billion
US
UK billion, a billion, one billion, 1,000,000,000 n: invariable (thousand million, 10^9) (基数)
SC 十亿 shí yì
I bet you can't count to two billion!
那个国家有二十亿人口。
a billion, one billion, 1 billion, 1,000,000,000 adj: invariable (one thousand million in number, 10^9)
SC 十亿的 shí yì de
TC 十億的
TC 十億的
One celebrity donated one billion dollars to charity last year.
去年，一位名人向慈善机构捐款10亿美元。
billion adj: invariable (thousand million, 10^9)
SC 十亿的 shí yì de
TC 十億的
TC 十億的
There are seven billion people in the world.
全世界有70亿人口。
billion, a billion, one billion, 1,000,000,000 pron: invariable (people, things: thousand million, 10^9)
SC 十亿个
TC 十億個
TC 十億個
The world's population is predicted to go up by a billion over the next decade.
全球人口预期在未来十年内增加10亿。
a billion, one billion, 1 billion, 1,000,000,000 n: invariable (thousand million pounds or dollars, 10^9) (指金钱)
SC 十亿 shí yì
The profits last year topped one billion.
The government has pledged two billion to finance a new sports stadium.
去年的利润超过了10亿。// 政府已经承诺要投资20亿来打造一座全新体育场馆。
billions npl: (thousands of millions)
SC 数十亿个
TC 數十億個
TC 數十億個
I don't know exactly how many stars there are, but there must be billions.
我不知道天上到底有多少颗星星，起码有数十亿吧。
billions of [sth] adj: (thousands of millions in number)
SC 数十亿个人或物
There are billions of cells in the human body.
人体体内有数十亿个细胞。
the billions npl: (numbers: thousands of millions)
SC 数十亿
TC 數十億
TC 數十億
The number of stars in our galaxy is in the billions.
银河系中的恒星数量有数十亿之多。
billion, a billion, one billion n: UK, dated (million million, 10^12) (过时用语)
SC 万亿 wàn yì
Max thinks he can easily make a billion and retire early.
马克思自认为可以轻轻松松赚一万亿，然后早早退休。
billion, a billion, one billion adj: UK, dated (million million in number, 10^12) (过时用语)
SC 万亿的 wàn yì de
TC 萬億的
TC 萬億的
There are thought to be a billion bacteria in the human intestine.
一般认为，人体消化道中有数以万亿的细菌。
a billion [sth] adj: figurative, informal (many)
SC 无数的 wú shù de
TC 無數的
TC 無數的
SC 数不尽的
I can think of a billion things I'd do if I didn't have to work.
billions of [sth] adj: figurative, informal (many)
SC 成千上万个人或物
Kieron comes up with billions of excuses not to do his homework.
billion, a billion n: figurative, informal (any very large number)
SC 数目庞大
TC 數目龐大
TC 數目龐大
Have you seen the stars tonight? There must be a billion!
billions npl: (sum: thousands of millions)
SC 数十亿元
TC 數十億元
TC 數十億元
Frank has made billions from his invention.