thousand
/ˈθaʊzənd/cardinal number
(pl. thousands 或在表示数值或数量时复同单) (a/one thousand)
1- the number equivalent to the product of a hundred and ten; 1,000一千; 一千个：
a thousand metres 1,000
米
two thousand acres 2,000
英亩
thousands have been killed.
几千人被杀了。
(Roman numeral: m, M. 罗马数字：m, M. )
1.1
thousands
the numbers from one thousand to 9,999（表示1000到9,999之间的数目）上千; 数千：the cost of repairs could be in the thousands.
维修费可能要几千。
1.2
- （一般作thousands） informal an unspecified large number〈非正式〉许许多多, 成千上万：
you'll meet thousands of girls before you find the one you like
你将在见上许许多多的姑娘后才会找到自己中意的那一个
I have imagined it a thousand times.
这事儿我已经想像了无数次。
派生词
thousandfold
adjective & adverbthousandth
ordinal number词源
Old English thūsend, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duizend and German Tausend.