请教牛牛们一句话：OG 10-251，谢谢啦~~

savageprince

The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has servived a close brush with extionction; its numbers are noe five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.

the number...结构中，谓语动词是要用单数的，为什么这里的its numbers are...numbers会以复数形式出现，its指gyrfalcon这个物种的话，它的数量也应该是个单数才对啊，怎么也想不通，还望大牛们解答，谢谢~~~

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savageprince

sigh,没人理我...自己顶一下，希望有牛牛看见了解答解答.

lewton

OG11紫皮第5题上关于number和numbers的解释

The plural "numbers" means a large crowd or multitude,while the singular "number" refers to a specific quantity of individuals.

希望对你有帮助

savageprince

谢谢lewton~