mul·ti·ple
adjective OPAL W
/ˈmʌltɪpl/
/ˈmʌltɪpl/
[only before noun]数量多的;多种多样的 - The shape appears multiple times within each painting.
该图形在各幅画中都出现多次。 - research based on multiple sources
基于多源信息的研究 - multiple copies of documents
各种文件的多个副本 - a story that works on multiple levels
含有多重寓意的小说 - a multiple entry visa
多次入境签证 - a multiple birth (= several babies born to a mother at one time)
多胎分娩 - a multiple pile-up (= a crash involving many vehicles)
连环车祸 - Buyers can acquire single or multiple units.
买家可以购买单个或多个单位。 - a house in multiple ownership/occupancy (= owned/occupied by several different people or families)
多户所有/使用的房屋
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMultiple is used with these nouns:- birth
- choice
- collision
- …
- The shape appears multiple times within each painting.
- (of a disease or injury) complex in its nature or effects; affecting several parts of the body
多重的;多发性的 - She suffered multiple injuries in the crash.
她在撞击中多处受伤。 - multiple fractures of the pelvis
骨盆多处骨折 - patients with multiple organ failure
多器官功能衰竭患者 - There were multiple stab wounds on his body.
他的身上有多处刀伤。
- She suffered multiple injuries in the crash.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin multiplus, alteration of Latin multiplex ‘multiple’.