英语词汇“thousand”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	thousand
释义	thousand thousand /ˈθaʊ.z^ənd/ number (_PLURAL thousand or thousands) 1 A2 the number 1,000: » They had driven over a/one thousand miles.» The population of the village is about three thousand.» The damage will cost thousands of dollars to repair.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Cardinal numbers, including nought and zero a thousand/thousands of sth B2 _INFORMAL 2 F0 a large number: » I've got a thousand things to do before we go on holiday.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Masses and large amounts of thingsThesaurus⁺: ↑Large in number or quantity the thousands 3 F0 numbers between 1,000 and 1,000,000: » His latest work is expected to sell in the thousands.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Cardinal numbers, including nought and zero • • • Extra Examples:» Your essay should be no more than two thousand words long.» Twelve thousand years ago, our ancestors were primitive savages living in caves.» A thousand people took part in the region's biggest-ever cycle race.» Our computer indexes several thousand new records every second.» Accommodation needs to be found for thousands of homeless families.Common mistake: thousands or thousand?! When thousand is used after a particular number, it is used in the singular form and without 'of'.! Don't say 'five/ten/fifteen thousands of sth', say five/ten/fifteen thousand sth:✗ The stadium can hold fifty thousands of fans.» The stadium can hold fifty thousand fans.! When thousand is used without a particular number, it is used in the plural form and is sometimes followed by 'of':» The stadium can hold thousands (of fans).
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