multiply
multiply1
[ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.]
multiply2
[ˈmʌltɪpli]
adverb
[ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.]
- obtain from (a number) another which contains the first number a specified number of times
乘，使相乘
I asked you to multiply fourteen by nineteen.
我要你将14乘以19。
[no obj.]we all know how to multiply by ten.
我们都知道怎样乘以10。
■increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity
（使）增加；（使）大量增加
[no obj.]ever since I became a landlord my troubles have multiplied tenfold.
自从我成为房东以后，我的麻烦增加了十倍。
[with obj.]cigarette smoking combines with other factors to multiply the risks of atherosclerosis.
吸烟和其他因素结合在一起使患动脉粥样硬化症的危险倍增。
■[no obj.](of an animal or other organism) increase in number by reproducing
（动物或其他有机体）繁殖，增殖
■propagate (plants)
繁殖（植物）
- Middle English: from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare
multiply2
[ˈmʌltɪpli]
adverb
- [often as submodifier]in several different ways or respects
多样地；多重地；多方面地
multiply injured patients.
多处受伤的病人。
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