1. 多部分的;涉及多人的;有多种用途的
    You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many uses.

multiple

    e.g. He died of multiple injuries...
           他死于多处受伤。
    e.g. The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.
           最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。

2. 倍数
    If one number is a multiple of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number.

    e.g. Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six.
           他们的数制源自古巴比伦人，以数字6的倍数为基数。

3. 连锁商店;连锁店
    A multiple or a multiple store is a shop with a lot of branches in different towns.

    e.g. It made it almost impossible for the smaller retailer to compete against the multiples.
           这使得小零售商几乎不可能跟连锁店竞争。