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number number ★★★★★/nʌ̱mbə(r)/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]数；数字 A number is a word such as 'two', 'nine', or 'twelve', or a symbol such as 1, 3, or 47. You use numbers to say how many things you are referring to or where something comes in a series.   [usu with supp]No, I don't know the room number...不，我不知道房间号。Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street...斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。The number 47 bus leaves in 10 minutes.47路公共汽车10分钟后开车。2[N-COUNT	可数名词](同 large 或 small 连用，表示约数)数量，数目 You use number with words such as 'large' or 'small' to say approximately how many things or people there are.   [adj N]Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on...大量的采访在继续。I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents...我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote.越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。3[N-SING	单数名词]若干/许多 If there are a number of things or people, there are several of them. If there are any number of things or people, there is a large quantity of them.   [a/any N]I seem to remember that Sam told a number of lies...我好像记得萨姆说过不少谎话。There must be any number of people in my position.一定有很多人处在我这种境况。4[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词](排名)第…号 You can refer to someone's  or something's position in a list of the most successful or most popular of a particular type of thing as, for example, number one or number two.   [N num]...the world number one, Tiger Woods...世界排名第一的泰格·伍兹Before you knew it, the single was at Number 90 in the US singles charts...转眼之间这张单曲唱片已在美国单曲唱片排行榜上排名第90位了。Vikram Seth's 'A Suitable Boy' is number two in the best-seller lists.维克拉姆·塞思的《如意郎君》在畅销书排行榜中排名第二。5[VERB	动词]总计；计有 If a group of people or things numbers a particular total, that is how many there are.   [V num]  [be V-ed in num]  [Also V n in num]They told me that their village numbered 100...他们告诉我他们村子有100人。This time the dead were numbered in hundreds, not dozens.这次死亡人数是数以百计，而非几十人。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]电话号码 A number is the series of numbers that you dial when you are making a telephone call. Sarah sat down and dialled a number.萨拉坐下来拨了一个电话号码。...a list of names and telephone numbers...姓名和电话号码表My number is 414-3925...我的电话号码是414-3925。'You must have a wrong number,' she said. 'There's no one of that name here.'“你一定是拨错电话号码了，”她说：“这儿没有这个人。”7[N-COUNT	可数名词]一段音乐；一首歌曲；一支舞 You can refer to a short piece of music, a song, or a dance as a number . ...'Unforgettable', a number that was written and performed in 1951...《难以忘怀》，一首1951年创作并演唱的歌曲Responsibility for the dance numbers was split between Robert Alton and the young George Balanchine.舞蹈节目分别由罗伯特·奥尔顿和年轻的乔治·巴兰钦负责。8[VERB	动词]把…算作；把…归入 If someone or something is numbered among a particular group, they are believed to belong in that group.   [be V-ed among n]  [V n among n]  [FORMAL 正式]The Leicester Swannington Railway is numbered among Britain's railway pioneers...莱斯特—斯旺宁顿铁路被看作是英国最早的铁路之一。He numbered several Americans among his friends.他把几个美国人看成朋友。9[VERB	动词]把…编号；给…标号 If you number something, you mark it with a number, usually starting at 1.   [V n]He cut his paper up into tiny squares, and he numbered each one...他把纸剪成了小方块，然后逐一编号。Each factor has been numbered.每个要素都编了号。10See also:opposite number；prime number；serial number；  11[PHRASE	短语]寿命不长；时日无多 If you say that someone's or something's days are numbered, you mean that they will not survive or be successful for much longer.   [V inflects]Critics believe his days are numbered because audiences are tired of watching him.批评家猜想他走红的时间不会长了，因为观众现在厌倦了他的表演。12[PHRASE	短语]…中的一员 One of your number is a member of your group. Scientists like the idea that one of their number is close to the seat of power...科学家们欢迎他们中的一员接近权力中心的想法。One of our number has made a very interesting design of flooring, which has won a prize.我们中的一名成员设计出了非常有趣的地板图案，还获了奖。13[PHRASE	短语]See also:numbers game；(非法的)彩票赌博，博彩 If you refer to the numbers game ,the numbers racket, or the numbers, you are referring to an illegal lottery or illegal betting.   [AM 美]14  safety in numbers→see: safety；  number1 nounnumber2 verbnumbernum·ber1 /ˈnʌmbə $ -bər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1number [countable] a word or sign that represents an exact amount or quantity → numeral, figure:  They wrote various numbers on a large sheet of paper. Add all the numbers together.an even number (=2, 4, 6, 8 etc)an odd number (=1, 3, 5, 7 etc)a round number (=one ending in 0) A hundred pounds is a good round number. I’m no good with numbers.2phone [countable] a phone number:  My new number is 502–6155.somebody’s home/office/work number I gave him my home number.mobile/fax number What’s your mobile number? Sorry, you have the wrong number.3in a set/list [countable] a number used to show the position of something in an ordered set or list:  Answer question number 4. a number 17 bus →E number, No. 10, number one14for recognizing somebody/something [countable] a set of numbers used to name or recognize someone or somethingmodel/account etc number What is your account number, please? Press 1 to change the printer number. Did you get the number  (=registration number) of the car? →box number, PIN, serial number5amount [countable, uncountable] an amount of something that can be counted  SYN  quantitythe number of something The number of cars on our roads rose dramatically last year.a number of something We have been friends for a number of years.in number The condors have dwindled to an estimated sixty in number.GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• You use a singular verb after the number of: · The number of people is increasing.