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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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maths /mæθs/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable]  British English informalHM mathematics 数学 SYN American English math the new maths teacher 新来的数学老师 maths lessons 数学课 She got top marks in maths and chemistry. 她数学和化学得了最高分。
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mathsI mostly enjoyed art and maths but I did not like P.E. very much.Teachers make great efforts to ensure that they do, even though the standards are demanding, particularly in maths.Her hobbies are reading, maths and dancing.Yours was the only group I ever taught maths - a stop-gap teacher for a year.The higher sums will go to people planning to teach maths, science, technology and foreign languages at secondary schools.The whole thing is more dance than maths and more Ramanujan than either.Now we can do the maths.
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maths
maths S2 /mæθs/ noun [uncountable]
British English informal mathematics
   SYN  math American English:
    the new maths teacher
    maths lessons
    She got top marks in maths and chemistry.


mathsBrE /mæθs/ 🔊NAmE /mæθs/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE math BrE /mæθ/ 🔊 NAmE /mæθ/ 🔊) noun [uncountable] mathematics, especially as a subject in school 数学(尤作为学校课程)The core subjects are English, Maths and Science. 主课是英语、数学和自然科学。🔊🔊a maths teacher数学老师 [uncountable + singular or plural verb] the process of calculating using numbers 运算;计算If my maths is/are right, the answer is 142.如果我计算没错,答案是 142。

algebra, arithmetic, calculus, equation, geometry, logarithm, maths, numeracy, problem, trigonometry

do the ˈmathsto think carefully about sth before doing it so that you know all the relevant facts or figures 周密估算;斟酌Do the maths before you take on more debt. 再借债之前要三思。🔊🔊