number
['nʌmbɚ]
词频1
词根: number
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年,农业从业人数已经下降。
近义:numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义:remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验,尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
n. 日晷;钟(表)面,标度盘;拨号盘;表盘;
vt.& vi. 打电话,拨电话号码;
vt. 用标度盘测量;通过表针控制;
💡 di日子+al...的 →日晷
"an alarm clock with a luminous dial"
夜光闹钟
近义:appearance, aspect, mug, visage, countenance, face