million
number, n plural
ˈmiljən
number, n plural
1
the
number
1,000,000
百万
The
book
sold
more
than
a
million
copies.
这本书售出了一百多万册。
two/three/four
etc
million
£37
million
of
new
investment
3,700 万英镑的新投资额
millions
of
pounds/dollars
etc
Millions
of
pounds
were
lost
in
Western
aid.
西方援助少了数百万英镑。
2
an
extremely
large
number
of
people
or
things
极其庞大的数目; 许多，无数
a
million
I’ve
got
a
million
ideas.
我有很多主意。
millions
of
sth
She
has
millions
of
friends.
她有很多朋友。
3
not/never in a million years
used
to
emphasize
that
something
is
impossible
or
very
unlikely
to
happen
一百万年以后也不，永远也不
spoken
She’ll
never
believe
me.
Not
in
a
million
years.
她决不会相信我，永远不会。
4
look/feel like a million dollars/bucks
to
look
very
attractive
or
feel
very
happy
and
healthy
[非正式，尤美] 看起来有吸引力/感觉很愉快 （精神 ）
informal especially AmE
5
in a million
a.
the
best
of
all
possible
people
or
things
b.
used
to
show
how
unlikely
something
is
可能性非常小的，不可能的
informal
She’s
a
wife
in
a
million.
她是百里挑一的好妻子。
He’s
so
generous.
He’s
one
in
a
million
.
他如此慷慨大方，真是无人能及。
It
was
a
chance
in
a
million
that
we’d
find
a
fossil.
我们发现化石的可能性极小。
The
park
has
just
received
its
millionth
visitor.
公园刚刚迎来了它的第一百万名游客。