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preposition

/plʌs/

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used when the two numbers or amounts mentioned are being added together加
- Two plus five is seven.二加五等于七。
- The cost is £22, plus £1 for postage.费用为 22 英镑，另加 1 英镑的邮费。
- Membership is 350 dollars per year plus tax.会员费是每年350美元外加税。
Topics Maths and measurementb1
as well as something/somebody; and also和；也；外加
- We have to fit five of us plus all our gear in the car.我们五人和全部用具都得塞进车里。

opposite minus

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘more’.

Idioms

plus or minus

used when the number mentioned may actually be more or less by a particular amount或多或少；左右；大约
- The margin of error was plus or minus three percentage points.误差幅度在三个百分点左右。
compare give or take

adjective

/plʌs/

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used after a number to show that the real number or amount is more than the one mentioned（用于数字后表示实际数量较大）多，余
- The work will cost £10 000 plus.这项工作将耗资万余英镑。
- Sales are growing by 20 per cent plus per year.销售额以每年20%以上的速度增长。
above zero零度以上；零上
- The temperature is plus four degrees.温度为零上四度。
opposite minus
[only before noun] used to describe an aspect of something that you consider to be a good thing优点的；好的
- One of the hotel's plus points is that it is very central.那个旅馆的优势之一是它位于市中心。
- On the plus side, all the staff are enthusiastic.好的方面是职员的工作热忱都很高。
- The plus side of working at home is that you can be more flexible.在家工作的好处是你可以更灵活。
opposite minus
[not before noun] (used in a system of grades) slightly higher than the grade A, B, etc.略高于（A、B 等）
- I got B plus (B+) in the test.我考试得了个 B+。
opposite minusTopics Educationc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘more’.

noun

/plʌs/

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(informal) an advantage; a good thing优势；好处；长处
- Knowledge of French is a plus in her job.通晓法文使她在工作中占优势。
- There were a lot of pluses in the performance.这次演出有多处值得嘉许。
- plus for somebody/something Ease of use is a big plus for any game.易用性是任何游戏的一大优势。
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- One of the pluses of the job is having such supportive colleagues.这份工作的好处之一是有这样支持自己的同事。
- You should carefully consider the pluses and minuses of going to live in the country.你该仔细考虑去乡下居住的利弊。
(also plus sign)
the symbol ( + ), used in mathematics加号
- He put a plus instead of a minus.他填了个加号而不是减号。
Topics Maths and measurementb2

opposite minus

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘more’.

conjunction

/plʌs/

(informal)

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used to add more information而且；此外；况且 synonym furthermore
- I've got too much on at work. Plus my father is not well.我工作负担太重了，而且我父亲身体也不好。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘more’.