• You use a plural verb after a number of (=several): · A number of issues  were discussed.6numbers [plural] how many people there are, especially people attending an event or doing an activity together:  Can you give me some idea of numbers?student/client etc numbers Visitor numbers increase in the summer. The sheer weight of numbers (=large number of people) on stage made the performance more impressive.7music [countable] a piece of popular music that forms part of a longer performance:  Madonna sang several numbers from her latest album. →production number► see thesaurus at music8magazine [countable] British English a copy of a magazine or newspaper printed on a particular date  SYN  issuenumber of I was reading the latest number of ‘Surfing’. back numbers (=old copies) of ‘The Times’9have somebody’s number informal to understand something about someone that helps you deal with them:  Judy had always had his number.10 black/elegant etc (little) number informal a black, elegant  etc dress or suit, especially a woman’s:  She was wearing a chic little number.11somebody’s number comes up someone has the winning number in a competition12 somebody’s number is up (also somebody’s number has come up) informal a)used to say that someone will stop being lucky or successful b)used to say that someone will die – used humorously:  She told her husband she didn’t mind going when her number was up.13the numbers a)information about something that is shown using numbers:  Chris, have you got the numbers yet? b)an illegal game in the US in which people risk money on the appearance of a combination of numbers in a newspaper:  playing the numbers14by numbers if you do something by numbers, you do it in a basic way by following a set of simple instructions – used to show disapproval:  The last thing we want is teaching by numbers.15do a number on somebody/something informal to hurt or damage someone or something badly:  Tod really did a number on the old house. I don’t envy the new tenants.16beyond/without number literary if things are beyond number, there are so many of them that no one could count them all17group of people [uncountable] formal a group of peopleone/two/several etc of our/their number Only three of our number could speak Italian. They wanted to choose a leader from among their own number.18grammar [uncountable] technical the form of a word, depending on whether one thing or more than one thing is being talked about:  ‘Horses’ is plural in number, while ‘horse’ is singular.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivesa lucky number (=a number you think gives you good luck)· Three is my lucky number.an even number (=2, 4, 6, 8 etc)· All even numbers can be divided by 2.an odd number (=1, 3, 5, 7 etc)· You can’t work in pairs if you’ve got an odd number of people.a round number (=a number ending in zero)· A hundred is a nice round number.a positive number (=a number that is more than zero)· Maths is easier if you are dealing with positive numbers.a negative/minus number (=a number that is less than zero)· Can a negative number have a square root?a prime number (=a number such as 13 that can be divided only by itself and 1)· After 7, what is the next prime number?a cardinal number (=a number such as 1, 2, or 3 that shows how many of something there are)· Numbers go on to infinity, so there is no last cardinal number.an ordinal number (=a number such as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd that shows where something comes in a series or list)· The children learn about position and ordinal numbers when they stand in a line.a whole number (=a number that is not a fraction)verbsadd numbers together· Add the two numbers together and divide by three.add up numbers (=add several numbers together)· Write all the numbers down, then add them up.subtract one number from another· Subtract this number from the total.multiply one number by another· What happens if you multiply a positive number by a negative number?divide one number by another· You can’t divide a prime number by any other number, except 1.