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multiply 英 [ˈmʌltɪplaɪ] 美 [ˈmʌltɪplaɪ] |
vt.& vi. 乘; （使）相乘; （使）增加; （使）繁殖; 词根：multi很多,很多+ply折→折多次→乘 |
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multi- 表示"很多,很多" |
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形近词
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multimedia 英 [ˌmʌltiˈmi:diə] 美 [ˌmʌltiˈmidiə, -taɪ-] |
adj. 多媒体的; 词根：multi很多,很多+media媒介→adj.多媒体的 n.多媒体, 多媒体的采用 |
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multicultural 英 [ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl] 美 [ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl] |
adj. 多种文化的，反映多种文化的，适合于多种文化的; 词根：multi很多,很多+cultural文化的→adj.多种文化的 |
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multiple 英 [ˈmʌltɪpl] 美 [ˈmʌltɪpl] |
adj. 多重的; 多个的; 复杂的; 多功能的; n. <数>倍数; [电工学]并联; 连锁商店; 下有多个分社的旅行社; 词根：multi很多,很多+ple→多的→多功能的 |
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multilingual 英 [ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl] 美 [ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl]
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adj. 使用多种语言的; 词根：multi很多,很多+lingual语言的→adj. 多种语言的 |
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multiply
英[ˈmʌltɪplaɪ] 美[ˈmʌltɪplaɪ]
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vt.& vi. 乘;（使）相乘;（使）增加;（使）繁殖;
词根：multi很多,很多+ply折→折多次→乘
①(V-ERG) (使)成倍地增加;(使)大量地增加
When something multiplies or when you multiply it, it increases greatly innumber or amount.
●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。
②(VERB) 繁殖;滋生
When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young.
●These creatures can multiply quickly.
这些动物能迅速繁殖。
③(VERB) 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.
●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 orpaper.
不借助纸笔而能正确计算大数字乘积的非凡能力
形近词：
1、multimedia
英[ˌmʌltiˈmi:diə] 美[ˌmʌltiˈmidiə, -taɪ-]
adj. 多媒体的;
词根：multi很多,很多+media媒介→adj.多媒体的 n.多媒体, 多媒体的采用
①(N-UNCOUNT) 多媒体
You use multimedia to refer to computer programs and products which involvesound, pictures, and film, as well as text.
●...the case of an insurance company using multimedia to improve customerservice in its branches.
保险公司使用多媒体改进其分支机构的客户服务的例子
●...the next generation of computers, which will be 'multimedia machines' that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics.
将来的新一代电脑，即允许用户操控声音、录像、文本和制图的“多媒体机”
②(N-UNCOUNT) (教学中)多媒体的使用
In education, multimedia is the use of television and other different media in a lesson, as well as books.
③(N-UNCOUNT) (艺术中)多种材料的使用
In art, multimedia is the use of different kinds of material in a painting,sculpture or performance.
2、multicultural
英[ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl] 美[ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl]
adj. 多种文化的，反映多种文化的，适合于多种文化的;
词根：multi很多,很多+cultural文化的→adj.多种文化的
①(ADJ-GRADED) 融合(或包含)多种文化的;多元文化的
Multicultural means consisting of or relating to people of many different nationalities and cultures.
●...children growing up in a multicultural society...
在多元文化社会中长大的孩子们
●The school has been attempting to bring a multicultural perspective to its curriculum.
这所学校已经在尝试将一种多元文化视角引入其课程。
3、multiple
英 [ˈmʌltɪpl] 美 [ˈmʌltɪpl]
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adj. 多重的; 多个的; 复杂的; 多功能的;
n. <数>倍数; [电工学]并联; 连锁商店; 下有多个分社的旅行社;
词根：multi很多,很多+ple→多的→多功能的
① (ADJ-GRADED) 单调乏味的;毫无变化的
Something that is monotonous is very boring because it has a regular, repeated pattern which never changes.
● It's monotonous work, likemost factory jobs...
与工厂大部分工作一样，这份工作也很单调乏味。
● The food may get a bitmonotonous, but there'll be enough of it.
饭菜可能会有些单一，但管够。
4、multilingual
英 [ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl] 美 [ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl]
adj. 使用多种语言的;
词根：multi很多,很多+lingual语言的→adj. 多种语言的
① (ADJ) 多部分的;涉及多人的;有多种用途的
You use multiple to describe thingsthat consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many uses.
● He died of multiple injuries...
他死于多处受伤。
● The most common multiple births aretwins, 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) 倍数
If one number is a multiple of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number.
● Their numerical system, derived from theBabylonians, 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) 连锁商店;连锁店
A multiple or a multiple store is a shop with a lot of branches indifferent towns.
● It made it almost impossible for thesmaller retailer to compete against the multiples.
这使得小零售商几乎不可能跟连锁店竞争。