dozen可用复数吗?
dozen可用复数吗?dozen后要接of吗?你知道dozen的用法吗?请先看下面一道试题:We already have _________ pencils, but we need two _________ pens.A. dozen of, dozen B. dozens of, dozens C. dozens of, dozen D. dozens of, dozen of此题最佳答案为C。关于大音希声扫阴翳dozen的复数是否加词尾-s的问题比较复杂,大致原则是:
1. 当它与具体数字连用时,既不加复数词尾-s,也不后接介词of。尽管有的词书也有 two dozen of 这样的用例,但这已属过时用法,在考试中应避免,如1992年全国高 lang=EN-US >1992two dozen of为错误选项:Shortly after the accident, _________ police were nt to the spot to keep order.
用典的诗句A. dozens of B. dozens
C. dozen of D. dozen [D]
2. 当它不与具体数字连用,而是表示不确定的泛指数时,则不仅要加复数词尾-s,而且要后接介词 of,此时可将dozens of(许多,几十)视为习语。如:I’ve been there dozens of times.
我去过那儿几十次。She’s got dozens of boy-friends. 她的男朋友很多。下面一例中的dozens加了复数词尾-s也属为似情况:Pack them in dozens. 按打装袋吧。
3. 当与 a few, veral 等数目不很具体的词连用时,加不加复数词尾-s均可,但需注意:不加复数词尾-s时,其后的介词of可以省略;加词尾-s时,其后介词 of不能省略。如:veral dozen (of) pencils=veral dozens of pencilsAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">veral dozen (of) pencils=veral dozen几打铅笔注:英语较少使用many dozen的说法,要表示类似意思可用dozens of。
4. 当它后面的名词受 the, the, tho 扁豆的功效等特指限定词修饰时,或其后的接的是us, them这样的人称代词时,则此时必须用介词 of。如:two dozen of the eggs 两打这种鸡蛋three dozen of them 它们中的智商最高的人3打注:score, hundred, thousand, million等也具有以上类似用法。
score意为二十,它与dozen, hundred, thousand, million无线射频等词一样,前面有确定数字时,不加s,但可以与介词of连用,但hundred, thousand和million前面有确定数词时,不能跟of短语。没有确定数词时加s及ofshow的音标表示许许多多。如:
a dozen pencils two score years a score of eggs
一打铅笔 四十年蒜蓉茄子的家常做法 二十个鸡蛋
three hundred students hundreds of students
三百名学生 数百名学生
The bus can hold two score and ten people. 这辆汽车可以容纲50人。
挂蓝施工
Scores of people took part in the game. 许多人参加了这次比赛。