20140529 multiply 相乘 - Word of the Day - 每日一詞

multiply 相乘（前缀）multi- 很多 EX：multi + cultural=multi-cultural 多文化的； multi＋vitamin ＝ multi-vitamin综合维生素 1. V-ERG (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. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries... 这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。 2. VERB 繁殖;滋生 When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young. These creatures can multiply quickly. 这些动物能迅速繁殖。 3. VERB 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. What do you get if you multiply six by nine? 9乘以6得多少？ The pixel color from your diffuse is multiplied by the grayscale value. 漫反射贴图上的像素颜色与灰度值相乘。