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number

UK //ˈnʌm.bər//US //ˈnʌm.bɚ//

词源

源自中古英语 'nombre',古法语 'nombre',拉丁语 'numerus',意为“数字”或“数量”。

noun

❶ 表示数量的符号或名称,用于计数或测量,如1、2、3等。

“The number of students in the class is 30.”

(班上的学生人数是30人。)

“She wrote down her phone number on a piece of paper.”

(她把电话号码写在一张纸上。)

❶ 指数量或总数,用于描述某物的多少。

“A large number of people attended the concert.”

(很多人参加了音乐会。)

“The number of accidents has decreased.”

(事故的数量减少了。)

同义词:digit, numeral, figure, count, quantity

verb

❶ 给某物编号或标记数字,使其有序或易于识别。

“Please number the pages of your report.”

(请给你的报告页码编号。)

“The seats are numbered from 1 to 100.”

(座位从1到100编号。)

❶ 总计或达到某个数量,常用于描述某物的总数。

“The crowd numbered in the thousands.”

(人群数量达到数千人。)

“The collection numbers over 500 pieces.”

(收藏品总数超过500件。)

同义词:count, total, enumerate, label, mark

常见短语

a number of — 表示“许多”或“一些”,用于描述不确定但较多的数量。

“A number of students were absent today.”

(今天有许多学生缺席。)

in number — 在数量上,用于强调某物的具体数量或规模。

“The guests were few in number.”

(客人的数量很少。)

by the numbers — 按部就班地,严格按照规则或步骤行事。

“He completed the task by the numbers.”

(他按部就班地完成了任务。)