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index

英  [ˈɪndeks]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • indices , indexes

    1. [C 可数名词] 指数

    An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted.

    双语例句

    例：

    the consumer price index.

    消费价格指数。

    2. [C 可数名词] 索引

    An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to.

    双语例句

    例：

    There's even a special subject index.

    甚至有一个专门的主题索引。

    VERB. 动词

  • indexes , indexing , indexed

    1. [T 及物动词] 为…编索引

    If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    A quarter of this vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers.

    这批信息量巨大的档案有1/4都已编了索引，可供研究者查阅。

    2. [T 及物动词] 使与…挂钩

    If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases.

    双语例句

    例：

    Minimum benefits and wages are to be indexed to inflation.

    最低养老金和最低工资都要与通货膨胀挂钩。

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