billion

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #2777 ★★★★★

num. 十亿, 十亿个

发音

US /ˈbɪljən/
AU /ˈbɪ(l)jən/

词形变化

billions 复数 billions

别名

bil

教材释义与例句

数词

十亿

the number 1,000,000,000

The final cost could be as much as one billion dollars.

最后的费用可能高达十亿美元。

释义与例句

num. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Either of two large amounts:

    a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.

    十亿

    美国
  2. 2.

    Either of two large amounts:

    A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,000²): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a thousand milliard.

    过时
  3. 3.

    An unspecified very large number.

    非正式

    Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion

    There were billions of people at the concert.

相关短语

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词源

From French billion, equivalent to bi- (“two”) + -illion.

来源：wiktionary