subtract
verb /səbˈtrækt/
/səbˈtrækt/
[transitive, intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they subtract | /səbˈtrækt/ /səbˈtrækt/ |
| he / she / it subtracts | /səbˈtrækts/ /səbˈtrækts/ |
| past simple subtracted | /səbˈtræktɪd/ /səbˈtræktɪd/ |
| past participle subtracted | /səbˈtræktɪd/ /səbˈtræktɪd/ |
| -ing form subtracting | /səbˈtræktɪŋ/ /səbˈtræktɪŋ/ |
- subtract (something) (from something) to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount
减；减去 - 6 subtracted from 9 is 3
9 减 6 等于 3。 - If you subtract 6 from 9, you get 3.
9减6，剩3。
Collocations DictionarySubtract is used with these nouns as the object:- number
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’. - 6 subtracted from 9 is 3