[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)成倍地增加；(使)大量地增加 When something multiplies or when you multiply it, it increases greatly in number or amount.
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Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...
这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
Her husband multiplied his demands on her time.
她丈夫需要她的时间大大增加。
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[VERB 动词]繁殖；滋生 When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young.
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These creatures can multiply quickly.
这些动物能迅速繁殖。
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[VERB 动词]乘；使相乘 If you multiply one number by another, you add the first number to itself as many times as is indicated by the second number. For example 2 multiplied by 3 is equal to 6.
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What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
9乘以6得多少？
...the remarkable ability to multiply huge numbers correctly without pen or paper.
不借助纸笔而能正确计算大数字乘积的非凡能力
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multi·ply★/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ; NAmEˈmʌltɪplaɪ/verb(multi·plies,multi·ply·ing,multi·plied,multi·plied)1★[intransitive , transitive ]to add a number to itself a particular number of times 乘；乘以◆The children are already learning to multiply and divide.孩子们已经开始学习乘法和除法了。multiplyA by B ◆2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (2×4 = 8)*2 乘以 4 等于 8。 multiplyA and B (together) ◆Multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.*2 和 6 相乘得 12。 2★[intransitive , transitive ]to increase or make sth increase very much in number or amount 成倍增加；迅速增加◆Our problems have multiplied since last year.自去年以来，我们的问题成倍增加。multiplysth ◆Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer.抽烟会大大增加得癌症的风险。3[intransitive , transitive ]( biology 生) to reproduce in large numbers; to make sth do this （使）繁殖，增殖◆Rabbits multiply rapidly.兔子繁殖迅速。multiplysth ◆It is possible to multiply these bacteria in the laboratory.在实验室里繁殖这些细菌是可以做到的。multiplymultipliesmultipliedmultiplyingmulti·ply/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ; NAmEˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
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multiplymul‧ti‧ply /ˈmʌltəplaɪ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle multiplied, present participle multiplying, third person singular multiplies)
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1[intransitive, transitive] to do a calculation in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times → divide: Children will learn to multiply in the second grade.multiply something by something Multiply the total by 12.2[intransitive, transitive] to increase by a large amount or number, or to make something do this: The amount of information available has multiplied. Smoking multiplies the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.3[intransitive] to breed: Bacteria multiply quickly in warm food.
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