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.
细菌在温暖的条件下会迅速繁殖。
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His problems seemed to multiply with each passing day.
他的问题似乎一天天增多。
2.
乘
perform the process of multiplication
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Can you multiply 7 by 8?
你能把7乘以8吗？
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We need to multiply these figures to get the total.
我们需要将这些数字相乘才能得到总数。