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。復(fù)數(shù)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.
這個公司頂多雇用了幾十個人。
3、I've been there dozens of times.
我到那里去過很多次。
4、I was sitting only a dozen feet away...
我正坐在只有十幾英尺遠(yuǎn)的地方。
5、He had two dozen oysters and enjoyed every one of them.
他吃了兩打牡蠣，每一只都吃得津津有味。
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制而成的。
7、The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning.
該項目已歷經(jīng)近12年的規(guī)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(guān)系。
10、Her face is on the cover of a dozen or more magazines.
她的面孔出現(xiàn)在十幾種雜志的封面上。