Multiply
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vt.& vi. 乘;（使）相乘;（使）增加;（使）繁殖;
adv. 多樣地;復合地;多倍地;[電學]并聯地，多路地;
adj. 多層的;多樣的;多股的;
?? 詞根助記
multi很多+ply重疊→變多→乘，繁殖
?? 例句
The computer can multiply two 10-digit numbers in 1/1000 second.
計算機能在千分之一秒內算出兩個十位數數字的乘積。
Hot weather multiplied the bacteria in the food rapidly.
炎熱的天氣使食品中的細菌迅速繁殖。
The vigorous, the healthy, and the happy survive and multiply.
強壯的、健全的和幸運的總會生存，還能夠繁殖。
The harm is done, the dissonances multiply.
禍患已成，不和諧的事情越來越多。
Let's multiply the height by the width to determine the area.
我們寬乘高來確定面積。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ mul-拼音“木蘭”,tip-提示,ly-拼音“老爺”:木蘭提示老爺要用乘法
※ mul-拼音“目錄”,tip-小費,ly-拼音“老爺”:老爺通過目錄用剩法計算小費
※ mu-拼音“母”,lt-拼音“老頭”,ip-IP卡,ly-拼音“利益”:母親提供給老頭的IP卡利益有了明顯的增加
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?? 詞根
multi-表示“多”
?? 牛津釋義
multiply
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(pt, pp -lied)
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ A by B/~ A and B (together) add a number to itself a particular number of times 乘
children learning to multiply and divide 學習乘法和除法的兒童
2 and 3 multiply to make 6, ie 2 x 3 = 2 + 2 + 2 = 6. 2和3相乘得6.
2 multiplied by 4 makes 8, ie 2 x 4 = 8. 2乘以4得8.
One can make 12 by multiplying 2 and 6 (together) or 4 and 3 (together), ie 12 = 2 x 6 or 4 x 3. 以2、 6或4、 3相乘可得12.
2 [I, Tn] increase (sth) in number or quantity 增多, 增加（某事物）
Our problems have multiplied since last year. 自去年以來我們的問題增多了.
Buy lots of raffle tickets and multiply your chances of success. 多買彩票, 增加你中獎的機會.
3 [I, Tn] (biology 生) (cause sb/sth to) produce large numbers of offspring by procreation, fertilization, etc （使某人[某物]）繁殖, 增殖
Rabbits multiply rapidly. 兔子繁殖得很快.
It is possible to multiply bacteria and other living organisms in the laboratory. 在實驗室能夠繁殖細菌和其他生物.
?? 考研助記
multi(多的)+ply(迭加): 乘
?? 擴展釋義
*['m?ltiplai]vt. 繁殖, 乘, 增加vi. 繁殖, 乘, 增加【計】 乘
?? 醫學釋義
增加，擴大
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Sorry, I couldn't help overhearing, did you mention something about...
對不起，我無意中聽到你們的談話，你們是不是提到...
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火無情。
During all these tests Vera was blindfold;
在所有這些實驗中，維拉的雙眼都是蒙著的。