单词 | multiply |
释义 | multiply v (pt, pp -lied) 1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ A by B/~ A and B (together) add a number to itself a particular number of times 乘 children learning to multiply and divide 学习乘法和除法的儿童 2 and 3 multiply to make 6, ie 2 x 3 = 2 + 2 + 2 = 6. 2和3相乘得6. 2 multiplied by 4 makes 8, ie 2 x 4 = 8. 2乘以4得8. One can make 12 by multiplying 2 and 6 (together) or 4 and 3 (together), ie 12 = 2 x 6 or 4 x 3. 以2、 6或4、 3相乘可得12. 2 [I, Tn] increase (sth) in number or quantity 增多, 增加(某事物) Our problems have multiplied since last year. 自去年以来我们的问题增多了. Buy lots of raffle tickets and multiply your chances of success. 多买彩票, 增加你中奖的机会. 3 [I, Tn] (biology 生) (cause sb/sth to) produce large numbers of offspring by procreation, fertilization, etc (使某人[某物])繁殖, 增殖 Rabbits multiply rapidly. 兔子繁殖得很快. It is possible to multiply bacteria and other living organisms in the laboratory. 在实验室能够繁殖细菌和其他生物. |
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