/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ ||; ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/verb
(present participlemultiplyingthird person singular presentmultiplies;past tensepast participlemultiplied)
1 [I,T] multiply A by B to increase a number by the number of times mentioned 乘;使相乘 ·
2 multiplied by 4 makes 8 (2 x 4 = 8)2乘以4等于8。 [OPP] divide 反义词为divide
2 [I,T] to increase or make sth increase by a very large amount (使)变多,增加 ·
We've multiplied our profits over the last two years.我们的利润在过去两年里大大增加了。 ➔multiplication /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn ||; ˌmʌltəpləˈkeʃən/ noun [U]
☞Look at division, addition and subtraction 参看division、addition及subtraction。
multiply/ˋmʌltə͵plaI; ˈmʌltəplaI or ˈmʌltIplaI/v [I,T] multiplied , multiplying , multiplies 1 to do a calculation in which you add one number to itself a particular number of times [→ divide] 乘﹐乘以: multiply sth by sth Four multiplied by five is 20. 4 乘以 5 等于 20。see box at见 CALCULATE 方框2 to increase by a large amount or number, or to make something do this (使)大大增加﹐(使)成倍增加: Smoking multiplies the risk of having a heart attack. 吸烟会大大增加心脏病发作的风险。
multiplymultiplymultipliesmultipliedmultiplyingverb (multiplies, multiplying, multiplied/, has multiplied)to make a number bigger by a certain number of times: Two multiplied by three is six (= 2 x 3 = 6).Multiply three and seven together.Look at divide.▶ multiplicationmultiplicationmultiplicationsnoun (no plural): Today we did multiplication and division.