million

number

/ˈmɪljən/

Idioms

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(abbreviation m)
1 000 000
- a population of half a million
- tens of millions of dollars
- It must be worth a million (= pounds, dollars, etc.).
- millions of years old
You say a, one, two, several, etc. million without a final ‘s’ on ‘million’. Millions (of…) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with million or millions, except when an amount of money is mentioned Four million (people) were affected. • Two million (pounds) was withdrawn from the account.
Extra Examples
- These fossils were millions of years in the making.
- Millions of people now visit the Lake District each year.
- A few million doesn't buy you what it used to.
- The foundation has donated millions of dollars to charitable causes.
Topics Maths and measurementa1
a million, millions (of…)
(informal) a very large amount
- I still have a million things to do.
- There were millions of people there.
- He made his millions (= all his money) on currency deals.
Extra Examples
- Was this the way to feed the world 's starving millions?
- The event must have cost millions.
- Big hotels are spending millions to hire celebrity chefs.

There are more examples of how to use numbers at the entry for hundred.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, probably from Italian milione, from mille ‘thousand’ + the augmentative suffix -one.

Idioms

look/feel like a million dollars/bucks

(informal) to look/feel extremely good
- Wow, you look like a million dollars.

one, etc. in a million

a person or thing that is very unusual or special
- He's a man in a million.

单词	million
释义	million number /ˈmɪljən/ /ˈmɪljən/ Idioms jump to other results (abbreviation m) 1 000 000 a population of half a million tens of millions of dollars It must be worth a million (= pounds, dollars, etc.). millions of years old You say a, one, two, several, etc. million without a final ‘s’ on ‘million’. Millions (of…) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with million or millions, except when an amount of money is mentioned Four million (people) were affected. • Two million (pounds) was withdrawn from the account. Extra Examples These fossils were millions of years in the making. Millions of people now visit the Lake District each year. A few million doesn't buy you what it used to. The foundation has donated millions of dollars to charitable causes. Topics Maths and measurementa1 a million, millions (of…) (informal) a very large amount I still have a million things to do. There were millions of people there. He made his millions (= all his money) on currency deals. Extra Examples Was this the way to feed the world 's starving millions? The event must have cost millions. Big hotels are spending millions to hire celebrity chefs. There are more examples of how to use numbers at the entry for hundred. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, probably from Italian milione, from mille ‘thousand’ + the augmentative suffix -one. Idioms look/feel like a million dollars/bucks (informal) to look/feel extremely good Wow, you look like a million dollars. one, etc. in a million a person or thing that is very unusual or special He's a man in a million.
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