multiply

verb

1. 乘；乘以
   to add a number to itself a particular number of times
   1. The children are already learning to multiply and divide.
      孩子们已经开始学习乘法和除法了。
   2. 2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (2×4 = 8) .
      2乘以4等于8。
   3. Multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.
      2和6相乘得12。
2. 成倍增加；迅速增加
   to increase or make sth increase very much in number or amount
   1. Our problems have multiplied since last year.
      自去年以来，我们的问题成倍增加。
   2. Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer.
      抽烟会大大增加得癌症的风险。
3. （使）繁殖，增殖
   to reproduce in large numbers; to make sth do this
   1. Rabbits multiply rapidly.
      兔子繁殖迅速。
   2. It is possible to multiply these bacteria in the laboratory.
      在实验室里繁殖这些细菌是可能的。

1. V-ERG (使)成倍地增加;(使)大量地增加
   When something multiplies or when you multiply it, it increases greatly in number or amount.
   1. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...
      这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
   2. Her husband multiplied his demands on her time.
      她丈夫需要她的时间大大增加。
2. VERB 繁殖;滋生
   When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young.
   1. These creatures can multiply quickly.
      这些动物能迅速繁殖。
3. VERB 乘;使相乘
   If you multiply one number by another, you add the first number to itself as many times as is indicated by the second number. For example 2 multiplied by 3 is equal to 6.
   1. What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
      9乘以6得多少？
   2. ...the remarkable ability to multiply huge numbers correctly without pen or paper.
      不借助纸笔而能正确计算大数字乘积的非凡能力

1. Take the average of those ratios and multiply by a hundred.
   算出那些比率的平均值再乘以100。
2. What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
   6乘以9等于多少？
3. These permutations multiply towards infinity
   这些排列可以增加到无穷大。
4. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
   这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
5. Her husband multiplied his demands on her time.
   她丈夫需要她的时间大大增加。
6. These creatures can multiply quickly.
   这些动物能迅速繁殖。
7. Mountains multiply, streams double back I doubt there's even a road;| willows cluster darkly, blossoms shine another village ahead!
   山重水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。（陆游《游山西村》）
8. Can the boy multiply?
   这男孩会做乘法吗？
9. Abuses multiply when citizens are indifferent.
   公民一旦漠不关心，弊端就会丛生。
10. Now you want to multiply this result by the current value under consideration.
    现在您想用考虑中的当前值去乘该结果。
11. To complete the evolution of the business example, let's add requirements for multiply and divide services.
    要实现业务示例的演变，我们需要添加对乘法和除法服务的需求。
12. In the implementation of the Time Base calculation above, the algorithm uses a helper multiply function.
    在上面TimeBase计算的实现中，算法使用了一个辅助乘法函数。
13. You multiply them, all three,+ and that's a plus sign.
    把这三个都相乘，符号为。
14. This is one of the matrix multiply algorithm, we want to help!
    这是一个关于距阵相乘的算法，希望对大家有用！
15. What happens when multiply this with the vector X?
    我们把它和向量X相乘会怎样？
16. When these multiply and go on to infect new individuals, drug resistance spreads.
    当这些寄生虫繁殖并感染新的个体的时候，耐药性就扩散了。
17. Fill the shape with the pattern and set the Transparency to Multiply and its Opacity to8%.
    填写的形状与布局和设置的透明度，以倍数和其不透明至8%。
18. Once we multiply it by a very large number n, it becomes very much greater than kT.
    一旦我用一个很大的n与它相乘，它就会变得比kT大得多。
19. They multiply and mature in the mosquito, eventually passing back to a human during a later bite.
    它们在蚊子体内繁殖和成熟，最终通过蚊子后来的叮咬回到了人类体内。
20. It is possible to multiply bacteria and other living organisms in the laboratory.
    在实验室能够繁殖细菌和其他生物。
21. Let's say you want to multiply two polynomials together.
    比方说，你要乘两个多项式在一起。
22. OK, now we know how to multiply matrices.
    好，现在我们知道怎么把两个矩阵相乘了。
23. Realize the arbitrary length between the number of simple calculations, including add, subtract, multiply, divide.
    实现了任意长度数字之间的简单运算，包括加，减，乘，除。
24. If I multiply these two, what is the coulomb times a volt?
    如果我把这两个乘起来，库仑乘以伏特是多少？
25. And, when we multiply R by j, we get this guy here.
    当R和j乘的时候，就得到这个东西。
26. I don't know how to take two strings and multiply them together.
    我不知道，怎么把两个字符串乘到一起。
27. And now we're going to multiply that by the gravitational force constant.
    我们现在把这个结果，和重力常量相乘。
28. The little boy can add, subtract and multiply, but cannot divide.
    那小男孩会做加法、减法和乘法，但不会做除法。
29. Phone bugs infect your handset, then multiply via text or picture messages sent to your contacts.
    电话病毒感染了你的手机，并通过你发给联系人的文本和图片信息进行传播。

  breed multiply procreate【导航词义：繁殖】

  breed v. 繁殖

〔辨析〕只限于指动物交配繁殖；也可指饲养、培育动植物。

  multiply v. （使）繁殖

〔辨析〕通常指动植物或微生物繁殖。

  procreate v. 〈正式〉生育，生殖

〔辨析〕指人或动物繁育后代。

verb

1. have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
   1. The Bible tells people to procreate

   Synonym:    reproduceprocreate

2. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
   1. pandas rarely breed in captivity
   2. These bacteria reproduce

   Synonym:    breed

3. combine or increase by multiplication
   1. He managed to multiply his profits

   Synonym:    manifold

4. combine by multiplication
   1. multiply 10 by 15

adv

1. in several ways
   1. they were multiply checked for errors