1 a solid shape that has six equal square sides 立方体;正方体
☞picture at solid 见solid插图
2 (mathematics数学) the number that you get if you multiply a number by itself twice 立方(某数自乘两次的积):
the cube of 5 (5³) is 125 (= 5x5x5).5的立方是(5^3)是125。
cube²
/kju:b ||; kjub/verb
[T] (mathematics数学) (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to multiply a number by itself twice 将(某数)自乘两次;求立方:
Four cubed (4³)is 64 (= 4 x 4 x 4).4的立方(4^3)是64。☞Look at square ¹and cube root. 参看square^1及cube root。
cube/kjub; kjuːb/n [C] 1 a solid square object with six equal sides 立方体: an ice cube 小冰块see picture at见 SHAPE1 图2 the cube of a number is the number produced when you multiply it by itself twice 三次方﹐立方 —cube v [T]
cubecubecubescubedcubingnoun1a shape like a box with six square sides all the same size2the number that you get if you multiply a number by itself twice: The cube of 5 (= 5³) is 125 (= 5 x 5 x 5).▶ cubicadjective: a cubic metre (= a space like a cube that is one metre long on each side)