| 释义 |
doz·en¹ /ˈdʌzən/ n. | a. | vt. | phr.
I ([复] -en(s))
n.
1. [与数字连用时，复数形式与单数同](一)打，十二个
pack in dozens 成打地包装
two dozen oranges 两打橘子
a dozen and a half (或 one and a half dozen) 十八个
2. 〈口〉十来个，十几个
a dozen of sb.'s friends 某人的十来个朋友
a dozen years ago 十几年前
3. 许多，好多
I've a dozen things to do. 我有很多事要做。
A: Have you got CDs? B: Yes. Dozens. 甲：你有许多唱碟吗? 乙：是的，有好多。
II a.
十二个的，一打的
III vt.
将…组成打，将…分成十二个一组
[<OFr dozeine<douse twelve<L duodecim<duo two+decem ten] phr. by the dozen 1. 成打的 (地)eggs sold by the dozen 成打出售的鸡蛋 2. 大量的 (地)People were lining up by the dozens in front of the store. 人们在店门口排成长队。dozens of 〈口〉很多 I've dozens of things to do. 我有很多事要做。half a dozen (约)六个 six of one and half a dozen of the other 见 six
talk (或 speak) nineteen to the dozen 见 nineteen |