| 单词 | plural |
| 释义 | plural —plural /ˈplʊə.rəl/ aep /ˈplʊr.əl/ adjective (DIFFERENT) F0 consisting of a lot of different races or types of people or of different things: » We need to recognize that we are now living in a plural society.Thesaurus+: ↑Single, double and multipleF0 for or relating to more than one person or thing: » Very few countries allow people to have plural citizenship (= citizenship of more than one country).Thesaurus+: ↑Single, double and multipleadjective (GRAMMAR) ► F0 of or relating to the form that expresses more than one: » 'Cattle' and 'trousers' are both plural nouns.Thesaurus+: ↑Grammatical termsnoun [C or U] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION pl.) ► A2 a word or form that expresses more than one: » 'Geese' is the plural of 'goose'.» 'Woman' in the plural is 'women'.→ COMPARE SINGULAR(Cf. ↑singular) nounThesaurus+: ↑Grammatical terms• • • Extra Examples:» To make the plural of 'dog', you add the plural ending '-s'.» 'Are' is the second person plural of the verb 'to be'.» The word 'teeth' is an irregular plural of the noun 'tooth'.» What's the plural of 'tooth'?» Words like 'sheep' stay the same in the plural. |
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