dozen
n
(pl ~s or unchanged when counting sth 作量詞時(shí)復(fù)數(shù)不變) (abbr 縮寫(xiě) doz)
1 set of twelve (一)打(十二個(gè))
Eggs are sold by the dozen. 雞蛋按打賣(mài).
They're 70p a dozen. 這賣(mài)70便士一打.
Pack them in dozens. 按打裝袋吧.
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
Half a dozen (ie 6) eggs, please. 我要半打雞蛋.
We need three dozen boxes. 我們需要三打盒子. =>App 4 見(jiàn)附錄4.
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) a baker's dozen => baker. one's daily dozen => daily. a dime a dozen => dime. dozens of (infml 口) lots of 許多
She's got dozens of boy-friends. 她的男朋友多極了. talk, etc, nineteen to the `dozen talk, etc continually 不停地談、 說(shuō)等
They were chatting away nineteen to the dozen. 他們聊個(gè)沒(méi)完. (it is) ,six of `one and ,half a dozen of the `other there is very little difference between the one and the other 兩者幾無(wú)區(qū)別; 半斤八
I can't tell whether he or she is to blame it's six of one and half a dozen of the other. 我說(shuō)不好他們倆誰(shuí)是誰(shuí)非--一個(gè)半斤, 一個(gè)八 .