nine /naɪn/► SEE ALLhave nine livesa nine days’ wondernine times out of tennine to fivethe whole nine yardson cloud ninepossession is nine points/tenths/parts of the law ●have nine ˈlivesbe very lucky in dangerous situations有九条命；大难不死◆We were called to the hospital twice, but the old man seemed to have nine lives, and before long made a complete recovery. 我们两次被召往医院，但老父亲大难不死，不久就完全康复了。ORIGINThis idiom refers to the traditional saying that cats have nine lives.这个习语源于猫有九条命的俗语。●a ˌnine days’ ˈwondera person or thing that attracts a lot of attention, but only for a short time昙花一现；轰动一时的人（或事物）◆The satellite that landed in their garden made the family a bit of a nine days’ wonder, but no one remembers their name now. 这家人因卫星落在家中花园里而轰动一时，不过现在已没人记得他们的名字了。●ˌnine times out of ˈten ( ˌninety-nine ˌtimes out of a ˈhundred) almost always十有八九；大抵；几乎总是◆Nine times out of ten our opponents will beat us. We just hope this is the one in ten. 十有八九我们都会被对手打败，只希望这次是例外。◆Ninety-nine times out of a hundred she’s right about people but this time she was wrong. 她对别人的看法十有八九都正确，不过这次她错了。●ˌnine to ˈfivenormal office working hours朝九晚五的工作时间◆After years working nine to five in a boring job, he set off to sail round the world. 做了多年朝九晚五枯燥的工作之后，他踏上了环球航行之旅。◆She’d had a typical nine-to-five job in the civil service before she worked in the theatre. 在去剧院工作之前，她做的是典型的朝九晚五的行政机关工作。●the ˌwhole ˌnine ˈyards (informal, especially NAmE) everything, or a situation which includes everything一切；全套；无所不包◆When Des cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and and a choice of dessert. 德斯做的晚餐总是一应俱全，包括三道菜，还有各种甜品任你选择。●on cloud ˈnine (old-fashioned, informal) extremely happy极其快乐；乐不可支◆She’s been on cloud nine ever since she heard the news.她听到这个消息之后高兴得如坠云端。OPPdown in the dumps●possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the ˈlaw (saying) if you already have or control sth, it is difficult for sb else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it现实占有，败一胜九（占有者在诉讼中总占上风）