| 单词 | number |
| 释义 | number number // noun, verb
■ noun
BANK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, BOX NUMBER, DUNS™ NUMBER, OPPOSITE NUMBER, PIN NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER, WHISPER NUMBER
1 [C] (abbr No.) (often used with another noun) a number used to identify sth or to communicate by telephone, etc: Give me your number and I'll call you back. Please enter the number of the credit card you wish to use. My account number is 002345. Customers place orders via 800 numbers that ring in a central office.
a credit-card/fax/registration/telephone number ◆ an account/invoice/order number
2 [C] a quantity of people or things: A large number of people have applied for the job. The number of companies working in this industry has increased dramatically. Passenger numbers have been falling. There are a number of (= some) questions I'd like to raise. People are buying environmentally friendly cars in increasing numbers. HELP NOTE A plural verb is needed after a/an (large, small, etc.) number of ....
a large/limited/record/small number ◆ the total number ◆ a declining/dwindling/growing/increasing
3 [C, usually pl.] an amount, used especially when talking about how a company or the economy is working: October's numbers were hit by poor sales earlier in the year. The company posted worse-than-expected numbers. The numbers added fresh pressure to the dollar, which fell to a four-month low. SYN FIGURES
IDIOMS
make the/your numbers to achieve the figures that have been predicted: Our salespeople are sure they will make their numbers.
numbers game a way of considering an activity, etc. that is concerned only with the number of people doing sth, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
■ verb
1 (linking verb) to make a particular number when added together: Our sales force numbers 8 000.
2 [+ obj] to give a number to sth as part of a series or list: numbered receipts a numbering system |
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