| 释义 |
dozen/ˈdʌz(ə)n/n. 1 (prec. by a or a number 前接 a 或一个数字) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively 十二个；一打 a dozen eggs 一打鸡蛋; two dozen packets 24 包; ordered three dozen 定购三打 2 a set or group of twelve 一打(或 12 个)一组 packed in dozens 成打地包装 3 colloq. about twelve, a fairly large indefinite number [口]大约 12 个；相当大数量 4 (in pl. 用复数; usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) colloq. very many [口]很多的 made dozens of mistakes 出了很多错 5 (the dozens) a black American game or ritualized exchange of verbal insults 对骂游戏；骂娘比赛 □ by the dozen in large quantities 大量的 □ talk nineteen to the dozen Brit. talk incessantly [英]喋喋不休 □ dozenth adj.[Middle English from Old French dozeine, ultimately from Latin duodecim ‘twelve’] |