dozen是什么意思？

dozen

英[ˈdʌzn] 美[ˈdʌzən]

• n. （一）打，十二个；
• adj. 一打的；

复数：dozens;

例句

• I have sent for a dozen copies of the book. 这本书我订购了12本。
• The police have pulled in a half dozen people who they suspect. 警方已逮捕六个他们怀疑的人。
• Pick out a dozen oranges for me. 给我挑一打橘子。
• Pick me out a dozen apples. 给我挑一打苹果。
• An hour later they were still sitting there talking nineteen to the dozen. 一小时后他们还坐在那里说个不停。
• A dozen were sent for,but only ten were received. 订购了12件,但只收到10件。
• I’ve tried both ways of getting to Oxford and as far as I can see it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other (= they both take the same time). 去牛津的两条路我都试过了，我看距离差不了多少。
• Patrick said John started the fight, but I think it was probably six of one and half a dozen of the other. 帕特里克说是约翰先动手的，可是我看他俩很可能是半斤对八两，都有错。
• a non-stop comedian, cracking gags by the dozen 讲起笑话来就滔滔不绝的喜剧演员
• I’ll ask the fishmonger if he can order three dozen oysters for me. 我会问问那个卖鱼的,看看他能否给我定购3打牡蛎。

词组

• by the dozen
  in large quantities 大量地
• talk nineteen to the dozen
  (Brit.)talk incessantly (英)喋喋不休

英语四级真题

The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair and read a half dozen newspapers.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
They are subdivided into half a dozen sections.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

I have to do an interview for the evening news about a man with dozens of cats.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
There are three dozen universities in the UK which are actively engaged in advanced research training and commercialisation work.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• NUM
  一打;十二个
  If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them.
  例句
  ...a dozen eggs... 一打鸡蛋 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。
• 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 .
  例句
  I was sitting only a dozen feet away... 我正坐在只有十几英尺远的地方。 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。
• QUANT
  许多;很多
  If you refer to dozens of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them.
  例句
  ...a storm which destroyed dozens of homes and buildings. 摧毁了许多房屋和建筑的暴风雨

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (一)打, 十二个
  Pack them in dozens. 按打装袋吧。 He bought three dozen bottles of wine. 他买了36瓶酒。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
• Adjective
  1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units