| 词组 | piece and group words a blade of grass a bunch of flowers |
| 释义 | Contents overview piece- and group-words : a blade of grass ; a bunch of flowersbunchbunch 121.410274flockflock 121.410653group- and piece-wordsgroup- and piece-wordspiece-wordsgroup-words 12110748herdherd 121.410785item of information, etcitem of information, etc 121.110960loaf of breadloaf of breadloaf of breadloafloaves 121.111040not a grain, not a breath, not a scrap, etcnot a grain, not a breath, not a scrap, etcnot a grainnot a breathnot a scrapnot a bitewithout a stitch 121.211205pairpair 121.311297piece: a piece ofpiece: a piece of a piece of 121.111346piece- and group-wordspiece- and group-wordspiece-wordsgroup-words 12111347set of cutlery, etcset of cutlery, etc 121.411569sheet of paper, grain of sand, etcsheet of paper, grain of sand, etcsheet of papergrain of sandbar of chocolatebar of soapblade of grassdrop of waterlength of materiallump of sugarslice of breadspeck of duststick of dynamitestrip of cloth, grain of sand, etc 121.111581121 piece- and group-words: a blade of grass; a bunch of flowers1uncountable nouns: piecesTo talk about a limited quantity of something we can use a word for a piece or unit, together with of, before an uncountable noun. The most general words of this kind are piece and bit. Bit (informal) suggests a small quantity.a piece/bit of cake/breadsome pieces/bits of paper/wooda piece/bit of news/informationOther words are less general, and are used before particular nouns. Some common examples:a bar of chocolate/soapa blade of grassa drop of water/oil/vinegara grain of sand/salt/rice/corn/dust/truthan item of information/news/clothing/ furniturea length of materiala loaf of breada lump of sugar/coala sheet of paper/metal/plastica slice of bread/cake/meata speck of dusta stick of dynamite/chalk/celerya strip of cloth/tape/land2not a … of …Some words for small pieces can be used in a negative structure meaning 'no … at all'.There's not a grain of truth in what he says.There hasn't been a breath of air all day.We haven't got a scrap/bite (of food) to eat.He came downstairs without a stitch of clothing on.3pairPair is used for many things that normally go in twos, and with plural nouns that refer to some two-part objects (117.7).a pair of shoes/boots/socks/earringsa pair of glasses/binocularsa pair of trousers/jeans/shorts/pyjamas/leggings/tights (BrE)/pantyhose (AmE)a pair of scissors/pliers/tweezers4plural nouns: collectionsSpecial words are used before certain plural nouns to talk about groups or collections.a bunch of flowersa crowd of peoplea flock of sheep/birdsa herd of cattle/goatsa pack of cards (AmE a deck of cards)Set is used before many uncountable and plural nouns referring to groups which contain a fixed number of things.a set of napkins/dishes/cutlery (AmE flatware/silverware)/spanners (AmE wrenches)For a bit as a modifier before adjectives and adverbs, 406.For an amount, a lot, a large number, etc, 172.For sort, type, kind, etc, 592.Previous Next |
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