1 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. 数;数字
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No, I don't know the room number.
不,我不知道房间号。
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Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street.
斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。
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The number 47 bus leaves in 10 minutes.
47路公共汽车10分钟后开车。
2 N-COUNT [adjective NOUN] (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. (同 large 或 small 连用,表示约数)数量,数目
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Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on. [+ of]
大量的采访在继续。
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I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents. [+ of]
我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。
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Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote. [+ of]
越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。
SYN amount, quantity, collection, total
3 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. 若干/许多
SYN several, a few, various
4 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. (排名)第…号
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...the world number one, Tiger Woods.
世界排名第一的泰格·伍兹
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Before you knew it, the single was at Number 90 in the US singles charts.
转眼之间这张单曲唱片已在美国单曲唱片排行榜上排名第90位了。
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Vikram Seth's 'A Suitable Boy' is number two in the best-seller lists.
维克拉姆·塞思的《如意郎君》在畅销书排行榜中排名第二。
5 VERB 总计;计有 If a group of people or things numbers a particular total, that is how many there are. 总计;计有 [Also V n + in]
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They told me that their village numbered 100. [V num]
他们告诉我他们村子有100人。
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This time the dead were numbered in hundreds, not dozens. [be VERB-ed + in]
这次死亡人数是数以百计,而非几十人。
SYN amount to, come to, total, add up to
6 N-COUNT 电话号码 A number is the series of numbers that you dial when you are making a telephone call. 电话号码
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Sarah sat down and dialled a number.
萨拉坐下来拨了一个电话号码。
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...a list of names and telephone numbers.
姓名和电话号码表
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My number is 414-3925.
我的电话号码是414-3925。
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'You must have a wrong number,' she said. 'There's no one of that name here.'
“你一定是拨错电话号码了,”她说:“这儿没有这个人。”
7 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 . 一段音乐;一首歌曲;一支舞
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...'Unforgettable', a number that was written and performed in 1951.
《难以忘怀》,一首1951年创作并演唱的歌曲
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Responsibility for the dance numbers was split between Robert Alton and the young George Balanchine.
舞蹈节目分别由罗伯特·奥尔顿和年轻的乔治·巴兰钦负责。
8 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. 把…算作;把…归入 [formal]
SYN include, count
9 VERB 把…编号;给…标号 If you number something, you mark it with a number, usually starting at 1. 把…编号;给…标号
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He cut his paper up into tiny squares, and he numbered each one. [VERB noun]
他把纸剪成了小方块,然后逐一编号。
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Each factor has been numbered. [VERB noun]
每个要素都编了号。
10 See also: opposite number prime number serial number
11 PHRASE [with poss] 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. 寿命不长;时日无多
12 PHRASE …中的一员 One of your number is a member of your group. …中的一员
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Scientists like the idea that one of their number is close to the seat of power.
科学家们欢迎他们中的一员接近权力中心的想法。
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One of our number has made a very interesting design of flooring, which has won a prize.
我们中的一名成员设计出了非常有趣的地板图案,还获了奖。
13 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. (非法的)彩票赌博,博彩 [US]
15 safety in numbers→see: safety
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