大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 billion


释义：

billion num. 十亿；<旧>万亿
n. 十亿；亿万，大量（billions）
【名】 （Billion）（法）比利翁（人名）
[ 复数 billions或billion ]

例句：



The new runway is a billion-dollar boondoggle.

这条新跑道是一个价值十亿美元的废物。



Worldwide sales reached 2.5 billion.

全球销售额达到了25亿。



The company posted a $1.1 billion loss.

这家公司公布了11亿元的亏损。



Imports totalled $1.5 billion last year.

去年的进口总额达15亿元。



The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.

银河系由1千亿颗恒星组成。



The total debt outstanding is $70 billion.

尚未偿还的总债务额是700亿美元。



Sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion.

销售额从27亿元猛增到35亿元。



Lending by banks rose to $10 billion last year.

去年银行发放的贷款增至100亿元。



New consumer credit fell to $3.7 billion in August.

8月份新的消费信贷下降至37亿美元。



There was a capital outflow of $22 billion in 1998.

1998年的资本外流量为220亿元。



The stars must have formed 10 to 15 billion years ago.

这些恒星一定形成于100亿至150亿年前。



The Ethiopian foreign debt stands at 3 billion dollars.

埃塞俄比亚的外债达30亿美元。



In 1968 the states collectively spent $2 billion on it.

1968年各州总体为此花了20亿美元。



Gold reserves had fallen to less than $3 billion worth.

黄金储备已经降价至30亿美元以下。



His businesses are worth a combined total of $3 billion.

他的企业加在一起总值30亿元。



By the end of 1989 the group had assets of $3.5 billion.

到1989年底该集团已有35亿美元的资产。



The value of the company is well in excess of $2 billion.

该公司的价值远超过20亿美元。



In 1999, dot-coms spent more than $1 billion on TV spots.

1999年，网上公司花在电视插播广告上的费用超过10亿 。



Nicaragua was burdened with a foreign debt of $11 billion.

尼加拉瓜受110亿美元外债的困扰。



The budget should hit the $136 billion target on the nose.

预算应该正好达到1 360亿元的目标。



The country's trade surplus widened to 16.5 billion dollars.

这个国家的贸易顺差增加到了165亿美元。



Taxes only get part of the way toward a $50 billion deficit.

税收只会部分解决500亿美元的赤字。



The level of debt crested at a massive $290 billion in 1992.

1992年的巨额债务高达2 900亿元。



Last Thursday, Nick announced record revenues of $3.4 billion.

上周四，尼克宣布了34亿美元的创记录收入。