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| 1 | a set of 12 things or people 一打 |
| a dozen red roses 一打红玫瑰 |
| half a dozen (=six) We need half a dozen eggs for the cake. 半打；六个 |
| | 1a | a set of about 12 things or people 大约一打；大约十二个 | | A few dozen protesters waved placards. 几十个抗议者挥舞着标语牌。 | | half a dozen (=about six) There were only half a dozen people at the party. 大约六个 | |
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| 2 | dozens plural lots of things or people 许多 |
| I must have mentioned him dozens of times in my letters. 我肯定已在信中提到他许多次了。 |
| Nine people were killed and dozens were injured in street clashes. 在街上的冲突里有9人死亡，许多人受伤。 |
| dozens and dozens I’ ve talked to dozens and dozens of people and they all agree it’ s wrong. 我已经跟许许多多的人谈过，他们都一致认为这是错的。 |
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