billion
billion
bil∙lion / ˈbɪljən ; ˈbɪljən /
◙number (plural billion or billions)
1. the number
• 1,000,000,000 十亿:
»The final cost could be as much as one billion dollars.
最后的费用可能高达十亿美元。
»two / three / four etc billion
»3.5 billion years ago
35 亿年前
»Overseas debt is a staggering ￡16 billion.
外债数字惊人，高达 160 亿英镑。
»billions of pounds / dollars etc
»Airlines have lost billions of dollars.
航空公司损失了几十亿美元。
2. an extremely large number of things or people
• 数以十亿计，大量:
»a billion
»A billion stars shone in the night sky.
夜空中繁星闪烁。
»billions of sth
»There are billions of things I want to say.
我有很多很多的话要说。
3. [BrE old use] the number
• 1,000,000,000,000 一万亿
♦billionth adj.
♦billionth noun [C]
