thousand

number

/ˈθaʊznd/

(abbreviation K)

Idioms

1 000一千 You say a, one, two, etc. thousand without a final ‘s’ on ‘thousand’. Thousands (of…) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with thousand or thousands, except when an amount of money is mentioned Four thousand (people) are expected to attend. • Two thousand (pounds) was withdrawn from the account. Topics Maths and measurementa1
a thousand, thousands (of…)
(usually informal) a large number数以千计的；成千上万的；许许多多的
- There were thousands of people there.那里有成千上万的人。
the thousands
the numbers from 1 000 to 9 9991 000 到 9 999 间的数目；千位数
- The cost ran into the thousands.成本达到千位数。

There are more examples of how to use numbers at the entry for hundred.

词源Old English thūsend, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duizend and German Tausend.

Idioms

bat a thousand

(North American English, informal) to be very successful非常成功；大获全胜
- He’s made another sale? He’s really batting a thousand!他又卖出去了？他真的打了一千杆！
Topics Successc2

词汇	thousand
释义	thousand number /ˈθaʊznd/ /ˈθaʊznd/ (abbreviation K) Idioms 1 000一千 You say a, one, two, etc. thousand without a final ‘s’ on ‘thousand’. Thousands (of…) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with thousand or thousands, except when an amount of money is mentioned Four thousand (people) are expected to attend. • Two thousand (pounds) was withdrawn from the account. Topics Maths and measurementa1 a thousand, thousands (of…) (usually informal) a large number数以千计的；成千上万的；许许多多的 There were thousands of people there.那里有成千上万的人。 the thousands the numbers from 1 000 to 9 9991 000 到 9 999 间的数目；千位数 The cost ran into the thousands.成本达到千位数。 There are more examples of how to use numbers at the entry for hundred. 词源Old English thūsend, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duizend and German Tausend. Idioms bat a thousand (North American English, informal) to be very successful非常成功；大获全胜 He’s made another sale? He’s really batting a thousand!他又卖出去了？他真的打了一千杆！ Topics Successc2
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