gross
n
(pl unchanged or ~es 復數或不變或作 grosses) (esp commerce 尤用於商業) twelve dozen; 一羅(12打; 144個)
two gross of best apples 兩羅優等蘋果
sell sth by the gross/in grosses 按羅出售某物. =>App 4 見附錄4.
gross adj (-er, -est)
1 repulsively fat 過於肥胖的; 太胖的: a gross person 過胖的人
He's not just fat. He's positively gross! 他不只是胖. 他是過於肥胖!
2 (fml 文) not refined; vulgar; coarse 不雅的; 粗俗的; 粗野的
gross behaviour, language, manners 粗魯的行為、 語言、 舉止
indulging in the grosser pleasures 迷戀低級庸俗的娛樂.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(esp law fml 尤用於法律, 文) glaringly obvious; flagrant 顯而易見的; 顯然惡劣的
gross negligence, indecency, vice, etc 顯然的疏忽、 下流、 不道德等
a gross error, injustice, etc 明顯的錯誤、 不公等.
4 [attrib 作定語]
total; whole 全部的; 整個的; 總的; 毛的
gross weight, profit, etc 毛重、 毛利等
sb's gross income, ie before deduction of tax, etc 某人的總收入(未扣除稅等的). Cf 參看 net2 1.
5 (idm 習語) in (the) gross in a general or large-scale way rather than in detail 一般地; 大體上; 不詳細地. gross, v [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) make sth as a total amount 總共賺得
Her last film grossed (ie earned) a million pounds. 她拍最後一部影片總共賺了一百萬英鎊.
work out the grossed-up interest on a loan 計算出貸款的總利息.