num·ber
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈnʌmbə(r)/
/ˈnʌmbər/
Idioms - [countable] a word or symbol that represents an amount or a quantity
数字；数；数量 - Think of a number and multiply it by two.
想出一个数，然后乘以二。 - a high/low number
高位数；低位数 - even numbers (= 2, 4, 6, etc.)
偶数 - odd numbers (= 1, 3, 5, etc.)
奇数 - You owe me 27 dollars? Make it 30, that's a good round number.
你欠我 27 美元？凑到 30 吧，讨个整数好记。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa1- Add all the numbers together, divide by ten, and then take away twelve.
把这些数相加，除以 10，然后减去 12。 - Houses on this side of the road have even numbers.
马路这边的房子是偶数号。 - Many people think 13 is an unlucky number.
许多人认为 13 是个不吉利的数字。 - the winning numbers in tonight's lottery
今晚彩票的中奖号码 - That's quite a high number— think of a lower one.
这是一个相当高的数字——想想一个更低的数字。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- three-digit
- 16-digit
- cardinal
- …
- calculate
- add
- add together
- …
- in round numbers
- number crunching
- Think of a number and multiply it by two.
- [countable](abbreviation No., British English also No)(symbol #)used before a figure to show the position of something in a series
编号；序数 - They live at number 26.
他们住在 26 号。 - The song reached number 5 in the charts.
这首歌在排行榜中位列第 5。
- They live at number 26.
- [countable] (often in compounds) a set of figures that is used to identify something or communicate by phone, etc.
（电话等的）号码 - Ask for the customer's name and phone number.
问一下客户的姓名和电话号码。 - Customers can reach us by calling an 0800 number (= a free phone number in the UK).
客户可以通过拨打 0800 号码（= 英国的免费电话号码）联系我们。 - I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number (= wrong phone number).
对不起，我想你打错了。 - Call this number and ask to speak to John.
打这个号码，找约翰接电话。 - What is your account number, please?
请问你的账号是多少？ - Can I have your credit card number?
我可以知道你的信用卡号码吗？ - Please give your landline and mobile phone numbers.
请提供您的固定电话和手机号码。
Extra ExamplesTopics Phones, email and the interneta1- They exchanged numbers and agreed to go out for a drink one evening.
他们互留了电话号码，约定找个晚上出去喝一杯。 - What is your social security number, please?
请问你的社会保障号码是多少？ - He dialled the number, then changed his mind and hung up.
他拨了那个号码，随即却改变了主意，挂断了电话。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fax
- phone
- telephone
- …
- call
- dial
- phone
- …
- be busy
- be engaged
- be unobtainable
- …
- exchange numbers
- somebody’s name and number
- Ask for the customer's name and phone number.
- [countable] a quantity of people or things
数量；数额 - number of somebody/something A large number of people have applied for the job.
许多人申请了这工作。 - In a small number of cases the illness is fatal.
这种疾病在少数病例中是致命的。 - The number of homeless people has increased dramatically.
无家可归者的人数急剧增加了。 - The total number of students has doubled in the last six years.
过去六年里，学生总数翻了一番。 - Huge numbers of (= very many) animals have died.
有大量的动物死去。 - A number of (= some) problems have arisen.
已经出现了一些问题。 - I could give you any number of (= a lot of) reasons for not going.
我可以给你许多不去的理由。 - Use a pedometer to count the number of steps you take.
使用计步器来计算您所走的步数。 - Our aim is to reduce the number of road accidents.
我们的目标是减少道路事故的数量。 - This year we have increased the number of events from six to ten.
今年我们将活动数量从六场增加到十场。 - in number We were eight in number (= there were eight of us).
我们有八个人。 - Nurses are leaving the profession in increasing numbers.
越来越多的护士退出这一职业。 - Sheer weight of numbers (= the large number of soldiers) secured them the victory.
他们只是靠重兵取胜。 - The course will have to be repeated owing to pressure of numbers (= too many students).
由于人数压力（=学生太多），该课程必须重复进行。 - staff/student numbers
员工／学生数量
Extra Examples- Staff numbers were reduced because of budget cuts.
由于预算削减，员工人数有所减少。 - Anna counted the number of men standing around outside.
安娜数了数站在外面的人数。 - Conference organizers put the number of attendees at around 500.
会议组织者估计与会人数在 500 人左右。 - Factories had increased in number between the wars.
两次战争之间，工厂的数量增加了。 - Many people have died in the epidemic—the precise number is not known.
很多人死于这次流行病——具体数字不清楚。 - Shark numbers have dwindled as a result of hunting.
由于猎杀，鲨鱼的数量已经下降。 - The candidates received an equal number of votes.
