It was five-eighths of an inch thick.

它只有八分之五英寸粗。

Seven-eighths of my stock is old-fashioned.

我的存货八分之七都是老式的。

One kilometer is equal to five eighths of a mile.

一公里等于八分之五英里。

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。

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。

From the later half of the 19th century, the tin produced on the two islands was one-fifth of the total world output, but five-eighths of the income went into the Royal Treasury of the Netherlands.

从19世纪下半叶，两个岛屿的锡产量已达世界产量的五分之一，收入有八分之五进入荷兰皇家国库。