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number + dozen + plural noun
dozen 在数词后保持单数形式。
She bought two dozen eggs.
她买了两打鸡蛋。
一打；十二
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一打；十二
Twelve; a set of twelve.
She bought two dozen eggs.
她买了两打鸡蛋。
一组十二个
A set of twelve.
十二的基数
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
大量,未具体说明的数量,通常以十二的倍数估算,通常意味着明显多于十或十二,但少于一两百；许多
A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.
一种旧的英国矿石计量单位,含有12英担
An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.
I bought a dozen eggs from the supermarket.
我从超市买了一打鸡蛋。
She ordered half a dozen roses for her mother's birthday.
她为母亲的生日订购了半打玫瑰。
There were dozens of people waiting in line for the new movie.
有几十个人排队等候看那部新电影。
dozen 在数词后保持单数形式。
She bought two dozen eggs.
她买了两打鸡蛋。
表示数量很大，约几十个。
There are dozens of reasons to study English.
学习英语有几十个理由。
表示以打为单位计量。
Apples are sold by the dozen.
苹果按打出售。
Not this
I bought two dozens eggs.
Use this
I bought two dozen eggs.
dozen 在数词后不用复数形式，直接修饰名词，不加 of。
Not this
I need a dozen of apples.
Use this
I need a dozen apples.
dozen 作为限定词直接修饰复数名词，一般不加 of，除非后面有限定词如 the。
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一打；十二个
She bought a dozen eggs.
她买了一打鸡蛋。
几十个；许多
Dozens of people attended the meeting.
几十个人参加了会议。
半打；六个
I need half a dozen apples.
我需要半打苹果。
一打鸡蛋
Please get a dozen eggs from the store.
请从商店买一打鸡蛋。
按打；大量地
They sell cookies by the dozen.
他们按打出售饼干。
一打玫瑰
He sent her a dozen roses for her birthday.
他送她一打玫瑰作为生日礼物。
多得不值钱；廉价的
In this job market, college graduates are a dime a dozen.
在这个就业市场上，大学毕业生多得不值钱。
十三个；一打加一
She ordered a baker's dozen of donuts.
她点了十三个甜甜圈。
大量地；成打地
They produce these toys by the dozen.
他们大量生产这些玩具。
我要十三个。
Baker's dozen refers to 13 items, commonly used in baking to avoid shortchanging customers.
‘面包师一打’指13个物品，常用于烘焙以避免短斤少两。
我们是‘十二金刚’。
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film about a group of twelve convicts on a dangerous mission.
《十二金刚》是一部1967年的战争电影，讲述十二名罪犯执行危险任务的故事。
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dozen中的'do'像'做'，'zen'像'怎'，联想：做得怎么样？正好一打十二个。
语域：neutral 常见场景：超市购物、食谱、库存计数 “dozen” 表示十二个，通常用于日常计数，中性语域，无特殊色彩。
数字+dozen时dozen不变复数，如two dozen eggs；dozens of表示许多。
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