numbered

1. N-COUNT 数;数字
   A number is a word such as 'two', 'nine', or 'twelve', or a symbol such as 1, 3, or 47. You use numbers to say how many things you are referring to or where something comes in a series.
   1. No, I don't know the room number...
      不，我不知道房间号。
   2. Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street...
      斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。
   3. The number 47 bus leaves in 10 minutes.
      47路公共汽车10分钟后开车。
2. N-COUNT (同 large 或 small 连用，表示约数)数量，数目
   You use number with words such as 'large' or 'small' to say approximately how many things or people there are.
   1. Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on...
      大量的采访在继续。
   2. I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents...
      我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。
   3. Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote.
      越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。
3. N-SING 若干/许多
   If there are a number of things or people, there are several of them. If there are any number of things or people, there is a large quantity of them.
   1. I seem to remember that Sam told a number of lies...
      我好像记得萨姆说过不少谎话。
   2. There must be any number of people in my position.
      一定有很多人处在我这种境况。
4. N-UNCOUNT (排名)第…号
   You can refer to someone's or something's position in a list of the most successful or most popular of a particular type of thing as, for example, number one or number two.
   1. ...the world number one, Tiger Woods...
      世界排名第一的泰格·伍兹
   2. Before you knew it, the single was at Number 90 in the US singles charts...
      转眼之间这张单曲唱片已在美国单曲唱片排行榜上排名第90位了。
   3. Vikram Seth's 'A Suitable Boy' is number two in the best-seller lists.
      维克拉姆·塞思的《如意郎君》在畅销书排行榜中排名第二。
5. VERB 总计;计有
   If a group of people or things numbers a particular total, that is how many there are.
   1. They told me that their village numbered 100...
      他们告诉我他们村子有100人。
   2. This time the dead were numbered in hundreds, not dozens.
      这次死亡人数是数以百计，而非几十人。
6. N-COUNT 电话号码
   A number is the series of numbers that you dial when you are making a telephone call.
   1. Sarah sat down and dialled a number.
      萨拉坐下来拨了一个电话号码。
   2. ...a list of names and telephone numbers...
      姓名和电话号码表
   3. My number is 414-3925...
      我的电话号码是414-3925。
   4. 'You must have a wrong number,' she said. 'There's no one of that name here.'
      “你一定是拨错电话号码了，”她说：“这儿没有这个人。”
7. N-COUNT 一段音乐;一首歌曲;一支舞
   You can refer to a short piece of music, a song, or a dance as a number .
   1. ...'Unforgettable', a number that was written and performed in 1951...
      《难以忘怀》，一首1951年创作并演唱的歌曲
   2. Responsibility for the dance numbers was split between Robert Alton and the young George Balanchine.
      舞蹈节目分别由罗伯特·奥尔顿和年轻的乔治·巴兰钦负责。
8. VERB 把…算作;把…归入
   If someone or something is numbered among a particular group, they are believed to belong in that group.
   1. The Leicester Swannington Railway is numbered among Britain's railway pioneers...
      莱斯特—斯旺宁顿铁路被看作是英国最早的铁路之一。
   2. He numbered several Americans among his friends.
      他把几个美国人看成朋友。
9. VERB 把…编号;给…标号
   If you number something, you mark it with a number, usually starting at 1.
   1. He cut his paper up into tiny squares, and he numbered each one...
      他把纸剪成了小方块，然后逐一编号。
   2. Each factor has been numbered.
      每个要素都编了号。
10. See also: opposite number prime number serial number
11. PHRASE 寿命不长;时日无多
    If you say that someone's or something's days are numbered, you mean that they will not survive or be successful for much longer.
    1. Critics believe his days are numbered because audiences are tired of watching him.
       批评家猜想他走红的时间不会长了，因为观众现在厌倦了他的表演。
12. PHRASE …中的一员
    One of your number is a member of your group.
    1. Scientists like the idea that one of their number is close to the seat of power...
       科学家们欢迎他们中的一员接近权力中心的想法。
    2. One of our number has made a very interesting design of flooring, which has won a prize.
       我们中的一名成员设计出了非常有趣的地板图案，还获了奖。
13. See also: numbers game
14. safety in numbers → see: safety

1. They told me that their village numbered 100
   他们告诉我他们村子有100人。
2. This time the dead were numbered in hundreds, not dozens.
   这次死亡人数是数以百计，而非几十人。
3. The Leicester Swannington Railway is numbered among Britain's railway pioneers
   莱斯特—斯旺宁顿铁路被看作是英国最早的铁路之一。
4. He numbered several Americans among his friends.
   他把几个美国人看成朋友。
5. He cut his paper up into tiny squares, and he numbered each one
   他把纸剪成了小方块，然后逐一编号。
6. Each factor has been numbered.
   每个要素都编了号。
7. Critics believe his days are numbered because audiences are tired of watching him.
   批评家猜想他走红的时间不会长了，因为观众现在厌倦了他的表演。
8. The best wines are entitled to a numbered seal of quality.
   上等葡萄酒可以盖上带编号的优质产品印章。
9. These ships were all numbered with the suffix LBK.
   这些船都有编号，末尾都是LBK。
10. One's failing years are numbered.
    余年可数。
11. His days are numbered.
    他的日子屈指可数了。
12. Casualties numbered in the thousands.
    伤亡数以百计。
13. The tractors, light and heavy, numbered twenty in all.; There were twenty light and heavy tractors in all.
    大小拖拉机计20台。
14. The officer numbered the men off.
    军官叫士兵报数。
15. He had offended their most important customer so his days with the firm were numbered.
    他得罪了他们最重要的客户，因此他在公司里的日子屈指可数了。
16. He numbered the pages in the bottom corner.
    他把页码写在底角。
17. The company numbered off one by one from the left to the right.
    该连士兵由左向右报数。
18. Grace will be numbered among the immortals of cricket.
    格雷斯将被列为流芳百世的板球名将之一。
19. She has made so many mistakes her days must be numbered in that job.
    她犯的错误太多了，那工作她干不长久了。
20. The students of our department numbered in the hundreds.
    我们系的学生总共有几百人。
21. Let seven weeks be numbered from the first day when the grain is cut.
    你要计算七七日，从你开镰收割禾稼时算起，共计七七日。
22. The newspapers'readers are numbered by millions.
    这些报纸读者有数百万。
23. But knowing my days are numbered, I figure that I owe you an answer.
    我知道我剩下的日子未几了，我觉得我欠你一个回答。
24. Appendix A contains a numbered summary of the results.
    附录A包含了对这些结果的一个小结，并且编了号。
25. In this example, there are odd numbered arrays on slot A and even numbered arrays on slot B.
    在本例中，slotA中有奇数个阵列，slotB中有偶数个阵列。
26. The horizontal arrows with numbered text are called messages.
    标了数字和文字的水平线叫做消息。
27. Paragraphs or groups of paragraphs were numbered in some of the old readers.
    在一些老读本中，段落或段落群是编了号的。
28. Names, dates and numbered accounts.
    名字、日期和银行账号。
29. All the boxes were labelled and numbered.
    所有的箱子上都贴有标签，编了号码。

adj.

sb's/sth's days are numbered

• （指人）死期不远了，得意的日子屈指可数了；（指物）用不了多久了，寿命不长了
  a person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer
  1. His days as leader of the party are numbered.
     他作为党的领袖的日子已屈指可数了。