| [/ˈnʌmbə(r); ˋnʌmbɚ/] n 用法:
1 [C] symbol or word indicating a quantity of units; numeral 号码; 数字; 数目:
3, 13, 33 and 103 are numbers. 3、 13、 33、 103等都是数字. *
Three and thirteen are also numbers. 三和十三也是数字. *
My telephone number is 622998. 我的电话号码是622998. *
What's the number of your car? 你的汽车多少号儿? =>App 4 见附录4, Cf 参看 cardinal number (cardinal1), ordinal number (ordinal). 用法:
2 (sing or pl in form; always with pl v when the subject is preceded by an adj 可用单数或复数形式; 主语前有形容词时, 动词一定用复数) quantity or amount 数量; 数额:
A large number of people have applied. 很多人都已申请. *
Considerable numbers of (ie very many) animals have died. 有大量动物死亡. *
The enemy won by force of numbers, ie because there were so many of them. 敌人以人多获胜. *
A number of (ie some) problems have arisen. 已经出现了一些问题. *
A large number of books have been stolen from the library. 图书馆遗失了很多书. *
The number of books stolen from the library is large. 图书馆遗失的书很多. *
We were fifteen in number, ie there were fifteen of us. 我们共计十五个人. 用法:
3 [sing] (fml 文) group; collection 组; 集体:
one of our number, ie one of us 我们中的一员 *
among their number, ie among them 在他们之中. 用法:
4 [C] (abbrs 缩写 No, no; US symb 美式的符号为 #) (used before a figure to indicate the place of sth in a series 用於数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号房间在旅馆的四楼. *
He's living at No 4, ie house number four. 他住在4号. *
No 10 (Downing Street) is the official residence of the British Prime Minister. （唐宁街）10号是英国首相府. 用法:
5 [C] issue of a periodical, newspaper, etc （期刊、 报纸等的）一期:
the current number of `Punch' 最近一期的《庞奇》杂志 *
back numbers (ie earlier issues) of `Nature' 过期的《自然》杂志. 用法:
6 [C] (music 音) song, dance, etc, esp in a theatrical performance 一首歌, 一段舞蹈（尤指在剧场演出的）:
sing a slow, romantic number 唱缓慢的浪漫的歌曲. 用法:
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 （名词和动词的）数（表示所叙述的事物或人是一个或是不止一个）:
`Men' is plural in number. men是复数形式. *
The subject of a sentence and its verb must agree in number. 句子的主语和动词的数必须一致. 用法:
8 [sing] (preceded by an adj or adjs 用於形容词之後) (sl 俚) item (eg a dress, car, etc) that is admired 喜爱的物品（如连衣裙、 汽车等）:
She was wearing a snappy little red number. 她身著一款时髦的红色连衣裙. *
That new Fiat is a fast little number. 那辆新的菲亚特是速度很快的汽车. 用法:
9 numbers [pl] (infml) arithmetic 算术; 计算:
He's not good at numbers. 他的算术不怎麽样. 用法:
10 (idm 习语) by `numbers following a sequence of instructions identified by numbers 根据数字顺序的指示:
drill movement by numbers 按口令的操练动作 *
painting by numbers 按数字顺序著色. 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、 动机等; 知道某人的底:
She pretends to be friendly but I've got her number; she just likes to know everything. 她装得挺亲热, 可我了解她的底; 她就是什麽事都爱打听. 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、 劫数等已到:
When the wheel came off the car I thought my number was up! 汽车轮一脱落, 我就想我算完了. number `one (infml) (a) oneself 自己:
You can depend on it that she'll always look after number one. 她总是关心自身的利益, 对这一点可以打包票.
(b) the most important (person or thing) 最重要的（人或事物）; 头号的:
This company is number one in the oil business. 这家公司在石油业中首屈一指. *
[attrib 作定语] the number one problem, project, etc 最重要的问题、 计画等. sb's opposite number => opposite. there's safety in numbers => safety. times without number => time1. weight of numbers => weight. number 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] give a number to (sth) 给（某事物）编号:
The doors were numbered 2, 4, 6 and 8. 这些门编为2、 4、 6、 8号. *
We'll number them from one to ten. 我们将给这些东西编为一至十号. 用法:
2 [In/pr] amount to (sth); add up to 计有; 总共:
We numbered 20 (ie There were 20 of us) in all. 我们共计20人. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) sb's/sth's days are numbered => day. 用法:
4 (phr v) number sb/sth among sth include sb/sth in a particular group 将某人[某事物]包括於某群体内:
I number her among my closest friends. 我把她归为挚友之列. *
I number that crash among the most frightening experiences of my life. 我认为那次事故是我一生中最可怕的遭遇. number off (military 军) call out one's number in a sequence 报数:
The soldiers numbered off, starting from the right-hand man. 士兵从右至左报数. |