Word · Frequency #336
million
百万
the number 1,000,000
- 1.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
数字1后面跟6个零所表示的数
- 2.
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
极大的不定数(通常用于夸张)
数字1后面跟6个零所表示的数；极大的不定数(通常用于夸张)；无数
In use
The city has a population of over one million.
She won two million dollars in the lottery.
Millions of people watched the final match.
there were millions of flies
数字 + million + 可数名词复数
数字 million 后不接 of，直接修饰名词。
The company has two million customers worldwide.
这家公司在全球有两百万客户。
millions of + 可数名词复数
millions of 用于表示大约数量或大量。
Millions of people watched the live broadcast.
数百万人观看了现场直播。
a/one million + 名词
a million 用于泛指一百万。
Connections
Collocations
- a million dollars
- 一百万美元
- He won a million dollars in the lottery.他彩票中了一百万美元。
- millions of people
- 数百万人
- Millions of people watched the final match.数百万人观看了决赛。
- one in a million
- 百万分之一；极罕见的
- She is one in a million; you'll never find another like her.她是千里挑一；你再也找不到像她这样的人。
- feel like a million bucks
- 感觉非常好
- After a good night's sleep, I feel like a million bucks.一夜好眠后，我感觉精神百倍。
- million-dollar question
- 关键问题；价值百万的问题
- The million-dollar question is whether we can finish on time.关键问题是我们能否按时完成。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“百万”即一百个“一万”，想象一百万粒米堆成小山，既形象又记住数字。
Context & Register
中性词，用于表示数量或金额，常见于数字、统计、经济等场景。通常在正式或非正式场合均可使用，但具体含义需结合上下文判断。
Grammar Note
当与具体数字连用时，million通常用单数；表示大量时用复数millions of。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words billion, trillion, and zillion rhyme with million (all end in /ljən/ with stress on the first syllable). Medallion, pavilion, and scallion are spelling lookalikes but have different stressed vowels or stress patterns.
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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