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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

subtract [səb'trækt]
  1. 1. vt. to subtract sth (from sth) (从某数中)减去某数

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

subtract [səbˈtrækt]
  1. 1. vt. 减少扣除
  2. 2. vt. 去掉去除
    This prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French.
    这个词从法语引入时,这个前缀取消了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

subtract [səb'trækt]
  1. 1. vb to calculate the difference between (two numbers or quantities) by subtraction
  2. 2. vb to remove (a part of a thing, quantity, etc) from the whole
  3. 3. vb [Etymology] C16: from Latin subtractus withdrawn, from subtrahere to draw away from beneath, from sub- + trahere to draw

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