dozen

[US]/ˈdʌzn/
[UK]/ˈdʌzn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 十二个
adj. 一打的
Word Forms
复数dozens

Phrases & Collocations

a dozen eggs

一打鸡蛋

a dozen roses

一打玫瑰

two dozen cookies

两打饼干

a dozen donuts

一打甜甜圈

dozens of

几十;许多

by the dozen

成打地;按打计算

half a dozen

adj. 半打,六个

daily dozen

每日健身操;例行公事

Example Sentences

dozen or so people.

十二人左右。

a dozen of the city's finest

这城市的十几名警察

some dozen (of) people

约十二个人

some dozens of people

几十个人

He bought a dozen of chopsticks.

他买了十二双筷子。

a baker's dozen of love songs.

13首爱情歌曲。

a dozen bottles of sherry.

一打雪利酒。

she has dozens of admirers.

她有许多仰慕者。

dozens of mewling babies.

好多呜呜啼哭的婴儿。

There were dozens of people there.

那里有许多人。

He is fluent in a dozen foreign languages.

他通晓十多种外国语言。

Pick me out a dozen apples.

给我挑一打苹果。

dozens of errands to run.

许多要跑腿的差事

A dozen were sent for,but only ten were received.

订购了12件,但只收到10件。

they tried a dozen times all told.

他们一共试了12次。

a dozen large men were bellowing ‘Jerusalem’.

十来个身材魁梧的男人在吼唱“耶路撒冷"。

his singing is the butt of dozens of jokes.

他唱歌受到了很多嘲弄。

a dozen officers had been lying doggo for hours.

十几个警官已经隐蔽了好几个小时。

a dozen miles or so down the Thames.

泰晤士河下游12英里左右。

Real-world Examples

Several people were killed and more than several dozen were wounded.

造成几人死亡,多人受伤。

Source: VOA Regular Speed July 2016 Collection

Pink dogs aren't exactly a dime a dozen.

粉红色的狗狗实在不常见。

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

And they've done that dozens of times.

此后,历任总统宣布了数十次紧急状态。

Source: CNN Listening Compilation March 2019

He had more than a dozen children.

他有十几个孩子。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The recipe makes a dozen cupcakes. But I want two dozen cupcakes.

这个食谱可以制作一打杯子蛋糕。但是我想要两打杯子蛋糕。

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Easy on the vermouth, another dozen of these.

适量的苦艾酒 再加一打这个。

Source: Mad Men

I've been to Europe dozens of times.

我去过欧洲几十次了。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

I've seen it dozens of times before.

这种情况我见过很多次。

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

It sounded as though Dumbledore was entertaining at least a dozen people.

好像邓布利多在招待至少一打人。

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Her do? They pay me 60 cents a dozen.

真的? 一打6毛钱。

Source: Flipped Selected

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