The word "ounce" is a unit of weight, equivalent to 28.35 grams or 1/16 of a pound. It is also used idiomatically to mean a very small amount of something, especially in negative contexts or when emphasizing totality.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[num N]
...four ounces of sugar.
4盎司糖
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[N-SING 单数名词]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 .
[usu N of n]
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。
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See also:
fluid ounce
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Oxford
ounce/aʊns; NAmEaʊns/noun1[countable ](abbr.oz )a unit for measuring weight, 1/16 of a pound, equal to 28.35 grams 盎司（重量单位，1/16 磅，等于 28.35 克）☞see also
fluid ounce
2[singular ]ounceof sth ( informal) ( used especially with negatives 尤与否定词连用) a very small quantity of sth 少许；少量；一点点；丝毫◆There's not an ounce of truth in her story.她所说的一点都不真实。IDIOMsee
1a unit for measuring weight, equal to 28.35 grams. There are 16 ounces in a pound. →
fluid ounce
2an ounce of sense/truth/decency etc any sense, truth etc at all: If you had an ounce of sense you wouldn’t believe him!3every (last) ounce of courage/energy/strength etc all the courage, energy etc that you have: Every ounce of attention was focused on our common goal.4an ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure) used to say that it is better to prevent a problem before it happens than to try to solve it after it has happened5not an ounce of fat (on somebody) if there is not an ounce of fat on someone, they are thin and usually look healthy
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ounce
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盎司(100%)
n.盎司；少量；雪豹
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