/ˈmʌltɪpl ||; ˈmʌltəpḷ/adj
involving many people or things or having many parts 涉及很多人或事物的;由多个部份组成的:
Three drivers died in a multiple pile-up on the motorway.高速公路上多车连环相撞,有三名司机死亡。
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/ˈmʌltɪpl ||; ˈmʌltəpḷ/noun
[C] a number that contains another number an exact number of times 倍数:
12, 18 and 24 are multiples of 6.12、18和24都是6的倍数。