a multiple of [number/noun]
15 is a multiple of 3.
15是3的倍数。
倍数
市盈率；估值倍数；复制品；相同物；多胞胎中的一个；连锁店；多重人格者
A number that is the product of a given whole number and another whole number.
一个整数,由某特定整数乘以另一个整数所得。
A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.
一个数与整数的乘积
the product of a quantity by an integer
市盈率。
Price-earnings ratio.
一组相同事物中的一个；复制品。
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
表现或体验多重人格的个体
A single individual who displays or experiences multiple personalities or selves.
多胞胎中的一个兄弟姐妹
One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
连锁店
A chain store.
由历史上许多人共同努力而非仅由最终发现者完成的发现
A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
单耳多处穿孔
More than one piercing in a single ear.
The number 15 is a multiple of 3 and 5.
数字15是3和5的倍数。
用法提示：multiple作名词，表示能够被整除的数。
AI contextual example
She chose a dish that contained multiples of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C.
她挑了一道菜，其维生素C含量是每日推荐摄入量的数倍。
用法提示：multiples是multiple的复数形式，此处指数量上的倍数关系。
AI contextual example
The company's profits were multiples of what they had been five years ago.
公司的利润是五年前的数倍。
用法提示：multiples表示倍数，用于比较增长幅度。
AI contextual example
15 is a multiple of 3.
15是3的倍数。
常用于数学中，如‘最小公倍数’、‘公倍数’。
The least common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24.
6和8的最小公倍数是24。
表示按整倍数分组或销售。
The items are sold in multiples of 5.
这些商品按5的倍数出售。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are several multiple of 5.
正确表达There are several multiples of 5.
当"multiple"用作可数名词表示“倍数”时，需要使用复数形式；中文“多个倍数”的“多个”容易让学习者误用单数。
grammar · medium
易错句子8 is a multiple from 2.
正确表达8 is a multiple of 2.
表示“...的倍数”时，固定搭配介词是"of"，而非"from"或"in"，这是受中文“从...来的”字面翻译影响。
multiple作形容词表示‘很多的、多种的’，而作为名词是‘倍数’，注意词性不同。
multiply是动词‘乘’或‘增加’，而multiple是名词‘倍数’，注意拼写和词性不同。
……的倍数
Twelve is a multiple of three.
十二是三的倍数。
公倍数
Twenty-four is a common multiple of 3 and 4.
二十四是三和四的公倍数。
最小公倍数
The least common multiple of 4 and 6 is 12.
四和六的最小公倍数是十二。
按……的倍数
The tickets are sold in multiples of ten.
门票按十的倍数出售。
市盈率
The stock trades at an earnings multiple of 15.
该股票的市盈率为15倍。
multi-（多）+ -ple（折、倍）→ 倍数。同前缀词：multiply, multitude, multimedia；同词根词：triple, quadruple, duplex。
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