及物/不及物动词乘; （使）相乘; （使）增加; （使）繁殖

副词多样地; 复合地; 多倍地; [电学]并联地，多路地

形容词多层的; 多样的; 多股的

1. (使)成倍地增加;(使)大量地增加
When something multiplies or when you multiply it, it increases greatly in number or amount.

e.g. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...
这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
e.g. Her husband multiplied his demands on her time.
她丈夫需要她的时间大大增加。

2. 繁殖;滋生
When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young.

e.g. These creatures can multiply quickly.
这些动物能迅速繁殖。

3. 乘;使相乘
If you multiply one number by another, you add the first number to itself as many times as is indicated by the second number. For example 2 multiplied by 3 is equal to 6.

e.g. What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
9乘以6得多少？
e.g. ...the remarkable ability to multiply huge numbers correctly without pen or paper.
不借助纸笔而能正确计算大数字乘积的非凡能力

名词出身; 起源，根源; [数]原点，起点; [解]（筋，神经的）起端

1. 起源；来源；起因；由来
You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or origins .

e.g. ...theories about the origin of life...
有关生命起源的各种理论
e.g. The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term...
军事政策的混乱可追溯到杜鲁门的第一届任期。

2. 出身；身世；血统
When you talk about a person's origin or origins, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors.

e.g. Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。
e.g. ...people of Asian origin...
亚裔民众

形容词基础的，基本的，根本的，重要的，原始的，主要的，十分重大的; [物]基频的，基谐波的; [乐]基音的

名词原理，原则，基本，根本，基础; [乐]基音; [物]基频，基谐波

1. 基本的;根本的;主要的;基础的
You use fundamental to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or essential. They affect the basic nature of other things or are the most important element upon which other things depend.

e.g. Our constitution embodies all the fundamental principles of democracy...
我们的宪法体现了民主的所有基本原则。
e.g. A fundamental human right is being withheld from these people...
这些人被剥夺了一项最基本的人权。

2. 根本性的;固有的;根深蒂固的
You use fundamental to describe something which exists at a deep and basic level, and is therefore likely to continue.

e.g. But on this question, the two leaders have very fundamental differences...
但在这个问题上，两位领导人有着根本性的分歧。
e.g. Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.
国际特赦组织称他们的军事司法体系存在着根本性的缺陷。

3. 必需的;不可或缺的
If one thing is fundamental to another, it is absolutely necessary to it, and the second thing cannot exist, succeed, or be imagined without it.

e.g. He believes better relations with China are fundamental to the well-being of the area...
他相信和中国建立更加良好的关系对这一地区的繁荣发展至关重要。
e.g. The method they pioneered remains fundamental to research into the behaviour of nerve cells.
他们首创的方法在神经细胞活动的研究中一直是不可或缺的。

4. 最根本的;最重要的
You can use fundamental to show that you are referring to what you consider to be the most important aspect of a situation, and that you are not concerned with less important details.

e.g. The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention...
最根本的问题在于他们无法分清现实和虚构。
e.g. It was not simply a practical matter, but a fundamental question of principle.
那不仅仅是个实际问题，更是一个根本性的原则问题。

5. (研究)基础性的
Fundamental research into a subject is concerned with gaining knowledge about the subject itself, rather than its practical aspects.

e.g. Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.
行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究，而非应用性研究。

形容词温和的; 文雅的; 高尚的

及物动词使温和; 使驯服

名词蛆; 饵

1. 文静的；温和的；和蔼的
Someone who is gentle is kind, mild, and calm.

e.g. My son was a quiet and gentle man who liked sports and enjoyed life...
我儿子是个安静温和的人，喜欢运动和享受生活。
e.g. Michael's voice was gentle and consoling.
迈克尔的嗓音轻柔而且抚慰人心。

名词使命; 代表团; 官方使命; 布道所

动词给…交代任务; 派遣; 把任务交给; 向…传教

1. (尤指赴他国的)使命，重要任务
A mission is an important task that people are given to do, especially one that involves travelling to another country.

e.g. Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America...
索尔兹伯里派他到北美执行一项外交任务。
e.g. He has been on a mission to help end Lebanon's political crisis.
他已经被派执行一项旨在帮助结束黎巴嫩政治危机的使命。

2. 驻外使团;出国代表团
A mission is a group of people who have been sent to a foreign country to carry out an official task.

e.g. ...the head of the mission in South Africa.
驻南非代表团团长
e.g. ...a senior member of a diplomatic mission.
外交使团的高级成员

3. （军用飞机或航天火箭的）飞行任务
A mission is a special journey made by a military aeroplane or space rocket.

e.g. ...a bomber that crashed during a training mission in the west Texas mountains.
在得克萨斯州西部山区执行训练任务时坠毁的轰炸机
e.g. ...the first shuttle mission.
首次航天飞行任务

4. 使命;天职
If you say that you have a mission, you mean that you have a strong commitment and sense of duty to do or achieve something.

e.g. He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil...
他认为自己毕生的使命就是保护弱者不受邪恶势力的欺凌。
e.g. There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture.
他的一言一行都带着强烈的使命感。

5. (基督教徒的)传教，布道
A mission is the activities of a group of Christians who have been sent to a place to teach people about Christianity.

e.g. They say God spoke to them and told them to go on a mission to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
他们说上帝让他们去西半球最贫困的国家传播教义。

6. 传教区;布道所
A mission is a building or group of buildings in which missionary work is carried out.

e.g. I reside at the mission at St Michael's.
我住在圣·米歇尔教堂的传道会里。
e.g. ...schools, monasteries and other mission buildings.
学校、修道院及其他布道场所

及物动词预防; 阻止; 阻碍; [宗教]引领

不及物动词阻挠，阻止

1. 防止；预防；阻止
To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen.

e.g. These methods prevent pregnancy...
这些方法能防止怀孕。
e.g. Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing...
进一步的治疗将阻止癌症恶化。

形容词暴力引起的; 剧烈的，（风，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的; 感情强烈的; 颜色强烈的

1. 暴力的;粗暴的;凶暴的
If someone is violent, or if they do something which is violent, they use physical force or weapons to hurt, injure, or kill other people.

e.g. A quarter of current inmates have committed violent crimes.
现在关押的犯人中有1/4是暴力犯罪。
e.g. ...violent anti-government demonstrations...
反政府的暴力示威