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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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times1 /taɪmz/ preposition  HMCOUNT/CALCULATEmultiplied by 乘,乘以 two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4) 二二得四
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timesFive times six equals thirty.What is eight times twelve?two times two equals four
times2 verb [transitive] spoken  to multiply a number 乘,乘以 Then you times that by 1,000. 然后你把它乘以1,000→ See Verb tablenThe TimesTimes, The trademark  n1. an old and famous British daily newspaper. The Times is a serious paper, and generally supports quite right-wing political ideas. At one time, especially before television and radio, it had great influence on British political life, and many important people used to give their opinions by writing letters to The Times. It is now owned by Rupert Murdoch.n2. the Los Angeles Timesn3. the New York Times
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times
I
times1 /taɪmz/ preposition
multiplied by:
    two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4)

II
times2 verb [transitive not in progressive] spoken
to multiply a number:
    Then you times that by 1000.


Times
Times, The trademark
1. an old and famous British daily newspaper. The Times is a serious paper, and generally supports quite right-wing political ideas. At one time, especially before television and radio, it had great influence on British political life, and many important people used to give their opinions by writing letters to The Times. It is now owned by Rupert Murdoch.
2. the Los Angeles Times
3. the New York Times


timesBrE /taɪmz/ 🔊NAmE /taɪmz/ 🔊 preposition (informal) multiplied by 乘以Five times two is/equals ten (= 5 × 2 = 10).五乘以二等于十。 noun [plural] used in comparisons to show how much more, better, etc. sth is than sth else (用于比较)倍three times as long as sth某物的三倍长three times longer than sth比某物长两倍three times the length of sth三倍于某物的长度<titled tranID="12" status="1">proportion</titled>

Describing 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% of leisure time. 社交活动占去大约百分之二十的闲暇时间。
  • 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。
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