manifold

adjective
🔊/ˈmænɪfəʊld/
🔊/ˈmænɪfəʊld/
(formal)
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  1. many; of many different types多的;多种多样的;许多种类的
    • The possibilities were manifold.有很多种可能性。🔊🔊
    • Manifold examples of her work have been preserved in the city archives.她的作品的各种例子已保存在城市档案中。
    Word OriginOld English manigfeald; current noun senses date from the mid 19th cent.

manifold

noun
🔊/ˈmænɪfəʊld/
🔊/ˈmænɪfəʊld/
(specialist)
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  1. a pipe or chamber with several openings, especially one for taking gases in and out of a car engine歧管(汽车引擎用以进气和排气)
    • the exhaust manifold排气歧管
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryManifold is used after these nouns:
    • exhaust
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    Word OriginOld English manigfeald; current noun senses date from the mid 19th cent.