| 单词 | dozen |
| 释义 | dozen n. 1. (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered three dozen). 2. a set or group of twelve (packed in dozens). 3. colloq. about twelve, a fairly large indefinite number. 4. (in pl.; usu. foll. by of) colloq. very many (made dozens of mistakes). 5. (the dozens) a Black American game or ritualized exchange of verbal insults. Phrases and idioms by the dozen in large quantities. talk nineteen to the dozen Brit. talk incessantly. Derivatives dozenth adj. & n. Etymology: ME f. OF dozeine, ult. f. L duodecim twelve |
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