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times preposition /taɪmz/ /taɪmz/ - multiplied by乘以
- Five times two is/equals ten (= 5 × 2 = 10).五乘以二等于十。
Topics Maths and measurementb1
times noun /taɪmz/ /taɪmz/ [plural]- used in comparisons to show how much more, better, etc. something is than something else（用于比较）倍
- three times as long as something某物的三倍长
- three times longer than something比某物长两倍
- three times the length of something三倍于某物的长度
Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing fractions and proportions描述分数和份额- According to this pie chart, a third of students’ leisure time is spent watching TV.如饼分图所示，学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。
- One in five hours is/are spent socializing.每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。
- Socializing accounts for/makes up/comprises about 20 per cent of leisure time.社交约占休闲时间的20%。
- Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。
- Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。
- The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。
- The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。
times verb /taɪmz/ /taɪmz/ (informal)- times something (by something) to multiply a number乘以
- You times the six by four to get twenty-four.你用4乘6得到24。
- (figurative) That vacation was amazing—take spring break and times it by ten!那个假期太棒了——放春假，然后乘以10！
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