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zillion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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
zillionAfter 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 somethingThere were zillions of mosquitoes in the woods.
Origin zillion (1900-2000) Z as the last in a series + million
zil·lion nounChineseSyllable
number a things Corpus very of large


zillion
zillion /ˈzɪljən/ number informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Z as the last in a series + million
a very large number of things
    a zillion
    I’ve seen that movie a zillion times.
    zillions of something
    zillions of mosquitoes


zil·lionBrE /ˈzɪljən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈzɪljən/ 🔊 noun (informal, especially NAmE) a very large number 非常多There was a bunch of kids waiting and zillions of reporters. 有一大批等待的孩子和不计其数的记者。🔊🔊