Multiply
[ 'mʌltɪplaɪ ]
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vt.& vi. 乘;（使）相乘;（使）增加;（使）繁殖;
adv. 多样地;复合地;多倍地;[电学]并联地，多路地;
adj. 多层的;多样的;多股的;
💡 词根助记
multi很多+ply重叠→变多→乘，繁殖
📝 例句
The computer can multiply two 10-digit numbers in 1/1000 second.
计算机能在千分之一秒内算出两个十位数数字的乘积。
Hot weather multiplied the bacteria in the food rapidly.
炎热的天气使食品中的细菌迅速繁殖。
The vigorous, the healthy, and the happy survive and multiply.
强壮的、健全的和幸运的总会生存，还能够繁殖。
The harm is done, the dissonances multiply.
祸患已成，不和谐的事情越来越多。
Let's multiply the height by the width to determine the area.
我们宽乘高来确定面积。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ mul-拼音“木兰”,tip-提示,ly-拼音“老爷”:木兰提示老爷要用乘法
※ mul-拼音“目录”,tip-小费,ly-拼音“老爷”:老爷通过目录用剩法计算小费
※ mu-拼音“母”,lt-拼音“老头”,ip-IP卡,ly-拼音“利益”:母亲提供给老头的IP卡利益有了明显的增加
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
multi-表示“多”
📖 牛津释义
multiply
v
(pt, pp -lied)
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ A by B/~ A and B (together) add a number to itself a particular number of times 乘
children learning to multiply and divide 学习乘法和除法的儿童
2 and 3 multiply to make 6, ie 2 x 3 = 2 + 2 + 2 = 6. 2和3相乘得6.
2 multiplied by 4 makes 8, ie 2 x 4 = 8. 2乘以4得8.
One can make 12 by multiplying 2 and 6 (together) or 4 and 3 (together), ie 12 = 2 x 6 or 4 x 3. 以2、 6或4、 3相乘可得12.
2 [I, Tn] increase (sth) in number or quantity 增多, 增加（某事物）
Our problems have multiplied since last year. 自去年以来我们的问题增多了.
Buy lots of raffle tickets and multiply your chances of success. 多买彩票, 增加你中奖的机会.
3 [I, Tn] (biology 生) (cause sb/sth to) produce large numbers of offspring by procreation, fertilization, etc （使某人[某物]）繁殖, 增殖
Rabbits multiply rapidly. 兔子繁殖得很快.
It is possible to multiply bacteria and other living organisms in the laboratory. 在实验室能够繁殖细菌和其他生物.
🎯 考研助记
multi(多的)+ply(迭加): 乘
🔁 扩展释义
*['mʌltiplai]vt. 繁殖, 乘, 增加vi. 繁殖, 乘, 增加【计】 乘
🏥 医学释义
增加，扩大
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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Just wonderful, Mr. Stewart.
好极了 Stewart先生。
The nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh.
骨肉越亲，恩情越深。
I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.
我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画，