候选人获得的选票数相同。 - The decline in numbers of young people means that fewer teachers will be needed.
年轻人数量的下降意味着对教师的需求也会减少。 - The paintings, twelve in number, are over 200 years old.
这些画共 12 幅，已经有 200 多年的历史了。 - We've had a fair number of complaints about the new phone system.
我们接到不少对新电话系统的投诉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- low
- …
- grow in
- increase in
- decrease in
- …
- go up
- grow
- increase
- …
- in number
- number of
- a decline in numbers
- a drop in numbers
- a growth in numbers
- …
- number of somebody/something A large number of people have applied for the job.
- [singular] (formal) a group or quantity of people
一群人；许多人 - one of our number (= one of us)
我们中的一人 - The prime minister is elected by MPs from among their number.
首相是下院议员从他们当中选出的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- low
- …
- grow in
- increase in
- decrease in
- …
- go up
- grow
- increase
- …
- in number
- number of
- a decline in numbers
- a drop in numbers
- a growth in numbers
- …
- one of our number (= one of us)
- [countable] (British English) the version of a magazine, etc. published on a particular day, in a particular month, etc.
期；号 - the October number of ‘Vogue’
《时尚》十月号 - The back numbers of ‘The Times’ were kept in a basement.
《泰晤士报》的旧号被保存在地下室里。
- the October number of ‘Vogue’
- [countable] a song or dance, especially one of several in a performance
一首歌，一段舞蹈（尤指演出的节目） - They sang a slow romantic number.
他们演唱了一首舒缓的浪漫歌曲。
- They sang a slow romantic number.
- [singular] (informal) (following one or more adjectives) a thing, such as a dress or a car, that is admired
令人羡慕的东西 - She was wearing a black velvet number.
她穿着一件时髦的黑天鹅绒礼服。
- She was wearing a black velvet number.
- [uncountable] the form of a word, showing whether one or more than one person or thing is being talked about
数（表示所叙述的人或事物是一个或多个） - The word ‘men’ is plural in number.
men 一词是复数形式。 - The subject of a sentence and its verb must agree in number.
句子的主语和动词的数必须一致。
- The word ‘men’ is plural in number.
word/symbol
position in series
telephone, etc.
quantity
group of people
magazine
song/dance
thing admired
grammar
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus.
Idioms
by numbers
- following a set of simple instructions identified by numbers
按数字指令 - painting by numbers
按数字顺序着色
- painting by numbers
by the numbers
- (North American English) following closely the accepted rules for doing something
严格遵循规则；一板一眼
a cushy number
- (British English) an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like
轻松的工作；美差；令人羡慕的轻松状态 - It’s all right for him—he’s got a very cushy number.
这对他来说没什么问题——他有一个非常轻松的号码。
- It’s all right for him—he’s got a very cushy number.
do a number on somebody/something
- (especially North American English, informal) to do something that will harm somebody/something, especially when it feels like it is done deliberately, from a desire to hurt (even if this is not actually the case)
做一些会伤害某人/某事的事情，特别是当感觉这是故意的，出于伤害的愿望（即使事实并非如此） - Throat cancer did a number on me a few years ago.
几年前，喉癌对我造成了很大的影响。 - The Covid-19 pandemic is doing a number on global stock markets.
Covid-19 大流行对全球股市造成了巨大影响。
- Throat cancer did a number on me a few years ago.
have (got) somebody’s number
- (informal) to know what somebody is really like and what they plan to do
了解某人的底细；对某人知根知底 - He thinks he can fool me but I've got his number.
他以为他能糊弄我，但我清楚他的真面目。
- He thinks he can fool me but I've got his number.
your number is up
- (informal) the time has come when you will die or lose everything
劫数已到；死期已至
numbers game
- a way of considering an activity, etc. that considers only the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
数字游戏（即只注重参与的人数、达成了几项结果等，而不考虑参与者是谁、结果是什么） - MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
在至关重要的表决临近时，下院议员们玩起了数字游戏。
- MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
your opposite number
- (informal) a person who does the same job as you in another organization
（另一个单位内）与自己职位相当的人 - The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House.
外交大臣现正和白宫的对等官员会谈。
- The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House.
there’s safety in numbers
- (saying) being in a group makes you safer and makes you feel more confident
人多保险
there's strength in numbers
- (saying) being in a group gives you more power
人多力量大；人多势众 - There's strength in numbers, so encourage your friends and family to join us.
人多力量大，鼓励你的亲朋好友参加吧。
- There's strength in numbers, so encourage your friends and family to join us.
weight of numbers
- the combined power, strength or influence of a group
人多势众；团队力量（或影响） - They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.
他们纯粹靠人多势众在争论中获胜。
- They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.