multiply
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IELTSTOEFLGRE高考四级六级考研B2
释义
v.
To add a number to itself a given number of times; to perform multiplication
乘,相乘
v.
To increase greatly in number; to reproduce or breed
大量增加;繁殖,增殖
词根拆分
词根派生multi-(多)+ ply(plic 穿了法语外衣的形态,"折")="多重折叠"。把一条纸反复折叠很多次,层数飞快堆起来——这种叠加就是相乘。数学上,相乘就是把一个量反复折进自己;生物上,事物通过一份接一份地折出副本来繁殖。
词根 plic 还连着 55 个词常用搭配
- 1.multiply by乘以
- 2.multiply rapidly迅速增殖
- 3.multiply the number把数字相乘
例句
- 1.
Multiply six by seven and you get forty-two.
六乘以七等于四十二。
- 2.
Rabbits multiply quickly when food is plentiful.
食物充足时兔子繁殖得很快。
- 3.
Her problems seemed to multiply overnight.
她的麻烦似乎一夜之间成倍增加。