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.

这个国家购买大量武器。

They supplied large numbers of tractors to peasants.

他民供应大批拖拉机。

Many people think thirteen is an evil number.

很多人认为十三是个不吉利的数字。

300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters.

300名警察与同样数目的工会支持者对峙。

He guessed the number of beans in the jar.

他猜出缸豆子有多少。

Archbishop Bancroft deprived a considerable number of puritan clergymen.

班克罗夫特大主教革除许多清教徒牧师的务。

The rapakivi granites have a number of petrological peculiarities.

环斑花岗岩具有若干岩石学的特征。

I visited a number of scientific institutes in Asia.

我访问亚洲的许多科学协会。

Integers, rational numbers, and irrational numbers are all real.

整数、有理数和无理数都是实数。

The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.

这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。

He has a great number of English idioms at command.

他掌握大量的英语成语。

He planted a number of flowering shrubs in the garden.

他在花园几丛开花的灌木。

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。

He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.

他在税制上作一些简化。

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

他想要裁减工人的计划对他起反作用。

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

这个小女孩只有大声数数, 才能记得住数字。

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

这次重新编班，意味着每个班的人数增多。

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

她在心记住汽车的牌号。

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

雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。