除了many, a few, a lot, 英语里还有好多课本里学不到,但口语里很常用的量词! 比如前些天,一位用户问的“a dozen', 还有'a ton', 'a bunch'...... 今天我们就总结这些常用量词! 中英文量词的区别 measure word: 量词 Chinese meansure words are very specific, i.e. many can be only used to describe a certain type of thing: 中文的量词比较特定,不同的量词对应不同的东西 Measure words in English aren't as specific as Chinese: 英语的量词没有中文那么特定 But because they're more general, using them appropriately might be challenging: 但是因为比较宽泛,所以要恰当使用也不那么容易 美国人最爱用的量词:a dozen A dozen: 一打 A dozen means 12:一打表示12个 Eggs are most commonly bought by the dozen: 最常用来形容鸡蛋
We wouldn't call it a box of eggs: 英语里不会说一盒蛋,而是说一打鸡蛋 Half a dozen or a half dozen? Both are correct: 两种说法都是正确的 Dozens can also be used in the plural form: 打还可以变成复数
Dozens究竟是多少? Since English doesn't really have a word for 'tens', dozens is used to express the idea:由于英语没有一个词表明“几十”,所以dozens用来形容几十这个数量 'Dozens' is the next step down from hundreds: “dozens”代表几十个,再上去就是几百个 最浪漫的量词:a couple
A couple A couple: 两个,也是一对恋人、爱人的意思 A couple到底是几个? Strictly speaking, 'a couple' means 2: 严格来说,a couple是两个
But in everyday conversations, it could also mean several, a few: 但是日常口语里,它也能指几个、多个
It really depends on the context: 具体的数量,还是要通过语境分析
This is a word everyone learns early on: 这个词大家应该是最早学到的 注意语法 A few___ 不是 a few of ___ Most measure words are followed by 'of' but 'few' is an exception: 量词通常都用“of”链接后面的名词,但“a few”是个例外(few同理)
但是有例外
做菜必备量词: a pinch, a handful Measure words used in cooking/recipes 做菜、菜谱常用的量词
Add a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper: 加一小撮盐、一小撮胡椒
A handful of nuts: 一把坚果 More measure words for cooking 更多做菜时常用的量词
形容大数量的量词 A ton of: 美国人最爱用 Americans love using the word 'a ton': 美国人非常爱用“a ton'这个词 An actual ton is 1000kg: 这个词确切的重量是一吨、1000公斤 Canadians spell the word as 'tonne': 加拿大人的拼法是tonne In spoken English, a ton means 'a lot': 口语里,a ton的意思是很多、大量的
Ton in the plural form: ton也能当复数
*Instead of saying 'people mountain people sea', you should say 'tons of people': 以后别再说“people mountain people sea'这个错误的老梗了,大家跟我说“tons of people' Versatile measure words 百搭量词 A bunch: 一捆、一堆、一群
A pile:一堆
* You can't use pile to describe people: 不能说”a pile of people' 特定量词一:动物
特定量词二:食物 Food also has very specific measure words: 食物也有特定对应的量词
注意发音: of 变成 /?/ With these measure words, the 'of' sounds more like '?': 口语里说这些量词,of会变成a的音
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