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 5adjectivesa large/great number· A large number of children were running around in the playground.a vast/huge number (=very large)· We’ve had a huge number of complaints.a high number· There seems to be no reason for the high number of suicides.a considerable/substantial/significant number (=quite a large number)· He received a substantial number of votes.· A considerable number of students left after the first year.a good number (=quite a lot)· He has written a good number of books for children.a small number· The class had only a small number of students.a low number· the low numbers of women involved in sports coachinga limited number (=quite small)· A limited number of copies were printed.a tiny number (=very small)· Only a tiny number of these animals remain in the wild.a growing/increasing number· An increasing number of women are entering the profession.verbsincrease the number of something· As you improve, increase the number of times you do each exercise.reduce the number of something· We need to reduce the number of cars on the road.a number increases/goes up/grows/rises· The number of mobile phones has increased dramatically.a number doubles (=becomes twice as big)· The number of road accidents has doubled in the last ten years.a number falls/drops/goes down/decreases/declines· The number of new houses being built is falling steadily.a number halves (=becomes twice as small)· The number of children failing at school has halved in recent years.phrasesin large/increasing/limited etc numbers· Birds nest here in large numbers.any number of something (=a very large number of them)· There have been any number of magazine articles about the celebrity couple.bring the number to 25, 120 etc· This will bring the number of jobs lost at the company to 85.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a big number of people/things’. Say  a large number of people/things.number1 nounnumber2 verbnumbernumber2 ●○○ verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[transitive] to give a number to something that is part of an ordered set or list:  They haven’t numbered the pages of the report. All the seats in the theatre are numbered. Each check is numbered consecutively. a numbering systemnumber something (from) 1 to 10/100 etc Number the questions 1 to 25.2[linking verb] if people or things number a particular amount, that is how many there are:  The population of the town numbered about 5,000. The men on strike now number 5% of the workforce.3somebody’s/something’s days are numbered used to say that someone or something cannot live or continue for much longer:  I knew my days were numbered at that firm.4number among something/be numbered among something formal to be included as one of a particular group:  He was a successful corporate lawyer who numbered among his clients JP Morgan and Standard Oil.5[transitive] literary to count something:  Who can number the stars?number off phrasal verb British English if soldiers number off, each one calls out their number when their turn comes SYN count off American English

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ESmchKwX9Q6iX3+No4aFklrIDR+RvZFQ3LBeuM/WgWTsBhKZsqwQDA6WDsmdAQmVUlUG2G1rI+uPVkW45V2/zKufjvx1qtO9x+rY8uqA60AZXdrwFdJ5EHoDKSoYrQRvRpi5SmqsUGXOpzU1fs854d7pBFhiLO1vEJo6r4QVHSfvvwy30y3SoAX4W+Gy/vX/pKDV+SJdlnoLtZM55U/qpIOdXcWIchlNELGVrXfJA48C             num·ber              ★                    /        ˈnʌmbə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈnʌmbər                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            number      numbers      numbered      numbering                            noun        ★                    word/symbol        单词；符号                    1        ★                  [countable          ]                          a word or symbol that represents an amount or a quantity            数字；数；数量                                    SYN                                                    figure                                                              ◆          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╱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 元？凑到 30 吧，讨个整数好记。                          ☞see also                      cardinal number            at            cardinal                         n.                           (2              )                                ,                                                    ordinal                                              ,                                                    prime number                                              ,                                                    whole number                                                                position in series        序列中的位置                    2        ★                  [countable          ]                          (          abbr.No.          )                          (          symb.#          )                          used before a figure to show the position of sth 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。                            telephone, etc.        