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BNC: 2371 COCA: 1194

dozen

noun, determiner
 
/ˈdʌzn/
/ˈdʌzn/
(plural dozen)
Idioms
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  1.  
     [countable]
    (abbreviation doz.)
    a group of twelve of the same thing（一）打；十二個
    • Give me a dozen, please.請給我來一打。
    • two dozen eggs兩打雞蛋
    • three dozen red roses三打紅玫瑰
    • half a dozen bottles of wine 六瓶葡萄酒
    • a half-dozen bottles of wine六瓶葡萄酒
    see also baker’s dozen
  2.  
     [countable] a group of approximately twelve people or things十來個；十幾個；十多個
    • several dozen/a few dozen people數十／幾十個人
    • The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people.這家公司頂多僱用了幾十個人。
    • Only about half a dozen people turned up.只有六七個人到場。
    • There was only space for a half-dozen tables.只有擺六張桌子的地方。
    • There were two dozen or so, men mostly, all looking a little bored. 有二十幾個左右，大部分是男人，看起來都有點無聊。
  3.  
    dozens
    [plural] (informal) a lot of people or things許多；很多
    • dozens of something I've been there dozens of times.我到過那裏很多次了。
    • We interviewed dozens and dozens of people. 我們采訪了幾十個人。
    • in dozens They arrived in dozens (= in large numbers).他們大批到達了。
    • Babies are turning up in their dozens to be snapped for the paper's Baby of the Year competition. 嬰兒們成群結隊地出現在報紙的年度嬰兒競賽中。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dozeine, based on Latin duodecim ‘twelve’.
Idioms
a dime a dozen (North American English)
(British English two/ten a penny)
  1. very common and therefore not valuable普通得不值錢；（因常見而）價值低
it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other
  1. (saying) used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices半斤八兩；不相上下Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
talk, etc. nineteen to the dozen
  1. (British English, informal) to talk, etc. without stopping喋喋不休
    • She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen.她沒完沒了地聊着。
BNC: 2371 COCA: 1194
BNC: 2371 COCA: 1194
BNC: 2371 COCA: 1194
dozen
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