英语词汇“number”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	number
释义	number —number /ˈnʌm.bə^r/ aep /-bɚ/ Ⅰ noun (AMOUNT) 1 B1 [S, + sing/pl verb] an amount or total: » The number of people killed in road accidents fell last month.» There has been an increasing number of cases of the disease.» A small number of children are educated at home.» A large number of invitations has been sent.» Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in number (= there were not many of them).Thesaurus⁺: ↑General words for size and amount numbers [plural] 2 F0 a number of a particular description: » Small numbers of children are educated at home.» Large numbers of invitations were sent.» Newspapers are produced in vast numbers.Thesaurus⁺: ↑General words for size and amount a number of things 3 B2 several of a particular type of thing: » I decided not to go, for a number of reasons.Thesaurus⁺: ↑General words for size and amount 4 F0 [S, + sing/pl verb] a group of people: » On the trip, one of our number fell ill.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Groups of people • • • Extra Examples:» The last ten years have seen a dramatic fall in the number of adoptions.» The number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen sharply this month.» It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.» The number of business failures rose steeply last year.» The mud flats attract large numbers of birds. Ⅱ noun (PARTICULAR THING) 1 F0 [C] a particular example of something Thesaurus⁺: ↑Samples and examples 2 F0 [C] a particular copy of a magazine: » Have you got last week's number of the New Yorker?» He's got all the back numbers (= previous copies) of the magazine.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Newspapers and magazines 3 F0 [C] _INFORMAL a piece of clothing, especially a dress, that you admire: » She was wearing a stylish Dior number.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Clothing - general words 4 F0 [C] _{US SLANG} a person with a particular characteristic: » He's a real sexy number, don't you think?Thesaurus⁺: ↑People in general 5 F0 [C] a short tune or song: » Sing one of those romantic numbers.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Types of songsThesaurus⁺: ↑Musical pieces 6 F0 [C usually singular] _{MAINLY US SLANG} something that is often said: » He tried the usual/that old number about how his wife didn't understand him.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Informal talking and conversation Ⅲ noun (SYMBOL) 1 A1 [C] (a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting and calculating: » 25, 300, and a billion are all numbers.» She's very good with numbers (= good at adding, subtracting, etc.).Thesaurus⁺: ↑Numbers generally 2 A1 [C] (_{WRITTEN ABBREVIATION} no.) a number that is used to mark a particular example of something: » They live at number 34 Orchard Street.» Please write your credit card number on this form.» What's our flight number?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Numbers generally 3 A1 [C] (_{WRITTEN ABBREVIATION} no.) a phone number: » I gave him my number.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Numbers generallyThesaurus⁺: ↑Communicating by telephoneWord Builder:–Nouns: number, numeral–Adjectives: innumerable, numerical, numerous–Verbs: number, outnumber • • • Extra Examples:» It's been number one in the charts for six weeks.» Is he contactable at his home number?» Think of a number and divide it by two.» What is the number on the jar?» The document number is in the top left-hand corner.Common mistake: number or figure?! To talk about a set of numbers or an amount expressed in numbers, the usual word is figures.! Don't say 'unemployment/sales/tax numbers', say unemployment/sales/tax figures:✗ Our sales numbers were better this year than last year.» Our sales figures were better this year than last year. Ⅳ verb [L only + noun] (AMOUNT) ↑Verb Endings for number ► C2 If people or things number a particular amount, there are this many of them: » After the hurricane the homeless numbered over 200,000.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Calculations and calculating , ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Ⅴ verb [T] (WRITE SYMBOL) ↑Verb Endings for number ► C1 to give something a number in a series and usually to write this number on it: » All the folders have been carefully numbered and filed away.» Number the pages from one to ten.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Numbering and countingWord Builder:–Nouns: number, numeral–Adjectives: innumerable, numerical, numerous–Verbs: number, outnumber
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