[] ( No.) (often used with another noun 常与另一名词连用) a number used to identify sth or to communicate by telephone, etc. (电话等的)号码◆Give me your number and I'll call you back. 把电话号码给我,我会给你回电话。◆Please enter the number of the credit card you wish to use. 请输入你想使用的信用卡卡号。◆My account number is 002345. 我的账号是 002345。⨁a credit-card / fax / registration / telephone number 信用卡/传真/注册/电话号码⨁an account / invoice / order number 账号;发票/订单号码
[] a quantity of people or things 数量;数额◆A large number of people have applied for the job. 许多人已申请了这份工作。◆The number of companies working in this industry has increased dramatically. 干这一行的公司数量急剧增加了。◆Passenger numbers have been falling. 乘客人数一直在下降。◆There are a number of(= some) questions I'd like to raise. 我想提一些问题。◆People are buying environmentally friendly cars in increasing numbers. 购买环保车的人数日渐增加。HELP A plural verb is needed after a/an (large, small, etc.) number of …. 在 a / an (large、 small 等) number of …之後用复数动词。⨁a large / limited / record / small number 大量;少量;创纪录的数量;小量⨁the total number 总数⨁a declining / dwindling / growing / an increasing number 递减的/日益缩减的/日益上升的/日益增加的数量
[, ]an amount, used especially when talking about how a company or the economy is working (公司、经济运行等的)数字◆October's numbers were hit by poor sales earlier in the year. 十月份的数字受到了今年早些时候惨淡业绩的打击。◆The company posted worse-than-expected numbers. 公司公布了低於预期的数字。SYNfigures
●make the/your ˈnumbersto achieve the figures that have been predicted 达到预计目标◆Our salespeople are sure they will make their numbers. 我们的推销人员相信他们能达到预计目标。bank identification number box number DUNS™ number opposite number PIN number routing number serial number