cubes
cubes — 名詞
1. a three-dimensional shape whose six flat faces are all squares of the same size,
立方體
六面皆為相同正方形的立體形狀。
a three-dimensional shape whose six flat faces are all squares of the same size, like a dice or a sugar lump.
Asher arranged twenty colored cubes on the classroom carpet to teach his daughter shapes.
Asher 在教室地毯上排了二十個彩色立方體，教女兒認識形狀。
countable plural use: 'arranged ... cubes'
Mayumi dropped two cubes of ice into her glass of warm tea.
Mayumi 把兩塊冰塊放進她那杯溫熱的茶裡。
collocation: 'cubes of ice / sugar / cheese'
The chef chopped the potatoes into small cubes before frying them in olive oil.
廚師先把馬鈴薯切成小方塊，再用橄欖油下鍋油炸。
collocation: 'chop / cut into cubes'
Each side of these wooden cubes measures exactly five centimetres.
這些木製立方體每一邊都剛好五公分。
The art gallery displayed huge metal cubes along the front lawn.
美術館在前面草坪上展示了好幾座巨大的金屬立方體。
- cubes of ice
- cubes of sugar
- wooden cubes
- ice cubes
- sugar cubes
文法句型
a cube of [substance]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in cooking and craft contexts with the pattern 'cubes of [food]' (cubes of cheese, ice, sugar, tofu).
常見錯誤
2. in mathematics, the results you get when you multiply a number by itself and the
立方數
一數連續自乘兩次後得到的結果。
in mathematics, the results you get when you multiply a number by itself and then by itself again; for example, the cubes of 2, 3, and 4 are 8, 27, and 64.
Yan asked his students to calculate the cubes of all the numbers from one to ten.
Yan 要求學生計算一到十之間每個數字的立方。
pattern: 'cubes of [numbers]'
The teacher wrote the first six cubes on the board: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, and 216.
老師在黑板上寫下前六個立方數：1、8、27、64、125、216。
Mauricio noticed that the cubes of even numbers are always even.
Mauricio 注意到偶數的立方一定也是偶數。
collocation: 'cubes of even / odd numbers'
Memorising the cubes of small numbers helps Emma solve volume problems faster.
背熟小數字的立方有助於 Emma 更快解體積題。
- cubes of even numbers
- cubes of small numbers
- first ten cubes
- third powers
formal mathematical equivalent; less common in everyday speech
- cube roots
the inverse operation: the number that, cubed, gives the target
文法句型
the cube of [number]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (the solid shape): this sense always refers to a number resulting from cubing, and the context is mathematical.
常見錯誤
cubes — 動詞
1. (used in the form 'cubes' as he/she/it cubes) chops food into small block-shaped
切丁
把食材切成小方塊狀準備下鍋。
(used in the form 'cubes' as he/she/it cubes) chops food into small block-shaped pieces, usually before cooking.
Tanvi cubes the chicken first, then marinates the pieces in soy sauce overnight.
Tanvi 先把雞肉切丁，再用醬油醃過夜。
transitive: 'cubes + [food noun]'
Each Saturday morning Isabela cubes the mango while it is still slightly firm.
Isabela 每個週六早上趁芒果還略硬時，就把它切成方塊。
Kofi always cubes the cheese before adding it to the salad.
Kofi 在把起司加進沙拉前，總是先切成小丁。
collocation: 'cubes the cheese / meat / vegetables'
Reuben cubes the beef into bite-sized pieces for his weekend stew.
Reuben 把牛肉切成一口大小的方塊，準備做週末的燉肉。
pattern: 'cubes + object + into pieces'
- cubes the meat
- cubes the cheese
- cubes the vegetables
- slices
produces flat pieces, not blocks
文法句型
cubes + [food noun]
用法筆記
Subject is usually the cook; object is almost always a food item (meat, cheese, fruit, vegetables). The verb implies pieces about 1-2 cm on each side.
常見錯誤
2. (in mathematics) takes a number and multiplies it by itself twice in a row; for
立方
把一個數自乘兩次的數學運算。
(in mathematics) takes a number and multiplies it by itself twice in a row; for instance, when you cube 4 you get 4 × 4 × 4 = 64.
Élise cubes each input value before plotting the points on her graph.
Élise 在把點繪上圖表前，會先對每個輸入值取立方。
transitive: 'cubes + [number]'
The calculator app cubes any number you type when you press the x³ button.
計算機 app 在你按 x³ 鍵時，會把輸入的任何數字立方。
Kian cubes the radius and then multiplies by a constant to find the sphere's volume.
Kian 把半徑立方後再乘以一個常數，求出球體的體積。
collocation: 'cubes the radius'
The program cubes every integer between one and one hundred for the demonstration.
程式會把一到一百之間每個整數都立方一次作為示範。
- cubes the number
- cubes the radius
- cubes the input
- raises to the third power
formal mathematical equivalent
- takes the cube root of
the inverse operation
文法句型
cubes + [number]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense's object is a number or a variable representing a number, not a food item. Often paired with 'squares' (raise to the second power) in mathematical instructions.
常見錯誤
cubes — 形容詞
1. (in older or technical mathematical writing) describing a quantity that has been
立方的
舊式數學用法，表示某數的三次方。
(in older or technical mathematical writing) describing a quantity that has been multiplied by itself twice; almost always replaced today by 'cubed' or the exponent notation.
Older textbooks at the Mizuki Institute still write 'cubes 5' where modern ones write '5 cubed' or '5³'.
Mizuki 研究所的舊教科書仍寫作「cubes 5」，現代教科書則寫成「5 cubed」或「5³」。
attributive: 'cubes [number]'
Madison found the phrase 'cubes 8' in a Victorian arithmetic book at the library.
Madison 在圖書館一本維多利亞時代的算術書裡看到「cubes 8」這個說法。
Modern teachers seldom use the cubes adjective form; the past participle 'cubed' has replaced it almost everywhere.
現代老師很少用 cubes 這個形容詞形式，過去分詞「cubed」幾乎已經完全取代它。
The archive's old engineering tables list the cubes value of every integer up to one thousand.
檔案室那些舊工程表列出了從一到一千每個整數的立方值。
collocation: 'cubes value / measure / quantity'
- cubes value
- cubes measure
- cubed
the modern past-participle form; preferred in current writing
文法句型
cubes [number]
用法筆記
Now archaic in mainstream English; learners will almost always meet 'cubed' instead (e.g. 'a number cubed', '5 cubed equals 125'). Include this entry only for reading older mathematical texts.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- ice cubes
- sugar cubes
- cubes of cheese
- cubes of meat
常用片語
- cut into cubes
- chop into cubes
介系詞搭配
- into cubes
- of cubes