multiply
US /ˈmʌl.tə.plaɪ/
UK /ˈmʌl.tə.plaɪ/
1.
增加, 繁殖
increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity
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The bacteria will multiply rapidly in warm conditions.
細菌在溫暖的條件下會迅速繁殖。
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His problems seemed to multiply with each passing day.
他的問題似乎一天天增多。
2.
乘
perform the process of multiplication
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Can you multiply 7 by 8?
你能把7乘以8嗎？
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We need to multiply these figures to get the total.
我們需要將這些數字相乘才能得到總數。