million

number

/ˈmɪljən/

Idioms

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(abbreviation m)
1 000 000一百万
- a population of half a million五十万人口
- tens of millions of dollars数千万美元
- It must be worth a million (= pounds, dollars, etc.).它一定值一百万。
- millions of years old几百万年前
You say a, one, two, several, etc. million without a final ‘s’ on ‘million’. Millions (of…) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with million or millions, except when an amount of money is mentioned Four million (people) were affected. • Two million (pounds) was withdrawn from the account.
Extra Examples
- These fossils were millions of years in the making.这些化石制作了数百万年。
- Millions of people now visit the Lake District each year.现在每年有数百万人参观湖区。
- A few million doesn't buy you what it used to.几百万买不到以前的东西。
- The foundation has donated millions of dollars to charitable causes.该基金会向慈善事业捐赠了数百万美元。
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a million, millions (of…)
(informal) a very large amount大量
- I still have a million things to do.我还有很多很多的事情要做。
- There were millions of people there.那里人山人海。
- He made his millions (= all his money) on currency deals.他的万贯家财都是通过外汇交易得到的。
Extra Examples
- Was this the way to feed the world 's starving millions?这是养活世界上数百万饥饿人口的方法吗？
- The event must have cost millions.这个活动一定花了数百万。
- Big hotels are spending millions to hire celebrity chefs.大酒店正花费数百万聘请名厨。