billion
US:/ˈbɪljən/
UK:/'bɪljən/
n.:
〈美、法〉十亿；〈英、德〉万亿；无数
adj.:
〈美、法〉十亿的；〈英、德〉万亿的；无数的
网络:
盛达；兆；十亿美元
Word forms: (复数) billions
Examples
1.
One reason, he said, was that he could squeeze out some $4 billion in cost savings from the two firms.
据他所说，此次收购可以让两家公司尽可能省下大约40亿美元的成本。
2.
"Even cutting the F-35 entirely would not yield" the kind of savings it takes to retrench to a $500 billion annual defense budget, he said.
他说：“即使削减全部的F-35也不能形成”需要省出的资金，以将每年国防预算控制在5000亿美元以内。
3.
But he said double-digit growth toward year-end is possible after China's four trillion yuan ($585 billion) economic stimulus kicks in.
但在中国4万亿人民币（合5,850亿美元）经济刺激计划到位后，汽车销量到今年年底实现两位数增长是可能的。
4.
ICBC's U. S. assets have increased to more than $1 billion from basically zero since the bank opened its New York office.
自工商银行在纽约开设了分支机构以来，该行在美国的资产已经从基本为零增长到了10多亿美元。
5.
Not only could it raise up to $250 billion a year but it would also fix some perverse incentives.
这样不但可以增加每年2500亿美元的税收，还可以避免一些反向激励。
6.
According to a report published by the Bank in 2006, leaks even then were costing $14 billion a year.
根据世界银行2006年发布的一个报告显示，即使在那时候每年由于管道渗漏损失就高达140亿美元。
7.
If he sorts out his personal life and wins some more tournaments, Mr Woods could soon be on his way to that second billion.
如果伍兹能整理好自己的私生活并且再赢几个大锦标，他也许很快就能回到重新成为亿万富文的轨道上了。
8.
I'd say that the bank's ability to raise even $20 billion in a financial market like this is good sign for Chinese stocks going forward.
依我看，即使只能在这样的金融市场里募集到200亿美元，也是看好中国股票前市的信号。
9.
There was an estimation, a conservative estimation, a couple of years ago that the U. S. economy benefited by 57 billion dollars per year.
几年前，有个保守的估计，美国经济每年因昆虫而获益五百七十亿美元。
10.
The United States frequently complains that China is not doing enough to reduce its multi-billion-dollar trade surplus with the U. S.
美国经常抱怨中国在减少数千亿美元对美贸易顺差方面没有做出足够努力。