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N-COUNT
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.
例句
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。
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(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.
例句
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。
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N-SING
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.
例句
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。
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N-UNCOUNT
(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.
例句
...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。
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VERB
总计;计有
If a group of people or things numbers a particular total, that is how many there are.
例句
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。
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电话号码
A number is the series of numbers that you dial when you are making a telephone call.
例句
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
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N-COUNT
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 .
例句
...'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。
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VERB
把…算作;把…归入
If someone or something is numbered among a particular group, they are believed to belong in that group.
例句
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。
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VERB
把…编号;给…标号
If you number something, you mark it with a number, usually starting at 1.
例句
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。
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PHRASE
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.
例句
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。
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PHRASE
…中的一员
One of your number is a member of your group.
例句
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。
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PHRASE
(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.