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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
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a unit in math with a fixed value that is used in counting or to tell the position of something in a series. "Four," "four tenths," and "four hundred" are all ways of saying numbers. Numbers can also be represented by numerals, such as 4, 0.4, and 400.
数字
We use numbers when we add, subtract, multiply, or divide.我们使用数字进行加、减、乘或除。
- similar words:
- cardinal, digit, figure, integer, numeral
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| definition 2: |
a numeral or symbol that stands for a number.
号码
Football players wear numbers on their shirts.足球运动员在他们的球衣上带有号码。- synonyms:
- figure, numeral
- similar words:
- character, digit, symbol
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| definition 3: |
a number or numeral used to label or name something.
号码
Write down my telephone number.写下我的电话号码。足球运动员在他们的球衣上带有号码。- similar words:
- numeral
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| definition 4: |
total amount; sum.
总数
The number of people in this room is eight.这个房间的人数是八个。- synonyms:
- amount, sum
- similar words:
- figure, tally, total
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| definition 5: |
a quantity that is equal to at least a few and perhaps more.
大量
A number of icicles formed on the roof.在屋顶上有大量的冰柱。- synonyms:
- amount, quantity
- similar words:
- abundance, army, crowd, host, multitude
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| definition 6: |
one piece of a musical program.
乐曲
The pianist played a lively number.钢琴家演奏了一支欢快的乐曲。- similar words:
- composition, piece, routine, sketch, song
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dance, many, volume |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
numbers, numbering, numbered |
| definition 1: |
to set apart or label with a number.
编号码
Please number your pages.请把你的页编上号码。 |
| definition 2: |
to limit in number or amount.
寿命不长, 时日无多
The sheriff told the outlaw that his days of stealing horses were numbered.警长告诉犯法者他盗马的日子已经时日无多了。- similar words:
- confine, limit, restrict
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| definition 3: |
to exist in a certain amount.
以...计数
These snakes number in the thousands in this region.这些蛇在该地区有数千条。- similar words:
- amount to, total
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| definition 4: |
to amount to a total of.
数量为
Guests at the party numbered twenty.晚会上客人的数量为二十人。- synonyms:
- total
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| definition 5: |
to be included.
包括在内
She numbers as one of the few students who won a prize in the writing contest.她是为数不多的在写作比赛中获奖的学生之一。- similar words:
- belong
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| related words: |
add |
| derivation: |
numbered (adj.) |
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a broader category that includes numbers |
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mathematics |
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similar to a number |
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numeral, symbol |
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some actions associated with numbers |
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add, average, average out, calculate, compute, count, divide, estimate, figure, measure, multiply, round, square, subtract |
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some descriptions of numbers |
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binary, even, irrational, odd, prime |
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some kinds of numbers |
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Arabic numeral, cardinal number, decimal, fraction, improper fraction, integer, mixed number, ordinal number, power, Roman numeral, root, whole number |
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some parts of numbers |
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billions, billionths, decimal point, digits, hundreds, hundredths, millions, millionths, thousands |
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some people who frequently use numbers |
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accountant, architect, astronaut, clerk, engineer, mathematician, navigator, pilot, scientist |
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some qualities of numbers |
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equal, infinite, large, maximum, minimum, negative, positive, small, unequal, zero |
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some things that contain or use numbers |
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address, area code, calendar, combination, coordinate, countdown, dice, grade, index, telephone, zip code |
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