A fair number of people came along.

有相当多的人来了。

I have a number of things to do today.

我今天有许多事情要做。

The number of city dwellers is growing.

城市居民的数量日渐增长。

His lecture ranged over a number of topics.

他的讲座涉及许多话题。

The number of tourists tails off in October.

十月份游客人数越来越少。

The school funds a set number of free places.

学校资助固定数目的免费生。

A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall.

墙上出现了许多细裂缝。

A number of forged tickets are in circulation.

有一些假入场券在流通。

A number of the prisoners we saw are starving.

我们看到的许多囚犯都快饿死了。

An increasing number of plays are now being signed.

现在越来越多的戏剧配上了手语。

There's still confusion about the number of students.

学生的人数依然不清楚。

The number of companies offering them work increased.

给他们提供工作的公司的数量增多了。

There are only a limited number of tickets available.

剩下的票数量很有限。

The number of corporate bankruptcies climbed in August.

企业破产的数量在8月份增加了。

Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on.

许许多多的面试正在进行。

This switch controls the number of rotations per minute.

这个开关控制着每分钟的转数。

The number of homeless people has increased dramatically.

无家可归者的人数急剧增加了。

The report highlights a number of instances of injustice.

这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例。

The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.

被判无期徒刑的囚犯数目下降了。

There are only a limited number of broadcasting frequencies.

只有数量有限的广播频率。

They have arrested a number of leading opposition politicians.

他们已经逮捕了一些主要的反对党政治家。

A number of shots rang out.

这时听见几声清脆的枪声。

She sat on a number of committees.

她在几个委员会里任职。

A small number of Marines were wounded.

几名海军陆战队士兵受了伤。

Police fired a number of warning shots.

警方多次鸣枪警告。

The police rounded up a number of suspects.

警察逮捕了几个嫌疑犯。

Only a finite number of situations can arise.

只有有限的几种情况可能会出现。

The essay contains a number of factual errors.

文章中有一些与事实不符的错误。

The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.

这家工厂正大批裁员。

A growing number of people are going vegetarian.

越来越多的人开始吃素了。