| 词组 | dozen |
| 释义 | dozen You can refer to twelve things as a dozen things. ...a dozen eggs. When he got there he found more than a dozen men having dinner. Note that you use 'a' in front of dozen. You do not talk about 'dozen' things. You can talk about larger numbers of things by putting a number in front of dozen. For example, you can refer to 48 things as four dozen things. On the trolley were two dozen cups and saucers. They had come in demanding three dozen chocolate chip cookies for a party. Note that you use the singular form dozen after a number. You do not talk about 'two dozens cups and saucers'. You also do not use 'of' after dozen. You do not say 'two dozen of cups and saucers'. ◊ 'dozens' In conversation, you can use dozens to talk vaguely about a very large number of things. Dozens is followed by 'of' when it is used in front of a noun. She's borrowed dozens of books. There had been dozens of attempts at reform. |
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