电话等                    3        ★                  [countable          ]                          (            often in compounds              常构成复合词            )                    a            numberused to identify sth or communicate by telephone,            fax,etc.            （电话、传真等的）号码                                    ◆          My phone number is 266998.          我的电话号码是 266998。                          ◆          I'm sorry, I think you have the            wrong number            (= wrong telephone number).                    对不起，我想你打错了。                          ◆          What is your account number, please?          请问你的账号是多少？                          ☞see also                                                    box number                                              ,                                                    E-number                                              ,                                                    PIN                                              ,                                                    registration number                                              ,                                                    serial number                                                                quantity        量                    4        ★                  [countable          ]                          number(of sb/sth)                          a quantity of people or things            数量；数额                                    ◆          A large number of people have applied for the job.          许多人申请了这工作。                          ◆          The number of homeless people has increased dramatically.          无家可归者的人数急剧增加了。                          ◆          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。                          ◆          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。                          ◆          staff/student numbers          员工╱学生数量                                      HELP           A plural verb is needed after          a/an (large, small, etc.) number of….          在 a/an （large、small 等） number of ... 之后用复数动词。                            group of people        人群                    5                  [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。                            magazine        杂志                    6                  [countable          ]                          (            BrE)                    the version of a magazine, etc. published on a particular day, in a particular month, etc.            期；号                                    SYN                                                    issue                                                              ◆          the October number of ‘Vogue’          《时尚》十月号                          ☞see also                                                    back number                                                                song/dance        歌；舞蹈                    7                  [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.          他们演唱了一首缓慢的浪漫歌曲。                            thing admired        令人羡慕的东西                    8                  [singular          ]                          (            informal) (            following one or more adjectives              接在一个或多个形容词后            )                    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。                            grammar        语法                    9                  [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。                            IDIOMS              by ˈnumbers                              following a set of simple instructions identified by numbers              按数字指令                                            ◆            painting by numbers            按数字顺序着色                                      by the ˈnumbers                              (              NAmE)                        following closely the accepted rules for doing sth              循规蹈矩；一板一眼                                                  have (got) sb's ˈnumber                              (              informal)                        to know what sb 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。                                      your ˈnumber is up                              (              informal)                        the time has come when you will die or lose everything              劫数已到；死期已至                                                  ˈnumbers game                              a way of considering an activity, etc. that is concerned only with the number of people doing sth, things achieved, etc, not with who or what they are              数字游戏（即只注重参与的人数、事情的达成数等，而不考虑参与者是谁、事情是什么）                                            ◆            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。                                      ☞more at                                    cushy                              ,                                    opposite                                   adj.            ,                                    safety                              ,                                    weight                                   n.                                  verb                    make a series        排序                    1                  [transitive          ]                          to give a number to sth as part of a series or list            标号；给…编号                                    numbersth                          ◆          All the seats in the stadium are numbered.          运动场里所有的座位都编了号。                          ◆          I couldn't work out the numbering system for the hotel rooms.          我搞不清楚酒店房间的编号系统。                          numbersth from… to…                          ◆          Number the car's features from 1 to 10 according to importance.          将车的特征按重要性从 1 到 10 编号。                          numbersth + noun                          ◆          The doors were numbered 2, 4, 6 and 8.          门上的编号为 2、4、6 和 8。                            make sth as total        总计                    2                  [intransitive          ]                + noun                  to make a particular number when added together            总计；共计；数以…计                                    SYN                                                    add up to sth                                                              ◆          The crowd numbered more than a thousand.          聚集的人群共计一千多人。                          ◆          We numbered 20            (= there were 20 of us in the group).                    我们总共 20 人。                            include        包括                    3                  [transitive                ,         intransitive          ]                          (            formal)                    to include sb/sth in a particular group; to be included in a particular group            把…算作；（被）归入                                    numbersb/sth among sth                          ◆          I number her among my closest friends.          我把她算作我最好的朋友之一。                          numberamong sth                          ◆          He numbers among the best classical actors in Britain.          他被看作是英国最好的古典剧目演员之一。                          IDIOMsee                                                    day                                                                    num·ber              /        ˈnʌmbə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈnʌmbər                /             number[ˈnʌmbə(r)]numbered, numbering, numbs原型:number 是 numb 的比较级CET4CET6TEM4考研n2042018134698518075405113746758775v87942025196272555398604NOUN1428699860VERB832876560号码(33%)，数量(24%)，数字(22%)，编号(17%)，总计(3%)，把 ... 算作(1%)n.数；（杂志等的）期；号码；数字；算术vi.计入；总数达到vt.编号；计入；数…的数目；使为数有限

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Collins	number ★★★★★ /nʌ̱mbə(r)/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]数；数字 A number is a word such as 'two', 'nine', or 'twelve', or a symbol such as 1, 3, or 47. You use numbers to say how many things you are referring to or where something comes in a series. [usu with supp] No, I don't know the room number... 不，我不知道房间号。 Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street... 斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。 The number 47 bus leaves in 10 minutes. 47路公共汽车10分钟后开车。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](同 large 或 small 连用，表示约数)数量，数目 You use number with words such as 'large' or 'small' to say approximately how many things or people there are. [adj N] Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on... 大量的采访在继续。 I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents... 我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。 Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote. 越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。 3 [N-SING 单数名词]若干/许多 If there are a number of things or people, there are several of them. If there are any number of things or people, there is a large quantity of them. [a/any N] I seem to remember that Sam told a number of lies... 我好像记得萨姆说过不少谎话。 There must be any number of people in my position. 一定有很多人处在我这种境况。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](排名)第…号 You can refer to someone's or something's position in a list of the most successful or most popular of a particular type of thing as, for example, number one or number two. [N num] ...the world number one, Tiger Woods... 世界排名第一的泰格·伍兹 Before you knew it, the single was at Number 90 in the US singles charts... 转眼之间这张单曲唱片已在美国单曲唱片排行榜上排名第90位了。 Vikram Seth's 'A Suitable Boy' is number two in the best-seller lists. 维克拉姆·塞思的《如意郎君》在畅销书排行榜中排名第二。 5 [VERB 动词]总计；计有 If a group of people or things numbers a particular total, that is how many there are. [V num] [be V-ed in num] [Also V n in num] They told me that their village numbered 100... 他们告诉我他们村子有100人。 This time the dead were numbered in hundreds, not dozens. 这次死亡人数是数以百计，而非几十人。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]电话号码 A number is the series of numbers that you dial when you are making a telephone call. Sarah sat down and dialled a number. 