dozen

noun, determiner

/ˈdʌzn/

(plural dozen)

Idioms

[countable]
(abbreviation doz.)
a group of twelve of the same thing（一）打；十二个
- Give me a dozen, please.请给我来一打。
- two dozen eggs两打鸡蛋
- three dozen red roses三打红玫瑰
- 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
[countable] a group of approximately twelve people or things十来个；十几个；十多个
- several dozen/a few dozen people数十／几十个人
- The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people.这家公司顶多雇用了几十个人。
- Only about half a dozen people turned up.只有六七个人到场。
- There was only space for a half-dozen tables.只有摆六张桌子的地方。
- There were two dozen or so, men mostly, all looking a little bored. 有二十几个左右，大部分是男人，看起来都有点无聊。
dozens
[plural] (informal) a lot of people or things许多；很多
- dozens of something I've been there dozens of times.我到过那里很多次了。
- We interviewed dozens and dozens of people. 我们采访了几十个人。
- in dozens They arrived in dozens (= in large numbers).他们大批到达了。
- Babies are turning up in their dozens to be snapped for the paper's Baby of the Year competition. 婴儿们成群结队地出现在报纸的年度婴儿竞赛中。

词源Middle English: from Old French dozeine, based on Latin duodecim ‘twelve’.

Idioms

a dime a dozen (North American English)

(British English two/ten a penny)

very common and therefore not valuable普通得不值钱；（因常见而）价值低

it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other

(saying) used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices半斤八两；不相上下Topics Preferences and decisionsc2

talk, etc. nineteen to the dozen

(British English, informal) to talk, etc. without stopping喋喋不休
- She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen.她没完没了地聊着。

词汇	dozen
释义	dozen noun, determiner /ˈdʌzn/ /ˈdʌzn/ (plural dozen) Idioms [countable] (abbreviation doz.) a group of twelve of the same thing（一）打；十二个 Give me a dozen, please.请给我来一打。 two dozen eggs两打鸡蛋 three dozen red roses三打红玫瑰 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 [countable] a group of approximately twelve people or things十来个；十几个；十多个 several dozen/a few dozen people数十／几十个人 The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people.这家公司顶多雇用了几十个人。 Only about half a dozen people turned up.只有六七个人到场。 There was only space for a half-dozen tables.只有摆六张桌子的地方。 There were two dozen or so, men mostly, all looking a little bored. 有二十几个左右，大部分是男人，看起来都有点无聊。 dozens [plural] (informal) a lot of people or things许多；很多 dozens of something I've been there dozens of times.我到过那里很多次了。 We interviewed dozens and dozens of people. 我们采访了几十个人。 in dozens They arrived in dozens (= in large numbers).他们大批到达了。 Babies are turning up in their dozens to be snapped for the paper's Baby of the Year competition. 婴儿们成群结队地出现在报纸的年度婴儿竞赛中。词源Middle English: from Old French dozeine, based on Latin duodecim ‘twelve’. Idioms a dime a dozen (North American English) (British English two/ten a penny) very common and therefore not valuable普通得不值钱；（因常见而）价值低 it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other (saying) used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices半斤八两；不相上下Topics Preferences and decisionsc2 talk, etc. nineteen to the dozen (British English, informal) to talk, etc. without stopping喋喋不休 She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen.她没完没了地聊着。
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