zillion
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++zil·lion /ˈzɪljən/ noun [countable] informal LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large number of things 极大的数目a zillion I’ve seen that movie a zillion times. 那部电影我看过无数次了。zillions of something zillions of mosquitoes 无数只蚊子
Examples from the Corpus
zillion• After a lifetime and a zillion points, the inconceivable happened: Dusty notched up a record and retired to his farm.• It was a clever memento sent to half a zillion other loyal Democrats.• They can either produce a few we protected offspring or a zillion unprotected ones.• Does it end six zillion miles east of Poughkeepsie?zillions of something• There were zillions of mosquitoes in the woods.Origin zillion (1900-2000) Z as the last in a series + millionzil·lion nounChineseSyllable
number a things Corpus very of large
zillion
zil‧lion /ˈzɪljən/
number informal
a zillion
I’ve seen that movie a zillion times.
zillions of something
zillions of mosquitoes
zil‧lion /ˈzɪljən/
number informal Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Z as the last in a series + million
a very large number of thingsOrigin: Z as the last in a series + million
a zillion
zillions of something