dozen
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++doz·en /ˈdʌzən/ ●●● S2 W3 number (plural dozen or dozens) (written abbreviation doz.) 1 TMtwelve 一打〔12个〕 a dozen eggs 一打鸡蛋two/three/four etc dozen (=24,36,48 etc) 两打/三打/四打等 The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen. 死亡人数已增至24人以上。dozens of people/companies/cars etc (=but not hundreds or thousands) 好几十人/家公司/辆汽车等 Dozens of people were killed. 数十人被杀。 Chris, Helen, and half a dozen others went on holiday together. 克里斯、海伦和其他六个人一起去度假了。 A dozen or so (=about 12) cars were parked near the entrance. 入口附近停了大约十二辆汽车。2 informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a lot of 许多a dozen I’ve heard this story a dozen times before. 这故事我以前听过很多次了。dozens of something She’s had dozens of boyfriends. 她交过许多男朋友。 We collected dozens and dozens of shells on the beach. 我们在海滩上捡了很多很多贝壳。 → baker's dozen, → a dime a dozen at dime(2), → nineteen to the dozen at nineteen(2), → six of one and half a dozen of another at six(4)
Examples from the Corpus
dozen• I had some memorable test drives after buying a dozen 6R4s when they were up for grabs at the factory.• We take two dozen blues and a dozen of their predators, the small green crabs that are never far away.• Prescott, the administration building, looked the same, except that there were a dozen cars parked outside.• There were a dozen feature films made, with filming lasting from one week to four months.• They live, like their ancestors, in packs of a dozen or so.• The mood is relaxed-very advisable if you have a dozen sheep to get through in a day.• Having only one hand, and having that in a dozen things, he has no other to hold out.half a dozen• Sunday night he was wild on at least a half dozen.• Customer-driven systems also allow individuals to meet their needs in a holistic way, without applying to half a dozen different programs.• half a dozen eggs• He found half a dozen fishermen seated under the palm trees at the foot of the Co-operative quay.• I still do half a dozen or so of these scarlet cross-overs a year, to this day.• Inside the cafe there were half a dozen other people.• He had rewritten the story half a dozen times.• Perhaps half a dozen were Hispanic, and the rest, black.• About half a dozen women and children had appeared and were standing, holding hands, watching me.dozens and dozens• They collected dozens and dozens of shells on the beach.From Longman Business Dictionarydozendoz‧en /ˈdʌzən/ written abbreviation doz. noun (plural dozens or dozen) [countable] a group of twelve thingsMore than a dozen managers have come and gone.The extension to a wider base has won them at least half a dozen (=six) valuable new clients.Origin dozen (1200-1300) Old French dozeine, from doze “twelve”doz·en numberChineseSyllable
Corpus twelve Business
dozen
doz‧en S2 W3 /ˈdʌzən/
number (plural dozen or dozens) (written abbreviation doz.)
a dozen eggs
two/three/four etc dozen (=24, 36, 48 etc)
The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen.
dozens of people/companies/cars etc (=but not hundreds or thousands)
Dozens of people were killed.
Chris, Helen, and half a dozen others went on holiday together.
A dozen or so (=about 12) cars were parked near the entrance.
2. informal a lot of
a dozen
I’ve heard this story a dozen times before.
dozens of something
She’s had dozens of boyfriends.
We collected dozens and dozens of shells on the beach.
⇨ BAKER’S DOZEN, ⇨ a dime a dozen at dime(2), ⇨ nineteen to the dozen at nineteen(2), ⇨ six of one and half a dozen of another at six(4)
doz‧en S2 W3 /ˈdʌzən/
number (plural dozen or dozens) (written abbreviation doz.) Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: dozeine, from doze __twelve__
1. twelve:Language: Old French
Origin: dozeine, from doze __twelve__
two/three/four etc dozen (=24, 36, 48 etc)
dozens of people/companies/cars etc (=but not hundreds or thousands)
2. informal a lot of
a dozen
dozens of something
⇨ BAKER’S DOZEN, ⇨ a dime a dozen at dime(2), ⇨ nineteen to the dozen at nineteen(2), ⇨ six of one and half a dozen of another at six(4)
