numbered
numbered — 動詞
1. to give each item in a set its own number by writing the number on it, usually t
編號
在物品上寫數字以標示順序
to give each item in a set its own number by writing the number on it, usually to show the order the items belong in
The librarian numbered each shelf so visitors could find books easily.
圖書館員幫每個書架編號，讓訪客能輕鬆找到書。
number + each [item] in a set for organisation
Eli numbered the pages of his notebook before handing it in.
Eli 在交筆記本之前，把每一頁都編上了號碼。
Jisoo numbered all the invitations by order of reply.
Jisoo 按照回覆的先後順序，把每張邀請函都編了號。
Dewi numbered each box before loading them onto the truck.
Dewi 給每個箱子編號，然後把它們搬上卡車。
- unmarked
left without any identifying symbol
文法句型
number + object
用法筆記
This sense is always transitive — you number something. The object is typically a set of physical items (pages, seats, tickets, boxes).
常見錯誤
2. to reach a particular total when people, things, or groups are added together —
總計
加總後達到特定的數量
to reach a particular total when people, things, or groups are added together — for example, a crowd numbering in the thousands, or members numbering around fifty
The crowd at the festival numbered more than three thousand people.
參加節慶活動的群眾總計超過三千人。
number + quantity (directly following subject)
Zayd's stamp collection now numbers over four hundred items.
Zayd 的郵票收藏現在總計超過四百件。
The teaching staff is numbered at thirty-two for the whole school.
全校教職員總計三十二人。
Volunteers at the shelter numbered around sixty during the winter months.
冬季期間，收容所的志工人數約有六十人。
文法句型
number + quantity
be numbered at + quantity
用法筆記
This sense acts as a linking verb — the subject is the set being counted, and the complement is the resulting total. Common in formal writing (reports, news articles). Distinguish from sense 1: here you do NOT write numbers on anything.
常見錯誤
numbered — 形容詞
1. carrying a written number that identifies which position it holds within an orde
有編號的
上面標有數字的，用於區別順序
carrying a written number that identifies which position it holds within an ordered set of items
Each numbered ticket gave the holder a seat in the front rows.
每張有編號的門票都讓持票人可以坐在前排座位上。
attributive use: numbered + noun
Antonia lost her numbered key card and could not enter the hotel room.
Antonia 弄丟了有編號的房卡，進不了旅館房間。
Players wear numbered shirts so the referee can tell them apart.
球員穿著有背號的球衣，方便裁判分辨身分。
The numbered floors in the building made it easy to find the right office.
大樓裡有編號的樓層讓人很容易找到正確的辦公室。
Adisa checked the numbered list on the wall to confirm his room assignment.
Adisa 查看了牆上有編號的清單，確認自己的房間號碼。
- labelled
more general — can use any symbol, not just numbers
- classified
implies sorting by category, not just assigning a sequence number
- unnumbered
not given any number
用法筆記
Always used before a noun (attributive). Unlike the verb 'numbered' (past tense), this adjective describes a state — the item already has its number. Common with tickets, shirts, rooms, floors, pages, and seats.
常見錯誤
2. describes someone or something whose continued existence, operation, or success
時日無多的
某人或某事物即將結束的
describes someone or something whose continued existence, operation, or success will finish in the near future — an end is approaching
After the fire, the old library's days were clearly numbered.
火災過後，老圖書館的日子顯然已經屈指可數了。
fixed expression: [possessor]'s days are/were numbered
The mechanic said our car's engine was failing, so its days are numbered.
技師說我們車子的引擎出問題了，這輛車的日子已經不多了。
Once the new shopping centre opens, the small market's days are numbered.
新購物中心一開幕，小市場的日子就所剩無幾了。
Nila knew her time at the company was numbered after the team was reduced.
團隊縮編之後，Nila 知道自己在這間公司的時間已經不長了。
- unending
continuing without a foreseeable finish
文法句型
[possessive] days/weeks/time are numbered
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed expression 'somebody's days are numbered' or 'something's days are numbered'. The possessive is required ('his days', 'the building's days'). Rarely used outside this pattern — you would not say 'a numbered time' or 'numbered success'.