dozen的用法及短語

dozen的基本含義及用法介紹

dozen作為名詞，含義有(一)打;十二個;十來個;十幾個;十多個;許多;很多。複數形式為dozens。例句有：

1、Give me a dozen, please.

請給我來一打。

2、The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people.

這個公司頂多僱用了幾十個人。

3、I've been there dozens of times.

我到那裏去過很多次。

4、I was sitting only a dozen feet away...

我正坐在只有十幾英尺遠的地方。

5、He had two dozen oysters and enjoyed every one of them.

他吃了兩打牡蠣，每一隻都吃得津津有味。

6、The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.

這種湯是用多達十幾種不同的魚熬製而成的。

7、The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning.

該項目已歷經近12年的`規劃。

8、The list of drinks, a dozen pages long, makes fascinating reading

酒水單一共有十幾頁長，讀起來很有趣。

9、In half a dozen words, he had explained the bond that linked them

他用了六七個字就解釋清楚了他們之間的關係。

10、Her face is on the cover of a dozen or more magazines.

她的面孔出現在十幾種雜誌的封面上。