一些与number有关的表达
1 number sb/ sth among sb/ sth把…归入
例句:
At one time, the club numbered an archbishop among its members.
该俱乐部曾一度把大主教吸纳为其成员。
2 Number Ten唐宁街十号(指英国首相官邸)
例句:
Number Ten announced tonight that the election will be on April 6.
唐宁街十号今晚宣布,选举将于4月6号举行。
3 any number of things许多,大量
例句:
The Cook's Shop stocks any number of different kinds of pasta.
“大厨店”大量出售各种意大利面食。
4 beyond/ without number数不胜数,不计其数
例句:
An earthquake in the city could result in deaths beyond number.
城市发生地震可能导致无数人死亡。
5 by numbers机械地,死板地,按部就班地
例句:
This is painting by numbers - there's nothing original here.
这是一幅很死板的画——毫无新意。
6 do a number on sb伤害某人;打败某人;使某人难堪
例句:
I really did a number on my ankle when I fell.
我摔倒时真把脚踝弄坏了。
7 have sb's number对(某人)心中有数;摸透(某人)的底
例句:
Don't worry, I've got his number, he doesn't fool me.
别担心,我对他的底细一清二楚,他骗不了我的。
8 your number is up(某人)气数已尽,死到临头
例句:
When the plane started to shake, I just thought my number was up.
飞机开始摇晃时,我真的以为我要完蛋了。