[countable] (abbreviation No.) (often used with another noun 常与另一名词连用) a number used to identify sth or to communicate by telephone, etc.（电话等的）号码◆Give me your number and I'll call you back.把电话号码给我，我会给你回电话。◆Please enter the number of the credit card you wish to use.请输入你想使用的信用卡卡号。◆My account number is 002345.我的账号是 002345。⨁a credit-card / fax / registration / telephone number信用卡／传真／注册／电话号码 ⨁ an account / invoice / order number账号；发票／订单号码 [countable] a quantity of people or things数量；数额◆A large number of people have applied for the job.许多人已申请了这份工作。◆The number of companies working in this industry has increased dramatically.干这一行的公司数量急剧增加了。◆Passenger numbers have been falling.乘客人数一直在下降。◆There are a number of (= some) questions I'd like to raise.我想提一些问题。◆People are buying environmentally friendly cars in increasing numbers.购买环保车的人数日渐增加。HELP A plural verb is needed after a/an (large, small, etc.) number of ….在 a ／ an （large、 small 等） number of …之后用复数动词。⨁a large / limited / record / small number大量；少量；创纪录的数量；小量 ⨁ the total number总数 ⨁ a declining / dwindling / growing / an increasing number递减的／日益缩减的／日益上升的／日益增加的数量 [countable, usually plural] an amount, used especially when talking about how a company or the economy is working（公司、经济运行等的）数字◆October's numbers were hit by poor sales earlier in the year.十月份的数字受到了今年早些时候惨淡业绩的打击。◆The company posted worse-than-expected numbers.公司公布了低于预期的数字。 SYN figures ●make the/your ˈnumbersto achieve the figures that have been predicted达到预计目标◆Our salespeople are sure they will make their numbers.我们的推销人员相信他们能达到预计目标。 bank identification number box number DUNS™ number opposite number PIN number routing number serial number