1. It was five-eighths of an inch thick. 它只有八分之五英寸粗。
2. Seven-eighths of my stock is old-fashioned. 我的存货八分之七都是老式的。
3. One kilometer is equal to five eighths of a mile. 一公里等于八分之五英里。
4. The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of that on Earth. 火星引力大约只有地球引力的八分之三。
5. This concept of equality is strange to seven-eighths of the world which views status and authority as desirable, even if they happen to be near the bottom of the social order. 这种平等的观念对世界上十有八九的民众而言都很难理解,他们认为地位与权力是值得追求的,哪怕他们自己碰巧身处社会的最底层。