multiply

US [ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪ]
UK [ˈmʌltɪplaɪ]
  • v.繁殖；增多；增殖；(成倍)增加
  • adv.复合地；多样地；多倍地；多重地
  • adj.多股的；多层的
  • Web乘；正片叠底；使相乘
Present Participle：multiplying  Past Tense：multiplied  Simple Present：multiplies  

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Multiply
v.
1.
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乘；乘以to add a number to itself a particular number of times
The children are already learning to multiply and divide.
孩子们已经开始学习乘法和除法了。
2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8(2×4 = 8)
2 乘以 4 等于 8。
Multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.
2 和 6 相乘得 12。
2.
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成倍增加；迅速增加to increase or make sth increase very much in number or amount
Our problems have multiplied since last year.
自去年以来，我们的问题成倍增加。
Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer.
抽烟会大大增加得癌症的风险。
3.
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（使）繁殖，增殖to reproduce in large numbers; to make sth do this
Rabbits multiply rapidly.
兔子繁殖迅速。
It is possible to multiply these bacteria in the laboratory.
在实验室里繁殖这些细菌是可以做到的。

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AllAll,繁殖繁殖,增多增多,增殖增殖,增加增加,复合地复合地,多样地多样地,多倍地多倍地,多重地多重地,多股的多股的,多层的多层的,乘乘,正片叠底正片叠底,使相乘使相乘
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1.
n What happens if I take a unit normal n and I multiply it by the length of my other normal big N?
如果我取一个单位法向量，然后用乘上另一个较长法向量N的模长，会怎样呢？
rú guǒ wǒ qǔ yī gè dān wèi fǎ xiàng liàng , rán hòu yòng chéng shàng lìng yī gè jiào cháng fǎ xiàng liàng N de mó cháng , huì zěn yàng ne ?
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2.
That may not sound like a lot, but multiply it by a slice a week, and that's more than a whole cup of fat you won't eat or wear this year.
这可能听起来不很多，但每星期从一片比萨饼中增加一茶匙脂肪，这比今年你不会吃的一整杯比萨含的脂肪还要多。
zhè kě néng tīng qǐ lái bù hěn duō , dàn měi xīng qī cóng yī piàn bǐ sà bǐng zhōng zēng jiā yī chá chí zhī fáng , zhè bǐ jīn nián nǐ bú huì chī de yī zhěng bēi bǐ sà hán de zhī fáng hái yào duō 。
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3.
When I arrived at the rehearsal, only 11 kids had shown up, and I said to myself, "Do I close the program or multiply these kids? "
当我来到排练的场地，发现只来了11个孩子。我就对自己说，“我是应该停止这个项目呢，还是使参与的孩子数量成倍增加呢？”
dāng wǒ lái dào pái liàn de chǎng dì , fā xiàn zhǐ lái le shí yī gè hái zi 。 wǒ jiù duì zì jǐ shuō , " wǒ shì yīng gāi tíng zhǐ zhè ge xiàng mù ne , hái shì shǐ cān yù de hái zi shù liàng chéng bèi zēng jiā ne ? "
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4.
By means of this simple device man has been able to multiply the force available in his own hands to enable him to move very large loads.
使用这个简单的装置，人类能够使自己双手的力量成倍地增加，以至能够移动非常大的东西。
shǐ yòng zhè ge jiǎn dān de zhuāng zhì , rén lèi néng gòu shǐ zì jǐ shuāng shǒu de lì liang chéng bèi de zēng jiā , yǐ zhì néng gòu yí dòng fēi cháng dà de dōng xi 。
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5.
Flanagan says multiply those losses by today's commodity prices and you get an idea of how much money Shell is losing on just that one rig.
弗拉纳根说，把这些数字乘上今天的石油和天然气价格，你就知道壳牌石油公司仅仅在一座平台上的损失了。
fú lā nà gēn shuō , bǎ zhè xiē shù zì chéng shàng jīn tiān de shí yóu hé tiān rán qì jià gé , nǐ jiù zhī dào qiào pái shí yóu gōng sī jǐn jǐn zài yī zuò píng tái shàng de sǔn shī le 。
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Now, take that same proven technique and multiply it to ninety million watts, pounding down on a particular area for at least two full days.
现在，同样是那个已经被证明了的技术，将它叠加到9千万瓦，连续地重击一个特定地区为时至少2天。
xiàn zài , tóng yàng shì nà ge yǐ jīng bèi zhèng míng le de jì shù , jiāng tā dié jiā dào jiǔ qiān wàn wǎ , lián xù de zhòng jī yī gè tè dìng dì qū wéi shí zhì shǎo èr tiān 。
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This sort of connectivity will expand dramatically as microscopic communications devices become dirt-cheap and multiply.
随着显微通讯装置便宜到毫不值钱、随处可见的地步，这种连接将急速扩展。
suí zhe xiǎn wēi tōng xùn zhuāng zhì pián yi dào háo bù zhí qián 、 suí chù kě jiàn de dì bù , zhè zhǒng lián jiē jiāng jí sù kuò zhǎn 。
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First, if you multiply your hourly rate by the amount assigned to each element, that's how much you can spend each week on that element.
第一，你的时薪乘以平均分配给每个目标的数额，得出的数字就是每星期你能花在梦想上的金额。
dì yī , nǐ de shí xīn chéng yǐ píng jūn fēn pèi jǐ měi gè mù biāo de shù é , dé chū de shù zì jiù shì měi xīng qī nǐ néng huā zài mèng xiǎng shàng de jīn é 。
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God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden with body half naked and hair dishevelled and they began to multiply descendants.
亚当和夏娃半裸着身子，披头散发地被上帝赶出了伊甸园、开始繁衍后代。
yà dāng hé xià wá bàn luǒ zhe shēn zǐ , pī tóu sàn fà de bèi shàng dì gǎn chū le yī diàn yuán 、 kāi shǐ fán yǎn hòu dài 。
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Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
我便说，我必死在家中（原文作窝中），必增添我的日子，多如尘沙。
wǒ biàn shuō , wǒ bì sǐ zài jiā zhōng ( yuán wén zuò wō zhōng ) , bì zēng tiān wǒ de rì zǐ , duō rú chén shā 。
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