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源自中古英语 'dozeine',来自古法语 'dozaine',意为十二个。
❶ 指数量很多的事物,通常表示大约12个或更多,用于强调数量大但未精确计算。
“She baked dozens of cookies for the party.”
(她为聚会烤了几十块饼干。)
“There were dozens of people waiting in line.”
(有几十个人在排队等候。)
by the dozen — 以十二个为单位,通常用于批量购买或销售物品时。
“Eggs are usually sold by the dozen.”
(鸡蛋通常按打出售。)
dozens of times — 表示某事发生了很多次,强调重复性。
“I've told you dozens of times to clean your room.”
(我已经告诉过你几十次要打扫你的房间了。)