词汇 | dozen |
释义 | dozenUK:*/ˈdʌzən/US:/ˈdʌzən/ ,(n., adj. duz′ən; v. dō′zən)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: See also: doz.主要翻译 dozen, a dozen, one dozen n invariable (twelve)十二A dozen plus 10 makes 22.那位老妇人养了许多猫,我看至少有十二只。usage: ‘dozen’You can refer to twelve things as a dozen things. We need a loaf of bread and a dozen eggs. When he got there he found more than a dozen men having dinner.Be carefulYou use a in front of dozen. Don't talk about ‘dozen’ things.You can talk about larger numbers of things by putting a number in front of dozen. For example, you can refer to 48 things as four dozen things. On the trolley were two dozen cups and saucers.They ordered three dozen cookies for a party.Be carefulYou use the singular form dozen after a number. Don't talk about ‘two dozens cups and saucers’. Also, don't use ‘of’ after dozen. Don't say ‘two dozen of cups and saucers’. dozen, a dozen, one dozen adj invariable (twelve)十二个的;一打的If you're going to the shop, could you get me two dozen eggs?如果你要去商店的话,能不能帮我买一打鸡蛋? dozens npl figurative (many)许多Have you met any famous people? I've met dozens!你见过名人吗?我见过许多! dozens of [sth] npl figurative (many)许多;很多There were dozens of birds on the lawn; too many to count.There must have been dozens of people at the meeting.草坪上有许多鸟,多得都数不过来了。// 与会的有几十个人。 dozen, a dozen, one dozen pron invariable (people, things: 12 of them) (人、物)十二个The old lady had lots of cats; I'd say she had at least a dozen.那位老妇人养了很多只猫,我敢说她至少养了十二只。 复合形式:dozen | doz. a dime a dozen (US), ten a penny (UK) adj figurative, informal (common) (非正式用语)一毛钱一打,不值钱In Hollywood, aspiring young actresses are a dime a dozen. a dozen or so adj informal (around 12) (非正式用语)大约十二个,十二个左右Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? baker's dozen n (food: thirteen)十三The bakery sells its fresh doughnuts by the baker's dozen. by the dozen adv (12 at a time)按打计算Usually, I buy cookies by the dozen so I can share them with my friends. half a dozen, a half dozen n (six)半打;六个The price for half a dozen buns is three dollars; it is five dollars for a dozen. half-a-dozen, a half-dozen adj (six of [sth])六个;半打I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. half-dozen n (six)六 half-dozen adj (six)六的 two dozen n (twenty-four, 24)两打;二十四(个) two dozen adj (twenty-four, 24: of [sth])两打的;二十四(个)的There are two dozen hours in one day but we usually say twenty-four. |
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