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num.ber AMOUNTH5nQm7bE5, $-bLn [U + sing/pl v]an amount or total数目，总数The number of people killed in road 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.属于这个病例的人数持续上升。A small number of children are educated at home.(slightly fml) A small number of children is educated at home.少数孩子在家接受教育。一小部分孩子在家接受教育。A large number of (= Many) invitations have been sent.已发出了许多邀请。(slightly fml) A large number of invitations has been sent.已发出了一大批邀请。Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in number (= there were not many of them).投诉信出乎意料地少。A number of things is several of them.若干I decided not to go for a number of reasons.出于若干理由，我决定不去了。Any number of things is a lot of them.许多There are any number of kinds of pasta on sale in that shop.那家店正在出售各种各样的面食。If people or things are beyond/without number, there are too many of them to be counted.数不胜数的（地）; 无数的（地）An earthquake in the city could result in deaths beyond number.发生在城市里的地震会导致无数人的死亡。One or more of a group's number is a member of that group.小组成员One of our number on the trip fell ill.旅途中我们小组的一个成员病了。
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