number

英[ˈnʌmbə(r)]美[ˈnʌmbər]

n.数字，编号，号码，数量，一群人，期，号，一段音乐，令人羡慕的东西，（语法）数；

v.总计，把…算作，把…编号；

复数：numbers;

第三人称单数：numbers;

过去式：numbered;

过去分词：numbered;

现在分词：numbering;

例句

He has kept up with a number of his old workmates since his retirement.他退休以后一直和许多老同事保持着联系。

Quite a number of valuable details were dug out of libraries and archives by the group of researchers.这组研究人员从图书和档案资料中查找出一批相当有价值的详细资料。

Hold on the phone for a second.Let me find a pen to write down your phone number.别挂电话, 让我找支笔记下你的电话号码。

There is no need to tell the kids that the number of stars cannot be counted out.没必要告诉孩子们星星是数不清的。

a significant force in a renascent economy and create a large number of employment opportunities复兴经济和创造就业机会的一股重要力量

Let's reduce the passage to half the number of words.咱们把这一段减少到一半字数。

The police are now following up a number of reported sightings of the missing woman’s car.有多项报告说看见失踪妇人的汽车，警方正在进行调查。

I got a number of suppliers to quote me their best prices.我有一些供应商给我开出*优惠价。

The novel’s success gave rise to a number of sequels.这本小说的成功带来了多部续作。

He’s on speaking terms with a number of senior politicians.他和好几个高层**家都说得上话。

英语六级真题

deprive colleges of the right to manage their facilitiesmake workers less motivated in performing dutiesrender a number of campus workers joblesslead to the privatization of campus facilitiesThe outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.

White storks feed on locusts ( ' , 蝗虫) and other insects that can become pests if their numbers get out of hand.

While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial, Morgan wrote to the presidents.

One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up double-digit increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

I'd much prefer to have my data used by the maximum number of people to ask their own questions, she says.

A number of factors are driving down the global oil prices not just for now but in the foreseeable future.

There is a large potential for wastewater agriculture to both help and hurt great numbers of urban consumers, said Liqa Raschid-Sally, who led the study.

The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into parttime employment in almost all industries has soared.

In 2009, the number dropped to 9%.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

But while the number of advertisements may have dipped, there has been a rapid spread of eco-labeling.

According to a new study, the number of advertisements with green messages in mainstream magazines has risen since 1987, and peaked in 2008 at 10.

This approach has led over time to a fall in smoking with numbers having roughly halved since the 1970s.

Their number climbs to about 40 in the warmer summer months.

The number of smokers has dropped more sharply than in the UK.

The 83% of American employees who are stressed about their jobs – up from 73% just a year before – say that poor compensation and an unreasonable workload are their number-one sources of stress.

Not only that, it supports a number of platforms: Apple's i OS, Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows phone.

Mental problems can now be found in large numbers of teenagers.

Overall, the total   number of centenarians is going up.

But because this population is getting larger, the number of deaths in this group is also increasing.

Higher education institutions are, under federal law, required to report graduation rates, but these reports typically only include Pell recipient number—not necessarily rates specific to first-generation students.

And while Rubinoff believes there are a good number of four-year schools that truly care about these students and set aside significant resources and programs for them, he says that number isn't high enough.

A number of prominent economists have also argued that it's harder for the poor to climb the economic ladder today because the rungs（横档） in that ladder have grown farther apart.

What do you actually do and how do you prepare for your job?If sheer numbers provide any proof, Americans’ universities are the envy of the world.

Asia led the way, with the biggest number from China followed by Japan and India, most European and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small numberof people.

"I'd much prefer to have my data used by the maximum number of people to ask their own questions," she says.

"It's a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary compensation issue," said voice actor Crispin Freeman, who's a member of the union's negotiating committee.

"It's a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary compensation issue," said voice actor Crispin Freeman, who's a member of the union's negotiating committee. "This is an important aspect of what it means to be freelance (从事自由职业的) perfor

A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.

A number of prominent economists have also argued that it's harder for the poor to climb the economic ladder today because the rungs (横档) in that ladder have grown farther apart.

According to a new study, the number of advertisements with green messages in mainstream magazines has risen since 1987, and peaked in 2008 at 10.4%.

As more journals and funders adopt data-sharing requirements, and as a growing number of enthusiasts call for more openness, junior researchers must find their place between adopters and those who continue to hold out, even as they strive to launch their

But after I moved to Tokyo and lived there for a number of years, I got used to having a pile of to-do lists.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

Even when a tiny number grows by a large percentage terms, it is often still tiny.

higher education institutions are, under federal law, required to report graduation rates, but these reports typically only include Pell recipient number — not necessarily rates specific to first-generation students.

I increased the number of people following my accounts by fifteen percent already.

