billion

n.

十亿 ；数以十亿计；大量；

1. It took them more than one billion dollars to complete the project.
   完成这个工程花费了他们十亿多美元。
2. Some computers can perform over a billion computation a second.
   有些计算机一秒钟能完成超过十亿次运算。
3. The human brain contains several billion nerve cells, which are connected with one another by fine nerves.
   人类的大脑含有几十亿个神经细胞，这些细胞由纤细的神经将彼此连接起来。

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