/səbˈtrækt ||; səbˈtrækt/verb
[T] subtract sth (from sth) to take one number or quantity away from another 减去:
If you subtract five from nine you get four.九减五等于四。 [OPP] add 反义词为add➔subtraction /səbˈtrækʃn ||; səbˈtrækʃən/ noun [C,U]
subtract/səbˋtrækt; səbˈtrækt/v [T] to take one number away from another number [ add ] 减去﹐减掉: subtract sth from sth If you subtract 15 from 25 you get 10. 25 减去 15 等于 10。see box at见 CALCULATE 方框 —subtraction /-ˋtrækʃən; -ˈtrækʃ$n/n [C,U]
subtractsubtractsubtractssubtractedsubtractingverb (subtracts, subtracting, subtracted)to take a number away from another numbersame meaningtake away: If you subtract 6 from 9, you get 3.oppositeadd▶ subtractionsubtractionsubtractionsnoun: The children are learning how to do subtraction.Look at addition.