a fork in the road;junction of three road三条方向不同的路交叉之处
三长两短
unforeseen disasters or accidents;unexpected misfortune出乎意料的灾难、变故,多指人的死亡
三朝元老
a veteran statesman who have served three emperors in a row原指先后受三世皇帝重用的大官;后用来讽刺在几个王朝当官的人the most senior employee in a government organization在某个政府部门任职很久,已经经历了几个领导的人,也比喻在一个部门工作时间长、资格老的人
三成
three tenth十分之三30 per cent百分之三十
三尺
sword指剑,剑约长三尺,故以“三尺”为剑的代称laws and statutes written on three-foot bamboo strips指法律。古时把法律条文写在三尺长的竹简上,故称法律为“三尺法”,简称“三尺”
英汉词典释义
[sān]
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（二加一后所得） three
three times; threefold; triple 三倍
comedy in three acts 三幕喜剧
a child of three 三岁小孩
（表示多数或多次） more than two; several; many
one after another; in quick succession
接二连三
think again and again; think twice (about doing sth.) 三思