mag·ic num·ber
noun/ˌmædʒɪk ˈnʌmbə(r)/
/ˌmædʒɪk ˈnʌmbər/
- a figure that has a special meaning
有特殊意义的数字 - She needs to reach the magic number of 270 votes to win the White House.
得票数需要达到 270 这个奇妙数字，她才能入主白宫。 - Eighteen holes isn't a magic number for the average golfer.
对于普通高尔夫球手来说，十八洞并不是一个神奇的数字。
- She needs to reach the magic number of 270 votes to win the White House.
- (in baseball) the combined number of wins by the team currently in first place in the league and losses by the team in second place that must be reached for the team in first place to win the title
魔术数：目前在联赛中排名第一的球队所获得的胜利数与排名第二的球队所损失的总和，必须获得第一名的球队才能获得冠军头衔 - The Cardinals have won only three of eight, but reduced their magic number for clinching the division to four.
红雀队在八场比赛中只赢了三场，但他们锁定分区的神奇数字减少到了四场。
- The Cardinals have won only three of eight, but reduced their magic number for clinching the division to four.