dozen
number
ˈdʌzən
number
1
twelve
一打〔12 个〕
a
dozen
eggs
一打鸡蛋
two/three/four
etc
dozen
(24,
36,
48
etc)
两/三/四等打
The
number
of
deaths
has
risen
to
more
than
two
dozen.
死亡人数已增至二十四人以上。
dozens
of
people/companies/cars
etc
(but
not
hundreds
or
thousands)
好几十人/家公司/辆汽车等
Dozens
of
people
were
killed.
数十人被杀。
Chris,
Helen,
and
half
a
dozen
others
went
on
holiday
together.
克里斯、海伦和其他六个人一起去度假了。
A
dozen
or
so
(=about
12)
cars
were
parked
near
the
entrance.
入口处附近停了大约十二辆车。
2
a
lot
of
[非正式] 许多
informal
a
dozen
I’ve
heard
this
story
a
dozen
times
before.
这故事我以前已经听过很多次了。
dozens
of
sth
She’s
had
dozens
of
boyfriends.
她交过几打男朋友。
We
collected
dozens
and
dozens
of
shells
on
the
beach.
我们在海滩上捡了很多很多贝壳。