subtraction

英[səb'trækʃn] 美[səb'trækʃn]
  • n. 减法;减去
TOEFL
Noun:
  1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated;

    "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"
    "four minus three equals one"

  2. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole);

    "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"

1. I looked at what he'd given me and did a quick subtraction.
我看着他给我的东西,快速做了个减法。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She's ready to learn simple addition and subtraction.
她已经可以开始学习简单的加减法。

来自柯林斯例句

3. children learning addition and subtraction
学习加减的儿童

来自《权威词典》

4. The difference is found by subtraction.
用减法得出差额.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The plus sign is used in addition and the minus is used in subtraction.
加号用于加法;减号用于减法.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Two from five is a simple subtraction.
      五减二是简单的减法。
    2. Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition.
      减法是加法的逆运算。