| 词组 | number |
| 释义 | number ◊ 'a number of' A number of things or people means several things or people. You use a plural form of a verb after a number of. A number of key issues remain unresolved. An increasing number of women are taking up self-defence. ◊ 'the number of' When you talk about the number of people or things of a particular kind, you are talking about an actual number. After the number of you use a singular form of a verb. In the last 30 years, the number of electricity consumers has risen by 50 per cent. When you use number in either of these ways, you can use 'large' or 'small' with it. His private papers revealed little of interest except a large number of unpaid bills. The small number of members was made up for by a diversity of styles. However, you do not use 'big' or 'little' with number in sentences like these. |
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