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Multiple Number Smaller Person Talking Divided N N Count

英语单词 multiple
英美音标 英 ['mʌltɪpl] 美 ['mʌltɪpl]
中文释义 adj.多种多样的;许多的
n.倍数;并联
英语例句 (1) He is the person with multiple injuries.
(2) A multiple crash can often be seen on that motorway.
(3) Words can have multiple meanings.
中文例句 (1) 他就是那个多处受伤的人。
(2) 那条公路上的联环撞车事故很多。
(3) 词汇可以有许多释义。
vocabulary简明 When you're talking about more than one, you're talking about multiple things. A machine with many fixtures has multiple parts. A person that seems like two totally different people on different days might have multiple personalities.
vocabulary扩展 The word multiple comes from the Latin multiplus meaning "manifold." When something exists in multiple forms, it's manifold, or has many kinds. Think of a multiplex theater that can show multiple movies at once. Walk through a garden full of flowers and you'll see multiple kinds of blooms. A multiple is also a number that can be divided into another number without a remainder. Multiples of five, for example are ten, fifteen, twenty... — you get the picture.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ 形容词]多部分的;涉及多人的;有多种用途的 You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many uses.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • He died of multiple injuries...

    他死于多处受伤。

  • The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.

    最常见的多胎是双胞胎,两个婴儿同时出生。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]倍数 If one number is a multiple of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number.
  [N of n]
  • Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six.

    他们的数制源自古巴比伦人,以数字6的倍数为基数。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]连锁商店;连锁店 A multiple or a multiple store is a shop with a lot of branches in different towns.
  [BRIT 英]
  • It made it almost impossible for the smaller retailer to compete against the multiples.

    这使得小零售商几乎不可能跟连锁店竞争。

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