名詞 nine:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
   同義詞：9, IX, niner, Nina from Carolina, ennead
2. a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
   同義詞：baseball club, ball club, club

形容詞 nine:

1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten
   同義詞：9, ix

1. I arrive at the hospital at eight o'clock, but I don't go on duty until nine.
   我八點(diǎn)鐘就到醫(yī)院了，但是九點(diǎn)鐘我才去值班。
2. What time is it? It is nine o'clock.
   現(xiàn)在是幾點(diǎn)鐘？現(xiàn)在是九點(diǎn)鐘。
3. Are you sure you can come by at nine?
   你肯定你九點(diǎn)能來(lái)嗎？
4. Nine people came in and the reminder stayed outside.
   9個(gè)人進(jìn)來(lái)，余下的人留在外面。
5. As a pop star she was a nine days' wonder: she only made one successful record.
   她是個(gè)曇花一現(xiàn)的歌星，只錄制過(guò)一張受歡迎的唱片。
6. I have nine dolls in the bedroom.
   我的臥室里有九個(gè)布娃娃。
7. I'll leave for Shanghai at nine.
   九點(diǎn)鐘，我將赴上海。

nine

n.（名詞）
The cardinal number equal to 8 + .
九：與8+１相等的基數(shù)
The ninth in a set or sequence.
第九個(gè)：在一個(gè)集合或序列中的第九個(gè)
Something having nine parts, units, or members.
九個(gè)一組：含有九個(gè)單元、部分或成員的事物
Games A playing card marked with nine pips.
【游戲】 標(biāo)有九點(diǎn)的一張撲克牌
A set of nine persons or things, especially:
九人，九人一組之物：含有九個(gè)人或事物的一個(gè)集合，尤指
Baseball The nine players on a side, or the whole team.
【棒球】 九名隊(duì)員的棒球隊(duì)
Nine Greek Mythology The nine Muses.
Nine 【希臘神話】 繆斯九女神
A size, as in clothing or shoes, designated as nine.
九號(hào)：衣服或鞋子的尺寸號(hào)碼，標(biāo)為九號(hào)
Sports The first or second 9 holes of an 8-hole golf course.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 一種8洞的高爾夫球場(chǎng)的前九洞或后九洞

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>to the nines【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To the highest degree:
達(dá)到最高程度：
例句：
dressed to the nines.
打扮得時(shí)髦到極點(diǎn)

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English nigon * see newô
源自 古英語(yǔ) nigon *參見(jiàn) newô

【引伸】
nine
adj.（形容詞）
pron.（代詞）