Word · Frequency #1829
billion
十亿
核心释义
美式用法,也是现代英式常用的含义。
the number 1,000,000,000; a thousand million
- 1.
表示1后面加12个零的数字;在英国,常采用美式用法(即1后面加9个零)
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
- 2.
极大的不确定数字(通常为夸张说法)
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
- 3.
表示1后面加9个零的数字
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
万亿;大量;无数;表示1后面加12个零的数字;在英国,常采用美式用法(即1后面加9个零);极大的不确定数字(通常为夸张说法);表示1后面加9个零的数字
用法In use
The new bridge cost over a billion dollars to build.
用法提示:billion 作名词,表示“十亿”,与冠词 a 连用,强调具体数量。
The population of the country is nearly one billion.
用法提示:billion 作名词,这里用 one billion 表示“十亿”这个具体数字。
The company's total assets are valued at three billion.
用法提示:billion 作名词,与数词 three 连用,表示“三十亿”的具体数量。
billions of sth
billions of 后接复数名词,表示数量极大。
Billions of people watched the final.
数十亿人观看了决赛。
numeral + billion (+ plural noun)
具体数字后直接跟 billion,billion 不用复数形式,也不加 of。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- billions of
- 数十亿的;数以十亿计的
- Billions of people watched the final.数十亿人观看了决赛。
- billions of dollars
- 数十亿美元
- The government spent billions of dollars on the project.政府在这个项目上花费了数十亿美元。
- half a billion
- 五亿
- Half a billion people live in that region.那个地区住着五亿人。
- a billion times
- 无数次(夸张说法)
- I've told you a billion times to tidy your room.我已经跟你说过无数次,把房间收拾干净。
- make billions
- 赚得数十亿;赚大钱
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
billion 可数;前有数词时单复数同形(two billion);表示极大、不确定数量时用复数加 of(billions of stars)。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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