X
n. 英语字母表的第24个字母; (用于度量单位间)表示“乘以”
X is the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet.
When writing down the size of something, you can use x in between the measurements to mean 'by'.
The conservatory measures approximately 13ft x 16ft.
温室的大小大约是13英尺乘16英尺。
X can be used to represent the name of a person when you do not know their real name, or when you are trying to keep their real name a secret.
...Dr. X.
某医生
You can use X or x to refer to a number or amount when you do not know exactly how much it is, or when this information is not important.
You can only make X amount of dollars a year.
你一年只能赚那么多钱。
x is used to represent a kiss at the end of a letter or written message.
People sometimes write X on a map to mark a precise position that they want to refer to.
1. being one more than nine
I had to go back for my checkup; they'd lost my X-rays.
我得回去再做一次体检。他们把我的X光片弄丢了。
They took my pulse, took my blood pressure, and X-rayed my jaw.
他们给我量了脉搏、血压,还给我的下颌拍了X光片。
For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
10年来,“X”乐队一直都是洛杉矶最杰出的朋克乐队。
I suggested that he rest, and sent him for an X-ray.
我建议他休息,并让他去拍个X光片。
The medical benefits of x-rays far outweigh the risk of having them.
X光在医学上的益处远甚于它带来的风险。