dozen /ˈdʌzən/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  NUM If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them. 十二

  例：

  You will be able to take ten dozen bottles free of duty through customs.

  你可以携带120瓶免税通过海关。

• 2. 

  NUM You can refer to a group of approximately twelve things or people as a dozen. You can refer to a group of approximately six things or people as half a dozen. 大约一打

  例：

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

  他用五六个字解释了将他们联系在一起的那种关系。

• 3. 

  QUANT If you refer to dozens of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. 许多 [QUANT 'of' pl-n] [强调]

  例：

  ...a storm which destroyed dozens of homes and buildings.

  …一场毁坏了许多房屋和建筑物的暴风雨。

• 4. 

  PRON You can also use dozens as a pronoun. 许多东西

  例：

  Just as revealing are Mr. Johnson's portraits, of which there are dozens.

  透过约翰逊先生的许多肖像画，同样也可以了解其人。