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many in number; involving many different people or things 数量多的；多种多样的 The shape appears multiple times within each painting. 该形状在每幅画中出现多次。 research based on multiple sources 基于多源的研究 multiple copies of documents 各种文件的大量的副本 a story that works on multiple levels 一个多层次的故事 a multiple entry visa 多次入境签证 a multiple birth (= several babies born to a mother at one time) 多胎分娩 a multiple pile-up (= a crash involving many vehicles) 连环车祸 Buyers can acquire single or multiple units. 买家可以购买单个或多个单位。 a house in multiple ownership/occupancy (= owned/occupied by several different people or families) 多户所有／使用的房屋
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMultiple is used with these nouns:- birth
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complex in its nature or effects; affecting several parts of the body 多重的： 性质或影响复杂；影响身体的几个部位She suffered multiple injuries in the crash. 她在车祸中受了多处伤。 multiple fractures of the pelvis 骨盆多处骨折 patients with multiple organ failure 多器官衰竭患者 There were multiple stab wounds on his body. 他身上有多处刺伤。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin multiplus, alteration of Latin multiplex ‘multiple’.