num·ber

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【释义】：

n．❶ 数，数字：an even(odd) number 偶(奇)数．an index number 指数．a positive(negative) number 正(负)数．the singular(plural) number 单(复)数．in number 1)总共：They were five in number．他们一共五人．2)数目上：Weexceed them in number．在数目上我们比他们多．without number 无数的．times without number 常常，无数次地．to the number of达到…数目，总数为…．❷ 号数，号码，第…号，(报刊)期(【略】No．)：a telephone number 电话号码．the current number 最近一期(杂志)．．a back number 过期期刊，过时的东西．the May number of China Reconstructs《中国建设》五月号．What is your army number?你的军籍号码是什么?What is the number of your unit?你的部队番号是什么?look after(or take care of) number one照顾自己，只顾个人利益：Trust Toby to look after number one．让托比自己照顾自己吧．❸ 若干(数)：a number of(=numbers of)若干的，许多的：surmount a great number of difficulties and hardships战胜重重困难．win by numbers因数量占优势而取胜．not of our number 不和我们在一起One’s number is up．注定要死．❹ (pl．)韵律，调子，拍子．❺ 【语法】数：The noun‘children’is plural in number．Children这个名词是复数的．num·ber·less a．❶ 无数的．❷ 没有号码的．

－vt．❶ 给…编号，加号码：The parcels are numbered包裹已标明号数．❷ 计算，算入(among)．❸ 在数目上受限制：The days of imperialism are numbered．帝国主义的寿命不会很长了．

－vi．总计：We numbered twenty in all．我们共计二十名．