萨拉坐下来拨了一个电话号码。 ...a list of names and telephone numbers... 姓名和电话号码表 My number is 414-3925... 我的电话号码是414-3925。 'You must have a wrong number,' she said. 'There's no one of that name here.' “你一定是拨错电话号码了，”她说：“这儿没有这个人。” 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一段音乐；一首歌曲；一支舞 You can refer to a short piece of music, a song, or a dance as a number . ...'Unforgettable', a number that was written and performed in 1951... 《难以忘怀》，一首1951年创作并演唱的歌曲 Responsibility for the dance numbers was split between Robert Alton and the young George Balanchine. 舞蹈节目分别由罗伯特·奥尔顿和年轻的乔治·巴兰钦负责。 8 [VERB 动词]把…算作；把…归入 If someone or something is numbered among a particular group, they are believed to belong in that group. [be V-ed among n] [V n among n] [FORMAL 正式] The Leicester Swannington Railway is numbered among Britain's railway pioneers... 莱斯特—斯旺宁顿铁路被看作是英国最早的铁路之一。 He numbered several Americans among his friends. 他把几个美国人看成朋友。 9 [VERB 动词]把…编号；给…标号 If you number something, you mark it with a number, usually starting at 1. [V n] He cut his paper up into tiny squares, and he numbered each one... 他把纸剪成了小方块，然后逐一编号。 Each factor has been numbered. 每个要素都编了号。 10 See also:opposite number ；prime number ；serial number ； 11 [PHRASE 短语]寿命不长；时日无多 If you say that someone's or something's days are numbered, you mean that they will not survive or be successful for much longer. [V inflects] Critics believe his days are numbered because audiences are tired of watching him. 批评家猜想他走红的时间不会长了，因为观众现在厌倦了他的表演。 12 [PHRASE 短语]…中的一员 One of your number is a member of your group. Scientists like the idea that one of their number is close to the seat of power... 科学家们欢迎他们中的一员接近权力中心的想法。 One of our number has made a very interesting design of flooring, which has won a prize. 我们中的一名成员设计出了非常有趣的地板图案，还获了奖。 13 [PHRASE 短语]See also:numbers game ；(非法的)彩票赌博，博彩 If you refer to the numbers game ,the numbers racket, or the numbers, you are referring to an illegal lottery or illegal betting. [AM 美] 14 safety in numbers→see: safety ；
Oxford	num·ber ★ / ˈnʌmbə(r) ; NAmE ˈnʌmbər / noun , verb number numbers numbered numbering noun ★ word/symbol 单词；符号 1 ★ [countable ] a word or symbol that represents an amount or a quantity 数字；数；数量 SYN figure ◆ 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╱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 元？凑到 30 吧，讨个整数好记。 ☞see also cardinal number at cardinal n. (2 ) , ordinal , prime number , whole number position in series 序列中的位置 2 ★ [countable ] ( abbr.No. ) ( symb.# ) used before a figure to show the position of sth 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。 telephone, etc. 电话等 3 ★ [countable ] ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) a numberused to identify sth or communicate by telephone, fax,etc. （电话、传真等的）号码 ◆ My phone number is 266998. 我的电话号码是 266998。 ◆ I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number (= wrong telephone number). 对不起，我想你打错了。 ◆ What is your account number, please? 请问你的账号是多少？ ☞see also box number , E-number , PIN , registration number , serial number quantity 量 4 ★ [countable ] number(of sb/sth) a quantity of people or things 数量；数额 ◆ A large number of people have applied for the job. 许多人申请了这工作。 ◆ The number of homeless people has increased dramatically. 无家可归者的人数急剧增加了。 ◆ 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。 ◆ 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。 ◆ staff/student numbers 员工╱学生数量 HELP A plural verb is needed after a/an (large, small, etc.) number of…. 在 a/an （large、small 等） number of ... 之后用复数动词。 group of people 人群 5 [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。 magazine 杂志 6 [countable ] ( BrE) the version of a magazine, etc. published on a particular day, in a particular month, etc. 期；号 SYN issue ◆ the October number of ‘Vogue’ 《时尚》十月号 ☞see also back number song/dance 歌；舞蹈 7 [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. 他们演唱了一首缓慢的浪漫歌曲。 thing admired 令人羡慕的东西 8 [singular ] ( informal) ( following one or more adjectives 接在一个或多个形容词后 ) 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。 grammar 语法 9 [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。 IDIOMS by ˈnumbers following a set of simple instructions identified by numbers 按数字指令 ◆ painting by numbers 按数字顺序着色 by the ˈnumbers ( NAmE) following closely the accepted rules for doing sth 循规蹈矩；一板一眼 have (got) sb's ˈnumber ( informal) to know what sb 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。 your ˈnumber is up ( informal) the time has come when you will die or lose everything 劫数已到；死期已至 ˈnumbers game a way of considering an activity, etc. that is concerned only with the number of people doing sth, things achieved, etc, not with who or what they are 数字游戏（即只注重参与的人数、事情的达成数等，而不考虑参与者是谁、事情是什么） ◆ 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。 ☞more at cushy , opposite adj. , safety , weight n. verb make a series 排序 1 [transitive ] to give a number to sth as part of a series or list 标号；给…编号 numbersth ◆ All the seats in the stadium are numbered. 