The plural form is dozen after a number, or after a word or expression referring to a number, such as ‘several’ or ‘a few’. 置于数字或表示数字的词语如 several, a few等后面时用 dozen 这种复数形式。
1 NUM 一打;十二个 If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them. 一打;十二个
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...a dozen eggs.
一打鸡蛋
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You will be able to take ten dozen bottles free of duty through customs.
你可以携带120瓶免税通过海关。
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He ordered a dozen of their best red roses.
他订购了12朵他们那儿最好的红玫瑰。
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His chicken eggs sell for $22 a dozen.
他的鸡蛋卖 22 美元一打。
2 NUM 十几个;十来个 You can refer to a group of approximately twelve things or people as a dozen. You can refer to a group of approximately six things or people as half a dozen . 十几个;十来个
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I was sitting only a dozen feet away.
我正坐在只有十几英尺远的地方。
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In half a dozen words, he had explained the bond that linked them.
他用了六七个字就解释清楚了他们之间的关系。
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The riot left four people dead and several dozen injured.
暴乱中四人丧生，数十人受伤。
3 QUANT 许多;很多 If you refer to dozens of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. 许多;很多 [emphasis]
You can also use
dozens as a pronoun.
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