| 单词 | half a dozen |
| 释义 | half a dozen in British English (hɑːf ə ˈdʌzən) or half-a-dozen noun six They've only won half a dozen times in the past eight years. half a dozen eggs six in British English (sɪks) noun 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one See also number (sense 1) 2. a numeral, 6, VI, etc, representing this number 3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of six units, such as a playingcard with six symbols on it 4. Also called: six o'clock six hours after noon or midnight 5. Also called: sixer cricket a. a stroke in which the ball crosses the boundary without bouncing b. the six runs scored for such a stroke 6. a division of a Brownie Guide or Cub Scout pack 7. at sixes and sevens 8. knock someone for six 9. six of one and half a dozen of the other determiner ▶ Related prefixes: , hexa-, sex-10. a. amounting to six six nations b. (as pronoun) set the table for six Examples of 'half a dozen' in a sentence |
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