| 单词 | billion |
| 释义 | 🔑 bil·lionBrE /ˈbɪljən/ NAmE /ˈbɪljən/ number (plural verb复数动词) 🔑 (abbreviation bn ) 1 000 000 000 ; one thousand million 十亿◆ Worldwide sales reached 2 .5 billion . 全球销售额达到了 25 亿。◆ half a billion dollars 五亿美元◆ They have spent billions on the problem (= billions of dollars , etc .). 他们花了几十亿解决这个问题。HELPYou say a , one , two , several , etc . billion without a final 's' on 'billion' . Billions (of… )can be used if there is no number or quantity before it . Always use a plural verb with billion or billions , except when an amount of money is mentioned .说 a, one, two, several, etc. billion 时，billion 后面不加 s。若前面没有数目或数量，可用 billions (of...)。除非指金额，billion 和 billions 均用复数动词◆ Two billion (people ) worldwide are expected to watch the game .预计全世界将有 20 亿人观看这场比赛。◆ Two billion (dollars ) was withdrawn from the account .从该账户提取了 20 亿美元。There are more examples of how to use numbers at the entry for hundred .更多数词用法示例见 hundred 条。🔑 a billion or billions (of…) (informal ) a very large amount 数以十亿计；大量◆ Our immune systems are killing billions of germs right now . 我们的免疫系统正在杀死数以十亿计的细菌。(old-fashioned , BrE ) 1 000 000 000 000 ; one million million 一万亿SYN trillion |
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