times
[taɪmz] preposition predeterminer adverb
■multiplied by 乘，乘以•Two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4).2乘2等于4。 •The area of a rectangle is its height times its width.长方形的面积等于长乘以宽。
[taɪmz] predeterminer adverb
■used to show the difference in amount of two things, by multiplying one of them by the stated number 倍•She earns five times as much as I do./She earns five times more than I do.她赚的钱是我的五倍。 •My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp.被黄蜂蜇了以后，我的脚比原来肿了两倍。 ten/fifty, etc times better/longer, etc. informal
■much better/longer, etc 好得多／长得多等•This piece of work is ten times better than the last piece you did.这篇作品比你上次的那篇要好上十倍。 |