umpteen
发音
英 [ˌʌmpˈti:n]
美 [ˈʌmpˈtin, ˈʌm-]
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- adj.& n.
- <口>无数（的），许许多多（的）
单词词源
umpteen 大量的
改编自umpty, 原为摩斯密码的横线，因听起来如同twenty, thirty, -teen, 十。后在一战时期用于俚语几十个，不确定的许多个，大量的。
双语例句
- 1. This is despite the fact that it has adopted 17 constitutions and suffered umpteen coups in its 76-year history as a constitutional monarchy .
- 尽管在其76年的君主立宪制历史中，它已颁布了17部宪法，经历过无数次政变。
- 2. But because the big three had unveiled umpteen unfulfilled turnaround plans over the years , mr ford needed to give this latest effort credibility , especially with the company 's bankers .
- 但是由于三大车厂在数年间曾公布过无数不成功的转型计划，ford总裁需要为他的转型筹资计划提升公司，尤其是银行的信心。
- 3. He certainly knew how to play canada'sjudicial system , lodging umpteen appeals , while living under a luxury versionof house arrest in vancouver that was said to be saving taxpayers ' money .
- 他当然知道如何发挥加拿大的司法系统，悠闲的面对无数上诉，而根据在温哥华的家豪华版逮捕活被说成是为了节省纳税人的金钱。
- 4. The world 's most successful company over the past five years , according to a recent stern stewart study of " wealth added " , has been an unwieldy conglomerate spread across umpteen unconnected businesses , many of them ( for example , light bulbs ) distinctly unfashionable .
- 斯特恩斯图尔特（sternstewart）公司的最近一项‘财富增值’研究发现，过去五年一直是世界上最成功的公司就像是个“巨无用”，涉入了无数互不相干的商业领域，其中很多明显不合时宜（例如灯泡）。
- 5. It 's one of umpteen q & a sites on the web - others include ask.com and yahoo !
- 它是无数的问与答网站之一其他的包括ask.com和yahoo！