The foreman overlooked a large number of workers.

工头监督着许多工人。

The country bought a substantial number of weapons.

这个国家购买了大量武器。

Many people think thirteen is an evil number.

很多人认为十三是个不吉利的字。

They supplied large numbers of tractors to peasants.

他们向农民供应了大批拖拉机。

The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.

这次空难的死亡人是空前的。

He guessed the number of beans in the jar.

他猜出了缸里豆子有多少。

300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters.

300名警察与目的工会支持者对峙。

I visited a number of scientific institutes in Asia.

我访问了亚洲的许多学协会。

The rapakivi granites have a number of petrological peculiarities.

环斑花岗岩具有若干岩石学的特征。

Archbishop Bancroft deprived a considerable number of puritan clergymen.

夫特大主教革除了许多清教徒牧师的职务。

He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.

他在税制上作了一些简化。

He planted a number of flowering shrubs in the garden.

他在花园里种了几丛开花的灌木。

He has a great number of English idioms at command.

他掌握了大量的英语成语。

Agnes was all done up in a slinky black number.

艾格尼丝盛装打扮，着一身黑色衣服，窈窕动人。

His plan to reduce the number of workers boomeranged on him.

他想要裁减工人的计划对他起了反作用。

The little girl could only remember her numbers by counting out.

这个小女孩只有大声, 才能记得住字。

The new grouping of classes means larger numbers in each class.

这次重新编，意味着每个的人增多了。

The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.

雷达波几乎可以时追着多个目标。

She made a mental note of the car’s registration number.

她在心里记住了汽车的牌号。

This composite illustration was made by putting together a number of drawings.

这本综合说明书是集若干图片汇合而成的。