numbered
[ˈnʌmbɚd] /ˈnʌmbərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnʌmbəd/ (bre, ipa)
numbered — 動詞
- numberedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- numbereds3rd person singular
- numbereding-ing form
- numberededpast simple
1. gave numbers to things in order, usually by writing the numbers on them so each
編號
按順序標上號碼
gave numbers to things in order, usually by writing the numbers on them so each one could be identified easily.
Layla numbered the exam papers before the students returned to class.
Layla 在學生回到教室前，先把考卷編了號。
numbered + object for assigning labels
Feng carefully numbered each moving box so the kitchen items stayed together.
Feng 小心地替每個搬家箱編號，好讓廚房用品放在一起。
Amelia numbered the hotel rooms on the map before the tour began.
Amelia 在導覽開始前，先把地圖上的飯店房間編了號。
Kabir numbered the steps in the recipe to make the instructions easier.
Kabir 把食譜步驟編號，好讓說明更容易照著做。
Beatrix numbered the parking spaces after the new lines dried.
Beatrix 在新的停車格線乾了之後，把車位都編了號。
- mix up
lose the ordered system that numbering creates
- leave unlabeled
keep items without any identifying mark
文法句型
numbered + noun phrase
用法筆記
Used for putting labels on separate items so people can find, sort, or follow them in order. Distinguish from verb/2, which is about a total rather than written labels.
2. reached a particular total, so that many people or things were in the group.
共計
總數達到某個數量
reached a particular total, so that many people or things were in the group.
By noon, the volunteers numbered more than two hundred across the city.
到了中午，全城的志工共計超過兩百人。
numbered + amount for reporting totals
Last summer the camp numbered only forty children because of the heat.
去年夏天因為天氣炎熱，營隊共計只有四十個孩子。
At its busiest, the bakery staff numbered nearly thirty people.
最忙的時候，麵包店員工共計將近三十人。
The lost files numbered just twelve, so the team recovered them quickly.
遺失的檔案共計只有十二份，所以團隊很快就找回來了。
During the storm, emergency calls numbered in the thousands by evening.
暴風雨期間，到了傍晚緊急來電已共計達數千通。
- fall short of
stay below an expected or stated amount
- drop to
emphasizes a reduced total rather than a reported one
文法句型
numbered + amount
numbered in the thousands
用法筆記
Common in reports, news, and formal descriptions of group size. Distinguish from verb/1, where the subject gives labels to objects instead of stating how many there were.
numbered — 形容詞
- numberedpositive
- more numberedcomparative
- most numberedsuperlative
1. having a written number that shows its place in a line, list, or set.
有編號的
標有號碼以便辨認
having a written number that shows its place in a line, list, or set.
Noa picked up the numbered key that matched room 214 at the desk.
Noa 在櫃台拿起和 214 號房對應的那把有編號的鑰匙。
numbered + noun for labeled objects
Sora followed the numbered signs through the museum without asking for help.
Sora 沿著館內有編號的指示牌走，沒有開口問路。
Imani placed the numbered cards in order before the game started.
Imani 在遊戲開始前，先把那些有編號的卡片排好。
Evelyn sat in the numbered seat beside the window on the train.
Evelyn 坐進火車上靠窗的那個有編號的座位。
Sirin checked the numbered lockers until the right one clicked open.
Sirin 檢查那些有編號的置物櫃，直到正確的那一個彈開。
- unmarked
without any visible identifying sign
- unnumbered
without a number in a sequence or set
文法句型
numbered + noun
用法筆記
Usually comes before the noun it describes, especially for seats, doors, cards, pages, and other items arranged in a system.
2. likely to end, fail, or disappear soon, with little time left.
快到頭了
很快就會結束或失勢
likely to end, fail, or disappear soon, with little time left.
With streaming growing fast, many people think cable TV's days are numbered.
隨著串流快速成長，很多人認為有線電視快到頭了。
fixed phrase: days are numbered
After the safety report, the old bridge's days seemed numbered.
安全報告出來後，那座老橋看起來快到頭了。
Once the mayor lost party support, his days in office were numbered.
市長一失去黨內支持，他在任的日子就快到頭了。
Rising rent made the corner bookstore feel that its days were numbered.
房租上漲，讓那家街角書店覺得自己快到頭了。
When electric buses arrived, the noisy diesel fleet's days were numbered.
電動公車一進場，那支吵鬧的柴油車隊就快到頭了。
文法句型
someone's days are numbered
something's days are numbered
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the set phrase 'someone's or something's days are numbered'. It suggests an ending that now seems hard to avoid.