Unit 20理解:要点诠释单词1
dozen讲:n
十二;(一)打例:Give me a dozen,please
请给我来一打
Only about half a dozen turned up
只有六七个人到了
He bought three dozen red roses for her on Valentine’s Day
在情人节他给她买了三打红玫瑰
链接·提示 (1)dozen 作“十二”讲,其前有数词或 a,few,several,many 等词修饰时,用单数形式;若后面接代词时,dozen 后 of 不能省略
a,few,several,many 修饰 dozen 其后 of 可有可无
类似单词还有 score,handred,thousand,million
(2)dozens of 许多;scores of 许多
练:Apples are usually sold by _________ weight,and eggs are sometimes sold by____________ dozen
the;the B
/;the D
the;a提示:本题看似考查冠词,实际上考查固定搭配:by weight 意为“按(论)重量;by the dozen 意为“论打”
spare讲:v
抽出;拔出;留出;匀出;省得;免得;饶恕;赦免;放过adj
空闲的;多余的;备用的n
备用品例:I’d love to have a rest,but I can’t spare the time just now
我想休息一下,但眼下找不出时间
We can only spare one room for you
我们只能给你腾出一个房间
He wanted to spare his mother any anxiet