运动场里所有的座位都编了号。 ◆ I couldn't work out the numbering system for the hotel rooms. 我搞不清楚酒店房间的编号系统。 numbersth from… to… ◆ Number the car's features from 1 to 10 according to importance. 将车的特征按重要性从 1 到 10 编号。 numbersth + noun ◆ The doors were numbered 2, 4, 6 and 8. 门上的编号为 2、4、6 和 8。 make sth as total 总计 2 [intransitive ] + noun to make a particular number when added together 总计；共计；数以…计 SYN add up to sth ◆ The crowd numbered more than a thousand. 聚集的人群共计一千多人。 ◆ We numbered 20 (= there were 20 of us in the group). 我们总共 20 人。 include 包括 3 [transitive , intransitive ] ( formal) to include sb/sth in a particular group; to be included in a particular group 把…算作；（被）归入 numbersb/sth among sth ◆ I number her among my closest friends. 我把她算作我最好的朋友之一。 numberamong sth ◆ He numbers among the best classical actors in Britain. 他被看作是英国最好的古典剧目演员之一。 IDIOMsee day num·ber / ˈnʌmbə(r) ; NAmE ˈnʌmbər /
LDC	number1 noun number2 verb numbernum·ber1 /ˈnʌmbə $ -bər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1number [countable] a word or sign that represents an exact amount or quantity → numeral, figure: They wrote various numbers on a large sheet of paper. Add all the numbers together.an even number (=2, 4, 6, 8 etc)an odd number (=1, 3, 5, 7 etc)a round number (=one ending in 0) A hundred pounds is a good round number. I’m no good with numbers.2phone [countable] a phone number: My new number is 502–6155.somebody’s home/office/work number I gave him my home number.mobile/fax number What’s your mobile number? Sorry, you have the wrong number.3in a set/list [countable] a number used to show the position of something in an ordered set or list: Answer question number 4. a number 17 bus → E number , No. 10 , number one1 4for recognizing somebody/something [countable] a set of numbers used to name or recognize someone or somethingmodel/account etc number What is your account number, please? Press 1 to change the printer number. Did you get the number (=registration number) of the car? → box number , PIN , serial number 5amount [countable, uncountable] an amount of something that can be counted SYN quantitythe number of something The number of cars on our roads rose dramatically last year.a number of something We have been friends for a number of years.in number The condors have dwindled to an estimated sixty in number.GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• You use a singular verb after the number of: · The number of people is increasing.• You use a plural verb after a number of (=several): · A number of issues were discussed.6numbers [plural] how many people there are, especially people attending an event or doing an activity together: Can you give me some idea of numbers?student/client etc numbers Visitor numbers increase in the summer. The sheer weight of numbers (=large number of people) on stage made the performance more impressive.7music [countable] a piece of popular music that forms part of a longer performance: Madonna sang several numbers from her latest album. → production number ► see thesaurus at music 8magazine [countable] British English a copy of a magazine or newspaper printed on a particular date SYN issuenumber of I was reading the latest number of ‘Surfing’. back numbers (=old copies) of ‘The Times’9have somebody’s number informal to understand something about someone that helps you deal with them: Judy had always had his number.10 black/elegant etc (little) number informal a black, elegant etc dress or suit, especially a woman’s: She was wearing a chic little number.11somebody’s number comes up someone has the winning number in a competition12 somebody’s number is up (also somebody’s number has come up) informal a)used to say that someone will stop being lucky or successful b)used to say that someone will die – used humorously: She told her husband she didn’t mind going when her number was up.13the numbers a)information about something that is shown using numbers: Chris, have you got the numbers yet? b)an illegal game in the US in which people risk money on the appearance of a combination of numbers in a newspaper: playing the numbers14by numbers if you do something by numbers, you do it in a basic way by following a set of simple instructions – used to show disapproval: The last thing we want is teaching by numbers.15do a number on somebody/something informal to hurt or damage someone or something badly: Tod really did a number on the old house. I don’t envy the new tenants.16beyond/without number literary if things are beyond number, there are so many of them that no one could count them all17group of people [uncountable] formal a group of peopleone/two/several etc of our/their number Only three of our number could speak Italian. They wanted to choose a leader from among their own number.18grammar [uncountable] technical the form of a word, depending on whether one thing or more than one thing is being talked about: ‘Horses’ is plural in number, while ‘horse’ is singular.