maths

noun

/mæθs/

(British English)

(North American English math

/mæθ/

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[uncountable] mathematics, especially as a subject in school数学（尤作为学校课程）
- The core subjects are English, maths and science.主课是英语、数学和自然科学。
- a maths teacher数学老师
Extra Examples
- I was taught to use Venn diagrams in the maths class.我被教在数学课上使用文氏图。
- Those expert in maths and technology were not always good managers of people.那些数学和技术方面的专家并不总是善于管理人。
- Council tax inspectors are being given maths lessons.市政税务稽查员正在上数学课。
Topics Maths and measurementa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- applied
- pure
- basic
- …
maths/math + noun
- problem
- class
- lesson
- …
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[uncountable + singular or plural verb] the process of calculating using numbers运算；计算
- If my maths is/are right, the answer is 142.如果我计算没错，答案是 142。
- The class was struggling to find the solution to a maths problem.全班同学正绞尽脑汁解答一道数学难题。
- Working out the quantities of the ingredients involved some complicated maths.算出各种成分的数量要用到一些复杂的数学运算。
Topics Maths and measurementa2

Idioms

do the maths

to think carefully about something before doing it so that you know all the relevant facts or figures周密估算；斟酌
- Do the maths before you take on more debt.再借债之前要三思。
- If only someone had done the maths!要是有人做了这道数学题就好了！

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BNC: 5774 COCA: 38684

maths

noun

(BrE)

(NAmE math)

ADJECTIVE | MATHS/MATH + NOUN

ADJECTIVE

➤applied, pure應用／純粹數學

▸➤basic, elementary, simple基礎數學；初等數學；簡單的數學運算

➤advanced, complicated高等數學；複雜的數學運算

◇Working out the quantities of the ingredients involved some complicated maths.算出各種成分的數量要用到一些複雜的數學運算。

➤college, high-school (both especially NAmE) 大學／中學數學

➤fifth-grade, etc.

(in the US)

五年級等的數學

➤mental (especially NAmE) 心算

◇I did some quick mental maths to work out the difference.我快速心算了一下以得出差值。

MATHS/MATH + NOUN

➤problem數學難題

◇The class was struggling to find the solution to a maths problem.全班同學正絞盡腦汁解答一道數學難題。

➤class, lesson (especially BrE) 數學課

➤exam, test數學考試／測試

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