| 单词 | dozen |
| 释义 | 🔑 dozenBrE /ˈdʌzn/ NAmE /ˈdʌzn/ noun , determiner (plural dozen) 🔑 [C ] (abbreviation 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🔑 [C ]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 dozen people . 这家公司顶多雇用了几十个人。◆ Only about half a dozen people turned up . 只有六七个人到场。◆ There was only space for a half -dozen tables . 只有摆六张桌子的地方。🔑 dozens [pl. ](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。◆ ~of sth I've been there dozens of times . 我到过那里很多次了。 ● talk , etc . nineteen to the ˈdozen (BrE , informal ) to talk , etc . without stopping 喋喋不休◆ She was chatting away , nineteen to the dozen . 她没完没了地聊着。● ˌtwo /ˌten a ˈpenny (BrE ) (NAmE a ˌdime a ˈdozen ) very common and therefore not valuable 普通得不值钱；（因常见而）价值低● it's six of ˌone and half a dozen of the ˈother (saying ) used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices 半斤八两；不相上下 |
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