词组 | numbers |
释义 | numbers noun 1 an illegal lottery based on guessing a number determined by chance each day US, 1897. 2 a telephone number US, 2002.► by the numbersprecisely, correctly US, 1918.► do numbersto urinate or defecate TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990.► take the numbers downin horse racing, to disqualify a horse from a race and announce a new winner US, 1947.► the numbersin prison, Rule 43, which allows a prisoner to be kept apart from the main prison community for 'safety of self or others'. Explained by former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Aitken, describing his prison experience 1999–2000, Have I Got News for You, 28th November, 2003 UK, 2003 number1. n. a girl or woman; a sexually attractive girl. Who is that cute little number I saw you with? 2. n. a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs.) Shorty lit up a number just as the boss came in. 3. n. any person or thing. This is an interesting little number. You attach it to your bicycle handlebars. 4. n. an act or performance; a performance specialty. Ann did her number and left the stage.
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