| 单词 | billion |
| 释义 | billion billion /ˈbɪl.jən/ noun [C] B2 the number 1,000,000,000: » The population of China is over a/one billion.» Cosmetics is a billion-dollar industry.» The government has invested billions of dollars in the project.Thesaurus+: ↑Cardinal numbers, including nought and zeroF0 UK OLD-FASHIONED 1,000,000,000,000 Note: This number is now called a trillion.Thesaurus+: ↑Cardinal numbers, including nought and zerobillions of sth INFORMALF0 a very large number: » There were billions of flies everywhere.Thesaurus+: ↑Cardinal numbers, including nought and zero• • • Extra Examples:» Japan exported $117 billion in merchandise to the US in 1999.» 8 billion has been wiped off share prices worldwide.» In China, the policy of one child per family was introduced to stabilize the country's population at 1.6 billion.» The Clinton administration last winter assembled the $50 billion emergency bailout package to ease a financial crisis in Mexico.» The national debt stands at $55 billion.Common mistake: billions (of sth) or billion?! When billion is used after a particular number, it is used in the singular form and without 'of'.! Don't say 'five/ten/fifteen billions of sth', say five/ten/fifteen billion sth:✗ The palace cost at least 3 billions of dollars.» The palace cost at least 3 billion dollars.! When billion is used without a particular number, it is used in the plural form and is sometimes followed by 'of':» The palace must have cost billions (of dollars) to build. |
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