dozen

英 [ˈdʌzn]

美 [ˈdʌzn]

n./det.  (一)打; 十二个; 十来个; 十几个; 十多个; 许多; 很多

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2371 / COCA.1194

习惯用语

det.

a dime a dozena dime a dozentalk, etc. nineteen to the dozen
• 喋喋不休
  to talk, etc. without stopping
• She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen.
  她没完没了地聊着。
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
• 半斤八两；不相上下
  used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices

牛津词典

noun

det.

• （一）打；十二个
  a group of twelve of the same thing
  1. Give me a dozen, please.
     请给我来一打。
  2. two dozen eggs
     两打鸡蛋
  3. three dozen red roses
     三打红玫瑰
• 十来个；十几个；十多个
  a group of approximately twelve people or things
  1. several dozen/a few dozen people
     数十 / 几十个人
  2. The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people.
     这个公司顶多雇用了几十个人。
  3. Only about half a dozen people turned up.
     只有六七个人到场。
  4. There was only space for a half-dozen tables.
     只有摆六张桌子的地方。
• 许多；很多
  a lot of people or things
  1. They arrived in dozens (= in large numbers) .
     他们大批到达了。
  2. I've been there dozens of times.
     我到那里去过很多次。

柯林斯词典

The plural form is dozen after a number, or after a word or expression referring to a number, such as ‘several’ or ‘a few’. 置于数字或表示数字的词语如 several, a few等后面时用 dozen 这种复数形式。


• NUM 一打;十二个
  If you havea dozenthings, you have twelve of them.
  1. ...a dozen eggs...
     一打鸡蛋
  2. 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。
  3. He ordered a dozen of their best red roses...
     他订购了12朵他们那儿最好的红玫瑰。
  4. His chicken eggs sell for $22 a dozen.
     他的鸡蛋卖 22 美元一打。
• NUM 十几个;十来个
  You can refer to a group of approximately twelve things or people asa dozen. You can refer to a group of approximately six things or people ashalf a dozen.
  1. I was sitting only a dozen feet away...
     我正坐在只有十几英尺远的地方。
  2. 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。
  3. The riot left four people dead and several dozen injured.
     暴乱中四人丧生，数十人受伤。
• QUANT 许多;很多
  If you refer todozens ofthings or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them.
  1. ...a storm which destroyed dozens of homes and buildings.
     摧毁了许多房屋和建筑的暴风雨
  2. You can also usedozensas a pronoun.
     
  3. Just as revealing are Mr Johnson's portraits, of which there are dozens.
     约翰逊先生的肖像画同样发人深省，而这样的画有很多。

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
  Synonym:twelve12XII

adj

• denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
  Synonym:twelve12xii

双语例句

• The list of drinks, a dozen pages long, makes fascinating reading
  酒水单一共有十几页长，读起来很有趣。
• Portentous choices were forced on him by the dozen.
  众多事关重大的抉择强加在了他身上。
• The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film.
  摄影师们已经拍光了一打胶卷。
• About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
  在这场暴雨中大约有十几家房屋被毁。
• Her face is on the cover of a dozen or more magazines.
  她的面孔出现在十几种杂志的封面上。
• Several dozen councillors walked out of the meeting in protest
  几十名政务会委员愤然从会场退席以示抗议。
• I was sitting only a dozen feet away
  我正坐在只有十几英尺远的地方。
• In the largest room about a dozen children and seven adults are sitting on the carpet
  在最大那间房里，地毯上坐了约12个小孩和7个大人。
• He ordered a dozen of their best red roses
  他订购了12朵他们那儿最好的红玫瑰。
• A boy herded half a dozen camels down towards the water trough.
  一个男孩赶着6头骆驼朝饮水槽走去。