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| /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪ/ |
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| 1 | I to increase by a large amount 大量增加 |
| Within the last 10 years, both sales and profits have multiplied. 在过去的10年里，销售额和利润都大大增加。 |
| | 1a | T to increase something by a large amount 使大量增加 | | He has multiplied his fortune many times. 他已经使自己的财产增加了数倍。 | |
| | 1b | I to increase in number by producing new animals, plants, bacteria etc 繁殖 | | Even a slight increase in temperature will cause bacteria to multiply very rapidly. 即使是温度的略微上升都会导致细菌飞快地繁殖。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to add a number to itself a particular number of times 乘；使相乘 |
| multiply sth by sth If you multiply 3 by 3, you get 9. 3乘以3得9。 |
| multiply sth together Multiply the two figures together and that will give you the area. 将两个数字相乘，你将得出面积。 |
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