Precisely because they were working with old-fashioned machines, George Martin and his team of engineers were forced to apply every ounce of their creativity to solve the problems posed to them by Lennon and McCartney.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
盎司（英国和美国的重量单位，1磅合16盎司，1盎司等于28.35克）
An ounce is a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. There are sixteen ounces in a pound and one ounce is equal to 28.35 grams.
例句
...four ounces of sugar.4盎司糖
N-SING
少许；少量；一点点
You can refer to a very small amount of something, such as a quality or characteristic, as an ounce .
例句
If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense...要是我父亲有一点点经商的头脑就好了。I spent every ounce of energy trying to hide.我费尽力气想藏起来。
英汉词典释义
n.
盎司
Six ounces of cheese, please.请称6盎司的乳酪。It is sold by ounce.这是论盎司卖的。
〈口〉少量; 一点儿
He has used up the last ounce of oil.他已用完最后一滴油。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
3. large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur