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Dozen People Twelve Things Half Plural Group ˈdʌzn

word dozen
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/dʌ̱z(ə)n/
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。
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[NUM 数词]一打;十二个 If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them.
  [usu a/num NUM]
  • ...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。

  • 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。

  • His chicken eggs sell for $22 a dozen.

    他的鸡蛋卖 22 美元一打。

  • 2
    [NUM 数词]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 .
      [usu a/num NUM]
  • 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。

  • The riot left four people dead and several dozen injured.

    暴乱中四人丧生,数十人受伤。

  • 3
    [QUANT 数量词]许多;很多 If you refer to dozens of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them.
      [QUANT of pl-n]
      [emphasis]
  • ...a storm which destroyed dozens of homes and buildings.

    摧毁了许多房屋和建筑的暴风雨

  • You can also use dozens as a pronoun.
    • 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。


  • Oxford
    dozen / ˈdʌzn ; NAmE ˈdʌzn / noun , determiner ( plural dozen ) 1 [countable ] ( abbr.doz. ) a group of twelve of the same thing (一)打;十二个 Give me a dozen, please. 请给我来一打。 two dozen eggs 两打鸡蛋 three dozen red roses 三打红玫瑰 see also
    baker's dozen
    2 [countable ] a group of approximately twelve people or things 十来个;十几个;十多个 several dozen/a few dozen people 数十╱几十个人 The company employs no more than a couple of dozenpeople. 这家公司顶多雇用了几十个人。 Only about half a dozenpeople turned up. 只有六七个人到了。 There was only space for a half-dozentables. 只有摆六张桌子的地方。 3 dozens [plural ] ( informal) a lot of people or things 许多;很多 They arrived in dozens (= in large numbers). 他们大批到达了。 dozenof sth I've been there dozens of times. 我到过那里很多次了。 IDIOMsee
    dime
    ,
    nineteen
    ,
    six
    dozen dozens
    dozen / ˈdʌzn ; NAmE ˈdʌzn /
    LDC
    dozendoz‧en /ˈdʌzən/ ●●● S2 W3 number (plural dozen or dozens) (written abbreviation doz.)
    Word Origin
    Examples
    word sets
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1twelve:  a dozen eggstwo/three/four etc dozen (=24, 36, 48 etc) The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen.dozens of people/companies/cars etc (=but not hundreds or thousands) Dozens of people were killed. Chris, Helen, and half a dozen others went on holiday together. A dozen or so (=about 12) cars were parked near the entrance.2informal a lot ofa dozen I’ve heard this story a dozen times before.dozens of something She’s had dozens of boyfriends. We collected dozens and dozens of shells on the beach.
    baker's dozen
    , → a dime a dozen
    at dime(2)
    , → nineteen to the dozen
    at nineteen(2)
    , → six of one and half a dozen of another
    at six(4)
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