umber
n
1 [C] symbol or word indicating a quantity of units; numeral 號碼; 數字; 數目
3, 13, 33 and 103 are numbers. 3、 13、 33、 103等都是數字.
Three and thirteen are also numbers. 三和十三也是數字.
My telephone number is 622998. 我的電話號碼是622998.
What's the number of your car? 你的汽車多少號兒? =>App 4 見附錄4, Cf 參看 cardinal number (cardinal1), ordinal number (ordinal).
2 (sing or pl in form; always with pl v when the subject is preceded by an adj 可用單數或復數形式; 主語前有形容詞時, 動詞一定用復數) quantity or amount 數量; 數額
A large number of people have applied. 很多人都已申請.
Considerable numbers of (ie very many) animals have died. 有大量動物死亡.
The enemy won by force of numbers, ie because there were so many of them. 敵人以人多獲勝.
A number of (ie some) problems have arisen. 已經出現了一些問題.
A large number of books have been stolen from the library. 圖書館遺失了很多書.
The number of books stolen from the library is large. 圖書館遺失的書很多.
We were fifteen in number, ie there were fifteen of us. 我們共計十五個人.
3 [sing] (fml 文) group; collection 組; 集體
one of our number, ie one of us 我們中的一員
among their number, ie among them 在他們之中.
4 [C] (abbrs 縮寫 No, no; US symb 美式的符號為 #) (used before a figure to indicate the place of sth in a series 用於數字前表示某物在某一系列中的位置)
Room number 145 is on the third floor of the hotel. 145號房間在旅館的四樓.
He's living at No 4, ie house number four. 他住在4號.
No 10 (Downing Street) is the official residence of the British Prime Minister. (唐寧街)10號是英國首相府.
5 [C] issue of a periodical, newspaper, etc (期刊、 報紙等的)一期
the current number of `Punch' 最近一期的《龐奇》雜志
back numbers (ie earlier issues) of `Nature' 過期的《自然》雜志.
6 [C] (music 音) song, dance, etc, esp in a theatrical performance 一首歌, 一段舞蹈(尤指在劇場演出的)
sing a slow, romantic number 唱緩慢的浪漫的歌曲.
7 [U] (grammar) variation in the form of nouns and verbs to show whether one or more than one thing or person is being spoken of (名詞和動詞的)數(表示所敘述的事物或人是一個或是不止一個)
`Men' is plural in number. men是復數形式.
The subject of a sentence and its verb must agree in number. 句子的主語和動詞的數必須一致.
8 [sing] (preceded by an adj or adjs 用於形容詞之後) (sl 俚) item (eg a dress, car, etc) that is admired 喜愛的物品(如連衣裙、 汽車等)
She was wearing a snappy little red number. 她身著一款時髦的紅色連衣裙.
That new Fiat is a fast little number. 那輛新的菲亞特是速度很快的汽車.
9 numbers [pl]
(infml 口) arithmetic 算術; 計算
He's not good at numbers. 他的算術不怎麼樣.
10 (idm 習語) by `numbers following a sequence of instructions identified by numbers 根據數字順序的指示
drill movement by numbers 按口令的操練動作
painting by numbers 按數字順序著色. a cushy number => cushy. have got sb's `number (sl 俚) know what sb is really like, what his intentions really are, etc 了解某人的真面目、 動機等; 知道某人的底
She pretends to be friendly but I've got her number; she just likes to know everything. 她裝得挺親熱, 可我了解她的底; 她就是什麼事都愛打聽. in round figures/numbers => round1.sb's `number is up (sl 俚) the time has come when sb will die, be ruined, etc 某人的死期、 劫數等已到
When the wheel came off the car I thought my number was u...
?? 擴展釋義
*['n?mb?]n. 數, 數字, 數目, 號碼vt. 數, 計算, 共計vi. 計算, 報數【計】 數字【醫】 數, 值【經】 數, 數字, 號碼相關詞組: to the number of without number times without number a number of any number of beyond number get sb's number have sb's number in number a small number of a large number of number one