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num.ber[`nʌmbɚ; ˈnʌmbə]《源自拉丁文“数”的意思》名词1 a. (C) (抽象概念的) 数a high [low] ~大的 [小的] 数an even [odd, imaginary] ~偶 [奇, 虚] 数→ cardinal number, ordinal number.b. (U)[常 the ~] [人、东西的]总数; 人数, 个数[of]The ~ of students has been increasing.学生的人数一直在增加 (→ a NUMBER of {用法}(2)The guests were ten in ~.客人的人数是十位They were much smaller in ~ than we.他们在人数上比我们少得多c. (U)计算, 数理a sense of ~数的观念2 a. (C)数字; 数词 (numeral)b. [~s]算术the science of ~s算术be good [poor] at ~s善于[拙于]算术3 a. (C)号码; 电话号码; 号码牌a house ~房屋的号码, 门牌号码take a ~取 (表示顺序的) 号码牌(The) ~ is engaged.(英) (打电话时) 讲话中b. 第 (几) 号 [个, 卷 (等) ](略作 No.(pl. Nos.) 又可以 N 或 [ (美式用法) 表示)in the May [December] ~在五月 [十二月] 号 (的杂志) 上Room No. 303.第 303 号房→ back number(No.) 10 Downing Street唐宁街十号(英国首相官邸; → Downing Street)live at (No.) 21 Newton Rd住在牛顿路二十一号4 (C)a. (演出) 节目之一, 表演的一个项目, 演唱的一曲the last ~最后的歌曲b. 商品; (尤指) 衣、帽a smart ~时髦的衣服5 a. [a ~]若干; 一些→ a NUMBER of.b. [~s]许多, 大批There are ~s (of people) who believe it.有许多人相信那件事He made ~s of experiments.他做了多次实验c. [~s]数量上的优势win by (force of) ~s以数多 [人数] 获胜make up by ~s以多销达成 (营利) 目标, 薄利多销There is strength in ~s.数多则有力, 人多势众There is safety in ~s.(谚)人 [同类] 多则安全6(C)同伴, 伙伴He is not of our ~.他不是我们的伙伴 [一份子]among the ~ of the dead在死者之列, 已死7(C)a. (口语) (特定的) 人, 物→ opposite number.b. (俚)姑娘, 女孩子a little blond ~金发少女8‘文法’数the singular [plural] ~单 [复] 数a large [great] number of﹍很多…There is [are] a large ~ of parks in the city.该市有很多公园■ a number of﹍若干…; 一些…, 许多…She bought a ~ of eggs at the store.她在那家商店买了几个 [很多] 蛋I can give you a ~ of reasons.我可以给你举出一些 [很多] 理由The ~ of objects on the table were Christmas gifts.桌上的那些东西是耶诞礼物■ any number of﹍无论多少…, 许多…We can do it any ~ of times.我们做多少次都可以■ a small number of﹍少数的…, 少许…He has only a small ~ of friends.他只有少数 (几个) 朋友■ beyond number数不清的, 无数的■ by number用数字 (表示) , 在数字上■ by numbers(1) → 5c(2)(英)=by the NUMBERS■ by the numbers(美)(1)‘军’分解动作; 与号令一致地; 步伐整齐地(2) 有规则地, 规律地■ get[have]a person's number(口语)识破 [看穿] 人的真意 [真面目]I've got his ~.我已看穿他的真面目■ in numbers(1) 分成数册地, 分成几次地(2) 大批地, 成群地; 成…数量地migrate in ~s < 动物> 成群地移动in great [small] ~s成多数地 [少数地]in round ~s以整数 [约数] 表示, 大概(3) → 5cOne's number is [has come] up.(口语)某人的劫数 [死期] 已到■ numbers of﹍→ 5 b■ out of number无数的[地]■ to the number of﹍ (数目) 多到…, 总数为… (as many as)to the ~ of eighty (数目) 多到八十■ without number无数的times without ~无数次, 数不清的次数及物动词1 a. 给…编号They ~ed the houses.他们给那些房屋编号All the pages are ~ed.全部书页都标著页码b. 给< …> 编 < 号数、页码> a handout ~ed one编号 1 号的讲义c. 给…编上[从…][到…]的号码[from][to]~ the boxes (from) 1 to10给箱子编以 1 到 10 的号码2 (诗)a. 数…, 计算b. 把…列入[…之中], 将…算在 […内] [among, with]He should be ~ed among my followers.他应该算是我的部下之一3 a. 数达…a crew ~ing 30 men数达三十名的船员 [机员]b. < 城市人口等> 共计有…The town ~s two thousand people.该镇有二千名居民4 (口语)限定…的数, 使…有限度His days are ~ed.他的余日不多不及物动词1 a. 计算, 数数目b. 数达[…], 共计[为…][in]His supporters ~ in the thousands.他的支持者多达数千人2 列入[…之中], 算在 […之内] [amoung, with]That record ~s among the top ten.那张唱片列入前十名之中■ number off(英)‘军’< 士兵> (列队) 报数( (美)count off) |