times
/taɪmz/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈaɪmz] /taɪmz/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈaɪmz] /ˈtīmz How to pronounce times (audio)/ (ame, mw)
times — preposition
1. 用於兩個數字或數量之間，表示前者乘以後者的數學運算，例如「four times five」等於「four 乘以 five」
用於兩個數字或數量之間，表示前者乘以後者的數學運算，例如「four times five」等於「four 乘以 five」
Yara asked, 'What is six times seven?' and Feng answered, 'Forty-two.'
[number] times [number] — asking and answering a multiplication fact
To find the area of the garden, Liang multiplied the length times the width.
The teacher wrote 'four times five equals twenty' on the whiteboard in large blue letters.
A sign read 'a number times nine is fifty-four,' and Quinn solved it.
When baking the cake, the recipe called for three-quarters times two cups of milk.
- multiplied by
the formal written form used in mathematics textbooks and equations
文法句型
[number] times [number]
常見錯誤
times — predeterminer
1. 與數字連用，放在比較詞（如「as」、「more」、「than」或「the + 名詞 + of」）之前，表示某事物的數量、大小或程度是另一事物的若干倍
與數字連用，放在比較詞（如「as」、「more」、「than」或「the + 名詞 + of」）之前，表示某事物的數量、大小或程度是另一事物的若干倍
Rafael's new apartment is three times as big as his old city-centre one.
[number] times + as + adjective + as — standard comparison structure
The village population grew to four times what it was back in 1990.
Madison earns three times more than she did at her first job after university.
Hyun's large blue suitcase weighs twice as much as Quinn's small red carry-on bag.
The beach hotel costs five times the price of the guesthouse near the railway station.
- -fold (threefold)
more formal register; common in academic and business writing ('a threefold increase')
- by a factor of
technical and scientific style ('increased by a factor of three')
文法句型
[number] times + as + adjective/adverb + as + noun
[number] times + comparative + than + noun
[number] times + the + noun + of + noun
用法筆記
This sense follows three common patterns: 'as + adjective + as' (three times as fast as), a comparative + 'than' (three times faster than), or a noun phrase (three times the size). All three express a multiplicative comparison and are interchangeable in most contexts.
常見錯誤
2. 非正式用法，置於比較級形容詞（如 better、faster）之前以加強語氣，表示「非常」、「⋯⋯得多」，與「much」或「far」意思相同，但不給出具體倍數
非正式用法，置於比較級形容詞（如 better、faster）之前以加強語氣，表示「非常」、「⋯⋯得多」，與「much」或「far」意思相同，但不給出具體倍數
Folake said the sequel was times better than the boring original movie.
informal register: times + comparative without a specific number
This laptop runs times faster than Tuan's old computer from ten years ago.
The view from the mountain peak was times more beautiful than any photograph.
After the training course, Nikhil felt times more confident about giving presentations at work.
文法句型
times + comparative adjective + than + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 does not use a specific number before 'times'. Compare 'This car is times faster' (sense 2, informal, no exact figure) with 'This car is three times faster' (sense 1, literal comparison with a concrete multiplier).