A distressingly large number of firms have been breaking the rules.

违规经营的公司数目之大，令人担忧。

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His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.

他的评论严重触怒了众多的单身母亲。

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The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.

这家工厂正大批裁员。

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She made sure there were a large number of workers to give the necessary attention to all the kids.

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Latte, which is a homogeneous system, has a very, very large number of components to it All the components that make up the milk.

拿铁咖啡是个均匀系统，但它有非常非常多的组分,牛奶中的所有组分咖啡中的所有组分。

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If you have a large number of atoms in an aggregate, it is going to require that the substance turn solid and condense at room temperature.

如果有很多原子进行聚集，在室温下,会使的物质转变成固体状态。

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Although it also attracts a large number of low-skill migrants, Houston has considerably expanded its white-collar workforce.

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For starters, I was a bit surprised by the large number of credit cards per cardholder.

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Only one GP has a MA degree, in contrast to the large number of BA degrees.

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