number
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 数字; 号码
No, I don't know the room number. 不,我不知道房间号。
Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street. 斯坦·劳雷尔出生于阿盖尔街3号。
2. N-COUNT You use number with words such as "large" or "small" to say approximately how many things or people there are. 数量
Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on. 许许多多的面试正在进行。
I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents. 我收到了大量单亲家长的来信。
3. N-SING 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. 几个; 许多
I seem to remember that Sam told a number of lies. 我记得好像萨姆撒过一些谎。
4. N-UNCOUNT 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. (排名) 第…号
Martin now faces the world number one, Jansher Khan of Pakistan. 马丁现在面对的是世界头号选手,巴基斯坦的詹舍尔汉。
Before you knew it, the single was at number 90 in the U.S. singles charts. 转眼间这张单曲唱片在美国单曲唱片排行榜上排第90位了。
5. V-T If a group of people or things numbers a particular total, that is how many there are. 总计
They told me that their village numbered 100. 他们告诉我他们村共有100人。
6. N-COUNT A number is the series of numbers that you dial when you are making a telephone call. 电话号码
...a list of names and telephone numbers. …一张姓名和电话号码单子。
My number is 414-3925. 我的电话号码是414-3925。
7. N-COUNT You can refer to a short piece of music, a song, or a dance as a number. 一首 (歌曲、乐曲); 一段 (舞蹈)
..."Unforgettable," a number that was written and performed in 1951. …《难以忘怀》,一首在1951年创作并演唱的歌曲。
8. V-T If someone or something is numbered among a particular group, they are believed to belong in that group. 把…列入[正式]
Lech Walesa and Nelson Mandela are numbered among my personal heroes. 莱奇·维尔萨和纳尔逊·曼德拉被列入了我心目中的英雄。
9. V-T If you number something, you mark it with a number, usually starting at 1. 把…编号
He cut his paper up into tiny squares, and he numbered each one. 他把纸裁成小方块并给每个方块编号。
10. →see also serial number
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number /ˈnʌmbə/ (numbering,numbered,numbers)
剑桥词典
- It's been number one in the charts for six weeks .
- Is he contactable at his home number?
- Think of a number and divide it by two.
- What is the number on the jar ?
- The document number is in the top left-hand corner .
- The last ten years have seen a dramatic fall in the number of adoptions .
- The number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen sharply this month .
- It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party .
- The number of business failures rose steeply last year .
- The mud flats attract large numbers of birds .
number noun (SYMBOL)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ](a sign or symbol representing ) a unit that forms part of the system of counting and calculating
数字
25, 300, and a billion are all numbers. 25、300和10亿都是数字。
She's very good with numbers (= good at adding , subtracting , etc.). 她非常擅长数字运算。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] (written abbreviation no.)
a number that is used to mark a particular example of something
号码;…号
They live at number 34 Orchard Street. 他们住在果园街34号。
Please write your credit card number on this form . 请把你的信用卡号写在这张表格上。
What's our flight number? 我们的航班号是多少?
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] (written abbreviation no.)
a phone number
电话号码
I gave him my number. 我把自己的电话号码给了他。
例句
number noun (AMOUNT)
[ 单数名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时,在英式英语中,该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中,使用动词的单数更好 ]an amount or total
数目;总数
The number of people killed in traffic accidents fell last month . 上个月,死于交通事故的人数有所下降。
There has been an increasing number of cases of the disease . 患这种病的人数持续上升。
A small number of children are educated at home . 少数孩子在家接受教育。
A large number of invitations has been sent . 大量请柬已经发出。
Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in number (= there were not many of them). 投诉信出乎意料地少。
numbers [ 名词的复数形式 ]
a number of a particular description
数量
Small numbers of children are educated at home . 少数孩子在家接受教育。
Large numbers of invitations were sent . 大量请柬已经发出。
Newspapers are produced in vast numbers. 报纸发行量巨大。
a number of things
several of a particular type of thing
几个,若干
I decided not to go, for a number of reasons . 我决定不去,有几个理由。
[ 单数名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时,在英式英语中,该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中,使用动词的单数更好 ]
a group of people
一群人
On the trip , one of our number fell ill . 旅行期间,我们当中有个人病倒了。
例句
number noun (PARTICULAR THING)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a particular copy of a magazine
(杂志的)期,号
Do you have last week's number of the New Yorker? 你有上周的那期《纽约客》杂志吗?
He's got all the back numbers (= previous copies ) of the magazine . 他保存了这本杂志过去的所有刊本。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] informal
a piece of clothing , especially a dress , that you admire
(令人欣赏的)衣服,(尤指)连衣裙
She was wearing a stylish Dior number. 她身穿一条时尚的迪奥长裙。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] US slang
a person with a particular characteristic
具有…特征的人
He's a real sexy number, don't you think ? 他真性感,你不觉得吗?
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a short tune or song
短曲;短歌
Sing one of those romantic numbers. 唱一支那种情歌吧。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ] mainly US informal
something that is often said
常说之事
He tried the usual /that old number about how his wife didn't understand him. 他又故技重施,诉说妻子如何不理解他。
习语
any number of thingsbeyond/without number
by (sheer) force/weight of numbers
by numbers
do a number on sb
have sb's number
your number is up
a numbers game 返回 number