英汉词典

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.

multiply的解释

    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.

multiply什么意思

    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