20140529 multiply 相乘

multiply 相乘 （前缀）multi- 很多  EX：multi + cultural=multi-cultural 多文化的； multi＋vitamin ＝ multi-vitamin综合维生素


1. V-ERG (使)成倍地增加;(使)大量地增加 When something multiplies or when you multiply it, it increases greatly in number or amount.  


Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...
这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。


2. VERB 繁殖;滋生 When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young.  
These creatures can multiply quickly.
这些动物能迅速繁殖。


3. VERB 乘;使相乘 If you multiply one number by another, you add the first number to itself as many times as is indicated by the second number. For example 2 multiplied by 3 is equal to 6. 
What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
9乘以6得多少？


The pixel color from your diffuse is multiplied by the grayscale value.
漫反射贴图上的像素颜色与灰度值相乘。