a long dozen的意思|示意
n. 十三个
a long dozen的用法详解
a long dozen是一个比较特殊的表达方式,它在英语中指的是13个。它的来源可以追溯到15世纪中叶,当时“a long dozen”成为一个固定的表达方式,表示十三。
a long dozen的用法主要有两方面:一方面,它可以用作一个数量词,表示“十三”,比如:
I need a long dozen eggs for this recipe.
我需要十三个鸡蛋来做这道菜。
另一方面,“a long dozen”也可以表示“无穷,无尽”,比如:
There are a long dozen people who want this job.
有很多人想要这份工作。
a long dozen相关短语
1、 a long dozen long dozen 十三个
a long dozen相关例句
They used to give you a long dozen in that bakery.
从前那家面包店买一打给一饶头.
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In the United States of America, the herb was marketed as a dietary aid, whose long-term use led to at least a dozen deaths, heart attacks and strokes.
在美利坚合众国,这种草药作为助食产品销售,它的长期使用至少造成十几个人死亡、心脏病发作和中风。
He wrote in the shed as long as I knew him - we worked together for 15 years from 1975 to 1990 and I illustrated a dozen of his books.
从我认识他开始他就一直在这个房间里写作——我们曾经共事了15年之久,从1975年一直到1990年,期间我为他的数本著作画过插图。
Nowadays, a film needs superstars as long as there are half a dozen of them together, whereas if it has just one or two main roles, then actors who aren't so well known are fine.
现如今,一部电影只要同时有五、六主要人物,就非得要超级明星来演;与之相反,如果一部电影只有一、两个主要人物,那么不太知名的演员也可以胜任。