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivesa lucky number (=a number you think gives you good luck)· Three is my lucky number.an even number (=2, 4, 6, 8 etc)· All even numbers can be divided by 2.an odd number (=1, 3, 5, 7 etc)· You can’t work in pairs if you’ve got an odd number of people.a round number (=a number ending in zero)· A hundred is a nice round number.a positive number (=a number that is more than zero)· Maths is easier if you are dealing with positive numbers.a negative/minus number (=a number that is less than zero)· Can a negative number have a square root?a prime number (=a number such as 13 that can be divided only by itself and 1)· After 7, what is the next prime number?a cardinal number (=a number such as 1, 2, or 3 that shows how many of something there are)· Numbers go on to infinity, so there is no last cardinal number.an ordinal number (=a number such as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd that shows where something comes in a series or list)· The children learn about position and ordinal numbers when they stand in a line.a whole number (=a number that is not a fraction)verbsadd numbers together· Add the two numbers together and divide by three.add up numbers (=add several numbers together)· Write all the numbers down, then add them up.subtract one number from another· Subtract this number from the total.multiply one number by another· What happens if you multiply a positive number by a negative number?divide one number by another· You can’t divide a prime number by any other number, except 1.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 5adjectivesa large/great number· A large number of children were running around in the playground.a vast/huge number (=very large)· We’ve had a huge number of complaints.a high number· There seems to be no reason for the high number of suicides.a considerable/substantial/significant number (=quite a large number)· He received a substantial number of votes.· A considerable number of students left after the first year.a good number (=quite a lot)· He has written a good number of books for children.a small number· The class had only a small number of students.a low number· the low numbers of women involved in sports coachinga limited number (=quite small)· A limited number of copies were printed.a tiny number (=very small)· Only a tiny number of these animals remain in the wild.a growing/increasing number· An increasing number of women are entering the profession.verbsincrease the number of something· As you improve, increase the number of times you do each exercise.reduce the number of something· We need to reduce the number of cars on the road.a number increases/goes up/grows/rises· The number of mobile phones has increased dramatically.a number doubles (=becomes twice as big)· The number of road accidents has doubled in the last ten years.a number falls/drops/goes down/decreases/declines· The number of new houses being built is falling steadily.a number halves (=becomes twice as small)· The number of children failing at school has halved in recent years.phrasesin large/increasing/limited etc numbers· Birds nest here in large numbers.any number of something (=a very large number of them)· There have been any number of magazine articles about the celebrity couple.bring the number to 25, 120 etc· This will bring the number of jobs lost at the company to 85.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a big number of people/things’. Say a large number of people/things. number1 noun number2 verb numbernumber2 ●○○ verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[transitive] to give a number to something that is part of an ordered set or list: They haven’t numbered the pages of the report. All the seats in the theatre are numbered. Each check is numbered consecutively. a numbering systemnumber something (from) 1 to 10/100 etc Number the questions 1 to 25.2[linking verb] if people or things number a particular amount, that is how many there are: The population of the town numbered about 5,000. The men on strike now number 5% of the workforce.3somebody’s/something’s days are numbered used to say that someone or something cannot live or continue for much longer: I knew my days were numbered at that firm.4number among something/be numbered among something formal to be included as one of a particular group: He was a successful corporate lawyer who numbered among his clients JP Morgan and Standard Oil.5[transitive] literary to count something: Who can number the stars?number off phrasal verb British English if soldiers number off, each one calls out their number when their turn comes SYN count off American English
WDF	number [ˈnʌmbə(r)]numbered, numbering, numbs原型:number 是 numb 的比较级 CET4CET6TEM4考研 n204 201813 46985 18075 40511 37467 58775 v8794 2025 196 272 555 398 604 NOUN142 8699860 VERB8328 76560 号码(33%)，数量(24%)，数字(22%)，编号(17%)，总计(3%)，把 ... 算作(1%) n.数；（杂志等的）期；号码；数字；算术 vi.计入；总数达到 vt.编号；计入；数…的数目；使为数有限

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