multiply
['mʌltiplai]
vt.乘, 增加
vi.做乘法, 繁衍
adv.多样地,多重地
例句与用法：
Multiply y by infinity.
以无穷数乘y。
We must multiply our efforts to clear up the mystery.
我们必须加倍努力来澄清这一神秘的事件。
Four multiplied by seven is twenty-eight.
7乘4等于28。
Rabbits multiply quickly.
兔子繁殖很快。
词形变化：
动词过去式: multiplied | 动词过去分词: multiplied | 动词现在分词: multiplying | 动词第三人称单数: multiplies |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 乘, 使相乘[(+by/together)]
Four multiplied by five is twenty.
五乘四得二十。
2. 使(成倍地)增加
Such examples could be multiplied indefinitely.
这样的例子不胜枚举。
3. 使繁殖
Hot weather multiplied the bacteria in the food rapidly.
炎热的天气使食品中的细菌迅速繁殖。
vi.
1. 增加
As we climbed up the mountain, the dangers and difficulties multiplied.
我们越向山顶攀爬, 危险和困难越是倍增。
2. 繁殖
Rabbits multiply quickly.
兔子繁殖很快。
3. 做乘法
He learned to multiply at the age of five.
他五岁学会做乘法。
a.
多层的, 多股的
ad.
多样地; 多重地