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times

preposition
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  1. multiplied by乘以
    • Five times two is/equals ten (= 5 × 2 = 10).五乘以二等于十。
    Topics Maths and measurementb1

times

noun
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  1. used in comparisons to show how much more, better, etc. something is than something else（用于比较）倍
    • three times as long as something某物的三倍长
    • three times longer than something比某物长两倍
    • three times the length of something三倍于某物的长度
    Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing fractions and proportions描述分数和份额
      • According to this pie chart, a third of students’ leisure time is spent watching TV.如饼分图所示，学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。
      • One in five hours is/​are spent socializing.每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。
      • Socializing accounts for/makes up/comprises about 20 per cent of leisure time.社交占休闲时间的20％。
      • Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。
      • Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。
      • The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。
      • The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。

times

verb
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(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they times
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he / she / it timeses
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past simple timesed
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past participle timesed
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-ing form timesing
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  1. times something (by something) to multiply a number乘以
    • You times the six by four to get twenty-four.你用4乘6得到24。
    • (figurative) That vacation was amazing—take spring break and times it by ten!那个假期真是太棒了-休假并乘以十倍！