NUMBER1 a written number2 a number used in representing a quantity3 to write or put numbers on a set of thingsRELATED WORDSwhen a number reaches a particular level 数字达到一定水平REACH (2)see alsoCOUNT/CALCULATEAMOUNTLEVELTOTALINCREASEREDUCE1 a written number 书写的数number /ˈnʌmbəʳ/ [countable noun]a word or sign that is used to talk about an exact quantity or to show the position of something in a series 数字；号码 Each player has a number on the back of their shirt. 每位球员的衬衫背上都印有编号。number 12/20/4 etc I live at number 12 Liverpool Road. 我住在利物浦路12号。 Raffle ticket number 241 wins the dinner for two at La Fiorentina. 241号奖券赢得两人在翡冷翠餐厅用餐的机会。even number2,4,6,8,10 etc 双数，偶数 The game works best with an even number of children. 玩这个游戏最好是把小孩子凑成双数。odd number1,3,5,7,9 etc 单数，奇数 All the doors on this side of the street have odd numbers. 街这边的门牌号码都是奇数。phone/passport/registration/licence etc number What's your phone number? 你的电话号码是多少? Write your social security number in the appropriate box of the tax form. 在报税表上适当的方框里填上你的社会保障号码。figure /ˈfɪgəʳǁˈfɪgjər/ [countable noun]a number written as a sign, not as a word 数字 On a cheque, write the amount in words and in figures. 支票上的金额要同时写上文字大写和数字。double figuresmore than 9 and less than 100 【英】两位数British Temperatures reached double figures for the first time this spring, going as high as 14 degrees. 今春气温第一次达到两位数，升至14度。single figuresless than 10 【英】单位数British The inflation rate was still in single figures.less than 10%通货膨胀率仍旧是单位数。five-figure/six-figure etca number that has five, six etc figures in it 五位数/六位数等 The managing director earns a six-figure salary. 总经理赚取六位数的工资。figure 8a shape like the number 8 数字8〔的形状〕 The pond is shaped like a figure eight with a bridge across the middle. 这个池塘是数字8的形状，中间有一座桥。digit /ˈdɪdʒɪt, ˈdɪdʒət/ [countable noun]a single number between 0 and 9, for example 1, 5, or 8 - used especially in formal or technical contexts 〔0到9中的任何一个〕数字；数位，位〔尤用于正式或技术性文章〕 French telephone numbers have six digits. 法国的电话号码是六位数。 This calculator can display only nine digits at a time. 这个计算器一次只能显示九位数字。 To unlock the gate you must know the four-digit security code. 要打开大门，你必须知道四位数的密码。double-digitmore than 9 and less than 100) 【美】两位数的American The nation has not experienced double-digit inflation for many years. 这个国家已经很多年没有两位数的通货膨胀率了。numeral /ˈnjuːmərəlǁˈnuː-/ [countable noun]a sign that represents a number in a particular number system, especially a system that is no longer generally used 〔某一数字系统的〕数字〔尤指不再普遍使用的系统〕Arabic/Roman/European etc numerals The European numbers 1, 2, 3 and so on, are based on Arabic numerals. 欧洲人用的数字1，2，3等是以阿拉伯数字为基础的。 The date was written in Roman numerals -- MCMLXXXII. 日期是用罗马数字写的—MCMLXXXII〔1982〕。2 a number used in representing a quantity 用于表示数量的数字number /ˈnʌmbəʳ/ [singular noun]anumber of people, things etc, especially anumber that has been counted for official purposes 数目，数额〔尤用于正式用途〕 There have been several cases of tuberculosis, and the number is rising. 已经出现了好几个结核病例，而且数字还在上升。number of The number of cars on the roads increased by 22% last year. 去年马路上车辆的数量上升了22%。 The regulations limit the number of students in each class. 条例限制每个班级的学生人数。a large/small etc number of people/things etc An enormous number of people wrote to complain about last night's show. 有不少人写信来投诉昨晚的节目。figure /ˈfɪgəʳǁˈfɪgjər/ [countable noun]a number, especially an officially supplied number, showing an amount, how much something has increased, how much it has decreased etc 〔尤指官方提供的〕数据，数字 Government figures published today show that unemployment is rising again. 政府今天公布的数据显示，失业人数又在上升。 The total value of all drugs seized by the police reached a record figure of $116,000,000. 警方查获的所有毒品的总价值创下了纪录，达1.16亿美元。 Inflation in Japan is around 3%, while the German figure is now over 4%. 日本的通货膨胀是3%左右，而德国的这一数字现已超过4%。sales figures Retailers are reporting their November sales figures today. 今天零售商会报告他们11月份的销售数字。statistics /stəˈtɪstɪks/ [plural noun]information about financial matters, social changes etc, which is shown in the form of numbers 〔财务、社会改变等方面的〕统计数字 Statistics show that the number of women managers has risen continuously for the last 25 years. 统计数字显示女性经理人员的人数在过去25年里一直在上升。 According to the latest government statistics, 2 million people retired last year. 根据政府的最新统计数字，去年有200万人退休。toll /təʊl/ [countable noun usually singular]the number of people killed or injured in accidents, by illness etc 伤亡人数 The final toll was 83 dead and more than 100 injured. 最终的伤亡人数是83人死亡，超过100人受伤。death toll The death toll from the earthquake has risen still further in the worst disaster since 1952. 这次地震的死亡人数仍继续上升，这是1952年以来最严重的灾难。3 to write or put numbers on a set of things 给一系列事物写上号码或编号number /ˈnʌmbəʳ/ [transitive verb]to write or put numbers on a set of things 给…编号，给…标号码 We finished numbering the seats just as the audience began to arrive. 观众开始到达的时候，我们刚刚把座位编好号。 The program will automatically number the pages of your reports. 这个程序会给你的报告自动加页码。 If you don't number your answers, how will I know which questions they refer to? 如果你不给答案标上号码，我怎么知道你答的是哪一题？numbered /ˈnʌmbəʳd/ [adjective]something such as a seat, a ticket, or a page that isnumbered has a number written on it 编上号的，标上号的 The tickets are numbered, so you can find your seat quite easily. 票上有号码，所以很容易找到座位。 A series of numbered diagrams illustrate the results of the experiment. 一连串编了号的示意图表说明了实验的结果。numbered from one/five etc to ten/fifteen etc The squares are numbered from one to ten. 方框标有由1到10的号码。
