billion

【发音】

美 /'bɪljən/ 英 /'bɪljən/

【翻译】

1. num. 十亿

   英释:the number 1,000,000,000

【例句】

1. The final cost could be as much as one billion dollars.

   最后的费用可能高达十亿美元。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...12 billion in 2015...

2. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...3 billion budget deficit this year...

3. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...a move he says could save $3 billion annually...

4. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 文本题)...Chinese consumers bought $ 9 billion worth of goods from the nation's largest shopping platform...

5. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currently lack Internet access get online...

6. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...they're also realistic about the risks and dangers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online...

7. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before...

8. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...2 billion cell-phone users worldwide...

【同、近义词】

1. n.十亿；大量

   lots of/wealth/ocean/sea/body/

【同根词】

1. adj

   billionth : 十亿分之一的；第十亿的

2. n

   billionth : 十亿分之一；第十亿