equation /ɪˈkweɪʒən/ noun plural equations
plural equations
Learner's definition of EQUATION
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[count] mathematics : a statement that two expressions are equal (such as 8 + 3 = 11 or 2x - 3 = 7)等式;方程;方程式 2
[count] : a complicated situation or issue複雜情況;複雜問題 —
usually singular通常用單數 -
Helping a troubled teenager is more difficult when drugs are part of the equation. [=when drugs are involved]當毒品涉及其中時,對問題青少年的幫助就更困難了。
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The southern states will be an important part of the election equation.南方各州是選舉難題中的重要部分。
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[noncount] : the act of regarding two things as the same : the act of equating things等同看待;等同