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    baker's dozen

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    baker's dozen

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    ˌbaker’s ˈdozen noun [singular]  TMthirteen of something 一打加一，十三
    ˌbaker’s ˈdozen nounChineseSyllable


    baker's dozen
    ˌbaker’s ˈdozen noun [singular]
    thirteen of something


    baker's dozenBrE /ˌbeɪkəz ˈdʌzn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbeɪkərz ˈdʌzn/ 🔊 noun [singular] (old-fashioned) a group of thirteen (= one more than a dozen, which is twelve) 十三 ORIGIN This phrase comes from bakers' old custom of adding one extra loaf to an order of a dozen. 源自旧时面包店老板的惯常做法，即给购买十二条面包的顾客免费多送一条。