In the images, you see all kinds of possible defense constructions to hold back the Romans, Germans, Vikings, and now nature as enemy number one.

Not to mention the large number of creative new retailers, like Bonobos, that are blending online and offline experiences in creative ways.

Officials at the White House announced a new space policy focused on managing the increasing number of satellites that companies and governments are launching into space.

One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up" double-digit" increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

Provided you have not cheated by consulting an atlas, you will notice something rather surprising— the two lists will contain roughly the same number of states, but they will not be identical.

Ruel says in the 1980s Thailand was able to reduce child undernourishment by recruiting a large number of volunteers to travel the countryside teaching about health and nutrition.

simultaneously, the number of sick older people grew.

So the researchers looked at time spent in a number of activities that could plausibly be driving the well-being decline.

That number would be higher for a smartphone or laptop.

The Burean of Labor Statistics projects that while the number of nurses will increase by 19 percent by 2022, demand will grow faster than supply, and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing jobs by then.

The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into part-time employment in almost all industries has soared.

The idea was to test the machines on a database that included up to 1 million different images of nearly 700, 000 different people—and not just a large database featuring a relatively small number of different faces, more consistent with what's been used

The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then your car, and now you can tell your kitchen appliances what to do.

There is another explanation that Twenge and her colleagues wanted to address: the impact of the great recession of 2007-2009, which hit a great number of American families and might be affecting adolescents.

These prior efforts all examined the degree to which different environmental, social, and geographic variables correlated with a number of languages found in a given location.

They hope to reduce both the number of components needed in a construction job and their weight一by replacing solid supports with hollow tubes, for example.

This means an unprecedented number of people are surviving longer in conditions requiring expert support.

Through the 1970, a number of measures sought to improve matters.

Under this scheme, the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effort to avoid layoffs.

We believe that the number of people who fit that definition includes the majority of American workers, which prompted us to begin a study of workaholism in the U.S..

When college students were reminded of a time they had been excluded in a social setting, they compensated by exaggerating their number of friends—unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualitie

While Maple Hill's conversion program is unusually hands on and comprehensive, it's just one of a growing number of businesses committed to slowly changing the way America farms.

You can do this by learning a set number of lines of poetry at different times of the day and seeing when most lines stick.

You weren't born with attitudes; rather they are all learned, and this happens in a number of ways.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

数;数字

A number is a word such as 'two', 'nine', or 'twelve', or a symbol such as 1, 3, or 47. You use numbers to say how many things you are referring to or where something comes in a series.

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N-COUNT

(同 large 或 small 连用，表示约数)数量，数目

You use number with words such as 'large' or 'small' to say approximately how many things or people there are.

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N-SING

若干/许多

If there are a number of things or people, there are several of them. If there are any number of things or people, there is a large quantity of them.

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N-UNCOUNT

(排名)第…号

You can refer to someone's or something's position in a list of the most successful or most popular of a particular type of thing as, for example, number one or number two.

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VERB

总计;计有

If a group of people or things numbers a particular total, that is how many there are.

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N-COUNT

电话号码

A number is the series of numbers that you dial when you are making a telephone call.

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N-COUNT

一段音乐;一首歌曲;一支舞

You can refer to a short piece of music, a song, or a dance as a number .

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VERB

把…算作;把…归入

If someone or something is numbered among a particular group, they are believed to belong in that group.

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VERB

把…编号;给…标号

If you number something, you mark it with a number, usually starting at 1.

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PHRASE

寿命不长;时日无多

If you say that someone's or something's days are numbered, you mean that they will not survive or be successful for much longer.

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PHRASE

…中的一员

One of your number is a member of your group.

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PHRASE

(非法的)彩票赌博，博彩

If you refer to the numbers game ,the numbers racket, or the numbers, you are referring to an illegal lottery or illegal betting.

英汉词典释义

n.

数, 数字; 号码

数目, 数量，数额

一群人, 一帮人

一期, 册

一首乐曲，一首歌，一段舞蹈

喜爱的物品; 衣物

令人羡慕的东西

vt.

数; 算

给…编号，标号

总计，共计，数以…计；把…算作，（被）归入

link-v.

总共

英英词典释义

Noun

1. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals;

2. a concept of quantity derived from zero and units;

3. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

4. a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification;

5. the number is used in calling a particular telephone;

6. a symbol used to represent a number;

7. one of a series published periodically;

8. a select company of people;

9. the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural);

10. an item of merchandise offered for sale;

11. a clothing measurement;

Verb

1. add up in number or quantity;

2. give numbers to;

3. enumerate;

4. put into a group;

5. determine the number or amount of;

6. place a limit on the number of

行业词典

体育： 号码；数字；

医学： 数，值：一个符号(如一个数字或一个字)，用来表示某种数值或具体的数量；

数学： 数；

物理学： 数；

金融： 质量指数；质量指标；