferior) | SCSimplified Chinese 较差的 jiào chà de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 低等的 jiào chà de ，dī děng de |
| third conditional n | (grammar: for impossible situations) (英语语法) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三条件句 |
| The third conditional is used for talking about past events that cannot be changed. |
| third-degree n as adj | (burns: severe, deep) (烧伤：严重的) | SCSimplified Chinese 三度的，三级的 |
| third estate | (politics) (政治) | SCSimplified Chinese 平民阶级 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 第三等级 |
third grade,
3rd grade n | US (school year: age 8-9) | SCSimplified Chinese 三年级 |
| third party n | (independent or additional person or group) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三方 dì sān fāng |
| We're designing the building ourselves, but a third party will build it. |
| 建筑由我们自己设计，不过会由第三方进行建造。 |
| third party n | (political group additional to 2 main parties) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三党 dì sān dǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 第三黨 |
| In the UK in 2010 the third party entered a coalition with one of the two major parties. |
| 2010年，英国的第三党与其他两个主要政党中的一方结成联盟。 |
| third person n | (grammar: he, they) (语法) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三人称 dì sān rén chēng
TCTraditional Chinese 第三人稱 |
| When I say "he spoke", I'm using the verb in the third person. |
| third person n as adj | (narrative: in the third person) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三人称的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 以第三人称方式的 |
| Most novels are written in the third-person narrative mode. |
| third string n | (American football: players ranked third in ability) (美式橄榄球) | SCSimplified Chinese 三流球员，三线替补 |
| third string adj | figurative (inferior) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 次等的，较差的 cì děng de，jiào chà de |
| third wheel n | informal, mainly US (odd person out among three people) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 电灯泡，累赘 diàn dēng pào ，léi zhuì
TCTraditional Chinese 電燈泡 |
| Lily often has to babysit her little brother, so he is the third wheel on all her dates with her boyfriend. |
| the Third World n | dated, offensive (poor, developing countries) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三世界 dì sān shì jiè
TCTraditional Chinese 第三世界 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 第三世界国家 dì sān shì jiè，dì sān shì jiè guó jiā |
| 备注: The expression "the developing world" is preferred. |
| People in rich countries don't do enough to help people in the Third World. |
Third World,
Third-World n as adj | dated, offensive (of, in developing countries) (过时用语，具有冒犯性) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三世界的 |
| 备注: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
third-class degree,
third class degree n | UK (honors degree: lowest pass) | SCSimplified Chinese 三等学位 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 三等荣誉学位 |
| third-hand adj | (had two previous owners) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三手的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 转过两道手的 |
| third-hand adj | (news: relayed through many) | SCSimplified Chinese 经多次传播的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 传了好几道的 |
| third-party contractor n | (external freelancer or consultant) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三方承包商 |
| third-rate adj | (low quality) | SCSimplified Chinese 三流的 sān liú de |
SCSimplified Chinese 劣质的 sān liú de，liè zhì de
TCTraditional Chinese 劣質的 |
Third-World country,
third-world country n | (nation: poor, developing) | SCSimplified Chinese 第三世界国家 dì sān shì jiè guó jiā |
twenty-third,
23rd,
the twenty-third,
the 23rd adj | (item, person: 23rd in a series or list) (项目、物件、人等) | SCSimplified Chinese 第 23 个的 |
twenty-third,
23rd,
the twenty-third,
the 23rd n | (in a series, list: 23rd item, person) | SCSimplified Chinese 第 23 个 |
the twenty-third,
the 23rd n | (twenty-third day of the month) (日期) | SCSimplified Chinese 这个月 23 日 |
| Sorry I missed your birthday; I thought it was the 23rd, not the 21st. |
the twenty-third of,
23rd,
23rd of,
the 23rd,
the 23rd of n | UK (twenty-third day of specified month) (某个月的) | SCSimplified Chinese 23 日 |
| 备注: The written form "23 May" may also be used. |
| The 23rd of May marks ten years since we moved into this house. |
