Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3293
multiple
倍数
A number that is the product of a given whole number and another whole number.
- 1.
A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.
一个整数,由某特定整数乘以另一个整数所得。
- 2.
the product of a quantity by an integer
一个数与整数的乘积
- 3.
Price-earnings ratio.
市盈率。
- 4.
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
一组相同事物中的一个；复制品。
- 5.
A single individual who displays or experiences multiple personalities or selves.
表现或体验多重人格的个体
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One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
多胞胎中的一个兄弟姐妹
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A chain store.
连锁店
- 8.
A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
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
- 9.
More than one piercing in a single ear.
单耳多处穿孔
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
In use
The number 15 is a multiple of 3 and 5.
She chose a dish that contained multiples of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C.
The company's profits were multiples of what they had been five years ago.
36 is a multiple of 9
a multiple of [number/noun]
15 is a multiple of 3.
15是3的倍数。
[adjective] multiple
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。
in multiples of [number]
Connections
Collocations
- a multiple of
- ……的倍数
- Twelve is a multiple of three.十二是三的倍数。
- common multiple
- 公倍数
- Twenty-four is a common multiple of 3 and 4.二十四是三和四的公倍数。
- least common multiple
- 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。
- in multiples of
- 按……的倍数
- The tickets are sold in multiples of ten.门票按十的倍数出售。
- earnings multiple
- 市盈率
- The stock trades at an earnings multiple of 15.该股票的市盈率为15倍。
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 multi 想成“多”，multiple 就是“多倍/多份”：倍数，以及多份一样的复制品。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：数学/算术、金融/投资 作名词时比较常见于数学和金融等正式或书面语境，通常表示“倍数”，在金融中也可指“市盈率”。日常口语中单独用作名词的情况相对较少。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用于数学语境，表示倍数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 multiple 押韵。couple /ˈkʌpəl/ 和 supple /ˈsʌpəl/ 彼此押韵，但都缺少 multiple 中的 /lt/ 音，因此与 multiple 不押韵；multiply 和 multitude 只共享前缀拼写 multi-，读音不同；people /ˈpiːpəl/ 是形似词，元音差异很大。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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