| 单词 | number |
| 释义 | number UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun SYMBOL 符号 ESSENTIAL countable ■(a sign or symbol representing) a unit which forms part of the system of counting and calculating 数字 •25, 300 and a billion are all numbers.25 300和10亿都是数字。 •She's very good with numbers (= good at adding, subtracting, etc).她非常擅长数字运算。 ESSENTIAL countable (written abbreviation no.) ■one of a series of the symbols used in counting, which is used to mark a particular example of something 号码；…号 •They live at number 34 Orchard Street.他们住在果园街34号。 •Please write your credit card number on this form.请把你的信用卡号写在这张表格上。 •What's our flight number?我们的航班号码是多少？ ESSENTIAL countable (written abbreviation no.) ■a telephone number 电话号码 •I gave him my number.我把自己的电话号码给了他。 Common Learner Errors number or figure?To talk about a set of numbers or an amount expressed in numbers, the more 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. UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun AMOUNT 数量 ESSENTIAL only singular [+ sing/pl verb] ■an amount or total 数目；总数 •The number of •There has been an •A •slightly formal A •Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in numbers [plural] ■a number of a particular description 数量 •Small •Large •Newspapers are produced in a number of things ■several of a particular type of thing 几个，若干 •I decided not to go, for a number of reasons.我决定不去，有几个理由。 only singular [+ sing/pl verb] ■a group of people 一群人 •On the trip, one of UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun PARTICULAR THING 某个事物 countable ■a particular example of something （特定的）一个 countable ■a particular copy of a magazine （杂志的）期，号 •Have you got last week's number of •He's got all the back countable informal ■a piece of clothing, especially a dress, that you admire （令人欣赏的）衣服，（尤指）连衣裙 •She was wearing a stylish Dior number.她身穿一条时尚的迪奥长裙。 countable US slang ■a person with a particular characteristic 具有…特征的人 •He's a real sexy number, don't you think?他真性感，你不觉得吗？ countable ■a short tune or song 短曲；短歌 •Sing one of those romantic numbers.唱一支那种情歌吧。 countable usually singular mainly US slang ■something that is often said 常说的事 •He tried the usual/that old number about how his wife didn't understand him.他又重施故技，诉说妻子如何不理解他。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun any number of things ■a lot of a particular thing 许多，大量 •His shop stocks any number of different kinds of pasta.他的商店大量出售各种义大利面食。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun beyond/without number literary ■too many to count 多不胜数，不计其数 •An earthquake in the city could result in deaths beyond number.城市发生地震可能导致无数人死亡。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun by (sheer) force / weight of numbers ■because the number of people or things was so great （纯粹）凭借数量上的优势 •The crowd managed to force its way in by sheer weight of numbers.这群人依靠人多势众，强行挤了进来。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun by numbers UK (US by the numbers) ■done according to a plan that has been decided previously, without using your own imagination and ideas 机械地，死板地，按部就班地 •This is painting by numbers - there's nothing original here.这是一幅很死板的画——毫无新意。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun do a number on sb US slang ■to hurt, defeat or embarrass someone 伤害某人；打败某人；使某人难堪 •She really did a number on her old boyfriend, making him beg her to come back and then turning him down.她令以前的男朋友乞求自己回心转意，而后却又拒绝他，这样做严重伤害了他的自尊心。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun have sb's number slang ■to know a lot about someone and so have an advantage over them 对（某人）心中有数；摸透（某人）的底 •Don't worry, I've got his number, he doesn't fool me.别担心，我把他的底细摸得一清二楚，他骗不了我的。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun your number is up slang ■When your number is up, you are going to die （某人）气数已尽，死到临头 •When the plane started to shake, I just thought my number was up.飞机开始摇晃时，我真的以为我要完蛋了。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] noun a numbers game ■the use of numbers to represent facts in an argument, especially when it makes people believe things that are not true 数字游戏（在论证中运用数字来反映事实，尤用于混淆视听，欺瞒别人） •It's just a numbers game and everyone does it. You manipulate the statistics till they fit your argument.暗中调整数据，使其能支持自己的论点，这只不过是大家都玩的数字游戏。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] verb WRITE SYMBOL 写作符号 transitive ■to give something a number in a series and usually to write this number on it 给…编号；给…标号码 •All the folders have been carefully numbered and filed away.所有档夹都被精心编号存档。 •Number the pages from UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] verb AMOUNT 数量 [L only + noun] ■If people or things number a particular amount, there are this many of them （数量）多达，共计有 •After the hurricane the homeless numbered over 200 000.飓风过后，总数超过20万人无家可归。 UK ['nʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] verb Phrasal Verbs number sb/sth among sb/sth formal ■If you are numbered among a particular group, you belong to that group 把…归入 •At one time, the club numbered an archbishop among its members.该俱乐部曾一度把大主教吸纳为其成员。 |
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