单词 | million |
释义 | million¹ 1.(number)百万 The population has risen to five million.人口已增至500万。 2.(sum of money)一百万(英镑);一百(万元) By the age of 30 he had made his first million.在30岁时, 他就挣到人生第一个一百万。 idiom million² ◆to be gone a million<澳,非正式>完蛋;垮掉;陷入麻烦 ◆one in a million + person万里挑一者 Where would I be without you? You're one in a million.我怎么能没有你?你可是万里挑一的人物。 + chance, opportunity极罕见的情况 Health officials described the contamination as a 'one in a million chance'.卫生官员称这次污染是“极其罕见的小概率事件”。 This is a one in a million opportunity and we are looking forward to the challenge.这是一次千载难逢的机会, 我们期待着迎接挑战。 1.(as number)一百万的 Up to five million tourists a year visit the city.每年有多达500万名游客到访这座城市。 More than three million people lack basic sanitation.超过300万人缺乏基本的卫生设施。 a million yearsorone million years100万年 a million years ago100万年前 2.a million (a lot)千百万;无数;大量 I've got a million emails to answer.我有很多封电子邮件要回。 a million times无数次 I've told him not to do that a million times.我已经无数次告诉他不要那样做。 idiom million³ ◆a million miles相去甚远;差异巨大 The situation isn't perfect but it's a million miles better than before.情况并不尽如人意, 但已经比之前好了不知多少倍。 The vocalist sounds not a million miles away from Janis Joplin.这名歌手听上去并不比贾妮斯•乔普林差很多。 ◆never in a million years从不, 决不(用在否定句中加强语气) I never dreamt in a million years that I'd reach the age of 60.我做梦也绝对想不到我能活到60岁。 I'd never have recommended him in a million years.我永远不会推荐他的。 一百万个人(或事物) Some 50,000 people have died and a million and a half have been left homeless.大约5万人死亡, 150万人无家可归。 See alsomillions idiom ◆thanks a million!万分感谢! Thanks a million! It's just what I wanted!万分感谢!这正是我想要的! He told fans: 'Thanks a million for turning up and supporting us.'他对粉丝们说:“万分感谢你们到场支持我们。” |
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