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单词 multiply
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multiplyverb [ I or T ]

uk​/ˈmʌl.tɪ.plaɪ/us​/ˈmʌl.tə.plaɪ/

to increase very much in number, or (in mathematics) to add a number to itself a particular number of times:

In warm weather these germs multiply rapidly.
If you multiply seven by 15 you get 105.
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Increasing and intensifying

  • -ify
  • a snowball effect idiom
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fire idiom
  • balloon
  • bump
  • dial
  • growing
  • heighten
  • hot up
  • increase
  • pile
  • rack
  • scale sth up
  • speed-up
  • spurt
  • step
  • step sth up

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Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
multiplication
noun [ U ] uk​/ˌmʌl.tɪ.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us​/ˌmʌl.tə.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/

multiplyverb [ I/T ]

us​/ˈmʌl·təˌplɑɪ/

multiply verb [ I/T ] (calculate)

mathematics to add a number to itself a particular number of times:

[ T ] If you multiply 7 by 15 you get 105.

multiply verb [ I/T ] (INCREASE)

to increase greatly in number:

[ I ] The viruses multiply within the body.

multiplyverb [ I or T ]

uk​/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/us​

to increase a lot in number or to make something do this:

Lawsuits against big drugs companies have multiplied in recent years.
According to Peruvian authorities, chemical fertilizers are multiplying coca leaf production by up to 1,000% per hectare.

if you multiply a number, you add another number to it a particular number of times:

multiply sth by 6/50/120, etc. Multiply your income by 3 to get a rough idea of what size of mortgage you can apply for.
be multiplied by 6/50/120, etc. The total figure must be multiplied by 75% to produce the amount paid out to investors.
They learn how to add, subtract, divide, and multiply.
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