| 单词 | multiply |
| 释义 | multiply (once / 380 pages) vadv When you multiply two numbers, you increase the first by the same number that's specified by the second. In other words, when you multiply two by three, you add together three twos. When you're doing simple math problems, you can multiply by memorizing lists of times tables — or you can add one number as many times as the second number: four times two is the same as two fours, or eight. Another way to multiply is simply to increase or expand greatly: "If the diner starts serving homemade pie, their profits will multiply." The Latin root is multiplicare, "to increase," from multiplex, "having many folds." WORD FAMILYmultiply: multiplication, multiplicative, multiplied, multiplier, multiplies, multiplying+/multiple: multiples, multiplicity, multiply/multiplication: multiplications/multiplicative: multiplicatively/multiplicity: multiplicities/multiplier: multipliers USAGE EXAMPLESAnd what if you decide to multiply that number by two or three? New York Times(Jul 30, 2015) He was hired as Westinghouse’s senior vice president for new plants in 2013 as problems in China multiplied. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) The politics surrounding the funds grew more complicated as accusations of Tehran’s support for international terrorism multiplied, current and former U.S. officials say. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) 1v combine by multiplication multiply 10 by 15 Ant|Hypo|Hyper divide, fraction perform a division square raise to the second power cuberaise to the third power raisemultiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out make a mathematical calculation or computation 2v combine or increase by multiplication He managed to multiply his profits Syn|Hypo|Hyper manifold double, duplicate increase twofold treble, tripleincrease threefold quadrupleincrease fourfold quintupleincrease fivefold proliferatecause to grow or increase rapidly redoubledouble again geminatearrange or combine in pairs increase make bigger or more 3v have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant Syn|Hypo|Hyper procreate, reproduce propagate multiply sexually or asexually fructify, setbear fruit breedhave young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) brood, cover, hatch, incubatesit on (eggs) vegetatepropagate asexually pullulatebreed freely and abundantly create, make make or cause to be or to become 4v have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) Syn|Hypo|Hyper breed pullulate breed freely and abundantly procreate, reproduce have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant 5adv in several ways; in a multiple manner they were multiply checked for errors Ant singly one by one; one at a time |
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