billion
n. 十亿
近义词：1000000000000，jillion，1000000000，trillion，million，zillion，gazillion，
详细释义
n.(名词)
- 十亿
- 万亿，一万亿
- 千兆
- 无数，大量
- 兆兆
- 数以十亿计
- 巨数
adj.(形容词)
- 十亿的
- 万亿的
- 无数的
双解释义
n.(名词)
- [C]one thousand million; 1,000,000,000; 109十亿
英英释义
Noun
- the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
- a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole);
"there were millions of flies"
- the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Adjective
- denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
- denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
例句
用作名词(n.)
- It took them more than one billion dollars to complete the project.完成这个工程花费了他们十亿多美元。
- Some computers can perform over a billion computation a second.有些计算机一秒钟能完成超过十亿次运算。
- The human brain contains several billion nerve cells, which are connected with one another by fine nerves.人类的大脑含有几十亿个神经细胞，这些细胞由纤细的神经将彼此连接起来。
词语用法
n.(名词)
- billion在美国、法国指十亿，在英国、德国指万亿。 billion用作名词的定语时复数形式仍为billion；与具体数字连用时复数形式为billion，其后不接of；与several, many等数目不很具体的词连用时复数形式可为billion(其后的of可以省略)，也可为billions(其后的of不能省略)；表示泛指数时(其后接of短语)复数形式是billions；表示“以数十亿计”“大批大批地”可说by billions，也可说by the billion(s)。 受美式英语和国际科技文献的影响，越来越多的英国人也把billion用作十亿。