词组 | Pieces and amounts |
释义 | Pieces and amounts There are many words which are used in front of 'of' and an uncount noun to refer to a piece of something or a particular amount of something. The most common words are given here. ◊ substances Some words can be used to refer to a piece or amount of many kinds of substance: atom, ball, bit, block, chunk, crumb, dab, dollop, flake, fragment, heap, hunk, lump, mass, molecule, mound, mountain, patch, particle, piece, pile, pinch, ring, roll, scrap, sheet, shred, slab, slice, sliver, speck, splinter, stick, strip, trace, tuft, wad, wedge, wodge Always kneel on a bit of sponge rubber. ...a big comforting soup, with lumps of bacon, and chunks of potato and cabbage stalk. An arrow painted on a strip of plywood indicated a ticket office. ◊ liquids Some words are used to refer to an amount of a liquid: dash, dribble, drop, globule, jet, pool, puddle, splash, spot, trickle Rub a drop of vinegar into the spot where you were stung. A high pressure jet of water was directed onto the set of plates causing the pulley to spin. One fireman was kneeling down in a great pool of oil. ◊ food Helping, portion, and serving are used when talking about the amount of a particular kind of food that you are given at a meal. He had two helpings of ice-cream. I chose a hefty portion of local salmon. You can refer to a small piece of food as a morsel of food. He had a morsel of food caught between one tooth and another. ◊ typical pieces and amounts The following table shows you which word is typically used to refer to a piece or amount of something of a particular kind. ◊ measurements and containers You can also refer to an amount of something using a measurement noun such as 'pound' or 'metre', or a noun referring to a container such as 'bottle' or 'box'. See entry at ↑ |
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