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Index Plural Indexed Number ˈɪndɪsiːz Alphabetical List Book

The word "index" can refer to a list of topics in a book (index), a system for measuring changes (index/indices), or a verb meaning to create such a list (to index) or to link a value to a changing index (to be indexed to). In mathematics, an index is a number indicating a power (index).

The word "index" can refer to a list of topics in a book (索引), a system for measuring changes (指数), or a verb meaning to create such a list (为…编索引) or to link a value to a changing index (使…指数化). In mathematics, an index is a number indicating a power (指数).

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The usual plural is indexes, but the form indices can be used for meaning 1. 复数通常为 indexes,但 indices 可以作为义项1的复数形式。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]指数 An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted.
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  • ...the UK retail price index.

    英国零售价格指数

  • ...economic indices.

    经济指数

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]索引 An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to.
  • Curiously, the word 'gay' does not occur in the index...

    奇怪的是,gay这个词没有出现在索引当中。

  • There's even a special subject index.

    甚至有一个专项索引。

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[VERB 动词]为(书等)编索引 If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it.
  [be V-ed]
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  [V n]
  • This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers...

    这个存量巨大的档案室的所有文件都已编了索引,可供研究人员使用。

  • Painters and sculptors are indexed separately...

    画家和雕刻家被分开,分别做了索引。

  • She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.

    她根据作者、年龄和插图画家分别为该书编了索引。

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[VERB 动词]使(与…)相应挂钩;使指数化 If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases.
  [be V-ed to n]
  [usu passive]
  • Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.

    最低养老金和最低工资要与通货膨胀挂钩。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]标志;迹象;指标 If one thing is an index of another, it indicates what the other thing will be like.
  [usu N of/to n]
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  • Weeds are an index to the character of the soil.

    杂草是反映土壤特征的一个指标。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](数学中的)指数 In mathematics, indices are the little numbers that show how many times you must multiply a number by itself. In the equation 32 = 9, the number 2 is an index.
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      Oxford index AWL / ˈɪndeks ; NAmE ˈɪndeks /
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      noun 1 ( plural in·dexes ) a list of names or topics that are referred to in a book, etc, usually arranged at the end of a book in alphabetical order or listed in a separate file or book 索引 Look it up in the index. 在索引中查找。 Author and subject indexes are available on a library database. 作者索引和学科索引可在图书馆的数据库中找到。 2 ( BrE) =
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      3 ( plural in·dexes or in·dices / ˈɪndɪsiːz ; NAmE ˈɪndɪsiːz / ) a system that shows the level of prices and wages, etc. so that they can be compared with those of a previous date (物价和工资等的)指数 the cost-of-living index 生活费用指数 The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning. 道琼斯指数今天上午下跌了 15 点。 stock-market indices 股市指数 house price indexes 房价指数 4 ( plural in·dices / ˈɪndɪsiːz ; NAmE ˈɪndɪsiːz / ) a sign or measure that sth else can be judged by 标志;指标;表征;量度 The number of new houses being built is a good index of a country's prosperity. 新建房屋的数量是国家繁荣的一个可靠指标。 5 ( usuallyindices [plural ] ) ( mathematics ) the small number written above a larger number to show how many times that number must be multiplied by itself. In the equation4 2 = 16, the number 2 is an index. 指数,幂(如在等式 4 2= 16 中,2 是指数)
      verb 1 indexsth to make an index of documents, the contents of a book, etc; to add sth to a list of this type 为…编索引;将…编入索引 All publications are indexed by subject and title. 所有出版物都按学科和名称编索引。 2 [usually passive ] indexsth (to sth) to link wages, etc. to the level of prices of food, clothing, etc. so that they both increase at the same rate 将(工资等)与(物价水平等)挂钩;使指数化 index / ˈɪndeks ; NAmE ˈɪndeks / in·dices / ˈɪndɪsiːz ; NAmE ˈɪndɪsiːz /
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      indexin‧dex1 /ˈɪndeks/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun [countable]
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      1 (plural indexes) an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc at the back of a book, with the numbers of the pages where they can be found2 (plural indexes) a set of cards or a database containing information, usually arranged in alphabetical order and used especially in a library3 (plural indices /ˈɪndəsiːz/) a standard by which the level of something can be judged or measuredindex of The changing size of an infant’s head is considered an index of brain growth.4 (plural indices /ˈɪndəsiːz/ or indexes) technical a system by which prices, costs etc can be compared to those of a previous date
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      1if documents, information etc are indexed, an index is made for them:  The reports are indexed by subject and location.2to arrange for the level of wages, pensions etc to increase or decrease according to the level of pricesbe indexed to something British English demands that wages be indexed to the rise in pricesbe indexed for something American English an amount indexed for inflationGRAMMAR Index is usually passive.indexation /ˌɪndekˈseɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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      [ˈɪndeks]indexed, indexing, indexes

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      索引(65%),指数(33%),指出(1%),编索引(1%)
      n.指标;指数;索引;指针
      vt.指出;编入索引中
      vi.做索引

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