1 a solid shape that has six equal square sides 立方体；正方体 ☞picture at solid 见solid插图
2 (mathematics数学) the number that you get if you multiply a number by itself twice 立方（某数自乘两次的积）: the cube of 5 (5³) is 125 (= 5x5x5).5的立方是（5^3）是125。
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/kju:b ||; kjub/verb [T] (mathematics数学) (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to multiply a number by itself twice 将（某数）自乘两次；求立方: Four cubed (4³)is 64 (= 4 x 4 x 4).4的立方（4^3）是64。☞Look at square ¹and cube root. 参看square^1及cube root。