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[/ˈɪndeks; ˋɪndɛks/] n (pl ~es复数作indexes; in sense 2, ~es or indices[/ˈɪndɪsiːz; ˋɪndəˏsiz/] 用於下述第2义时复数作indexes或indices; in sense 3, indices 用於下述第3义时复数作indices) 用法:
1 (a) list of names or topics referred to in a book, etc, usu arranged at the end in alphabetical order 索引.
(b) (also `card index) set of names, book titles, etc filed on cards, usu in alphabetical order (eg in a library) 卡片索引（如图书馆中的）. 用法:
2
(a) figure showing the relative level of prices or wages compared with that of a previous date （物价或工资的）指数:
the cost-of-`living index 生活费用指数.
(b) ~ (of sth) (fig 比喻) thing that is a sign of sth else, esp because it increases or decreases proportionately; measure 标志; 表徵; 量度:
The increasing sale of luxury goods is an index of the country's prosperity. 奢侈商品销售量日增是该国繁荣的标志. 用法:
3 (mathematics 数) small number or letter showing how many times a quantity is to be multiplied by itself; exponent 指数; 幂:
In b3n + x, 3 and n are indices. 在b3n + x式中, 3和n是指数. index 2
v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] make an index for (sth) 为（某事物）编索引:
The book is not well indexed. 这部书索引做得不好.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) enter sth in an index 将某事物编入索引:
index all the quoted names in a book 把书中提到的所有人名编入索引. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sth) link (wages, pensions, etc) to increases in prices, etc 将（工资、 养老金等）与物价等的上涨相联系. |