Word · Frequency #2371
dozen
十二；一打
核心释义
twelve; consisting of twelve
- 1.
表示由12个项目或单位组成的数量
denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
表示由12个项目或单位组成的数量；一打的
用法In use
She baked a dozen cupcakes for the school fair.
用法提示：dozen 作形容词，表示数量‘十二’，修饰复数名词 cupcakes。
The store sold two dozen laptops this morning.
用法提示：dozen 作形容词，跟在数词 two 后表示‘二十四’，修饰复数名词 laptops。
We have a dozen bottles of water in the fridge.
用法提示：dozen 作形容词，表示‘十二’，修饰复数名词 bottles。
a dozen + noun
表示十二个，常与可数名词复数连用。
She bought a dozen eggs.
她买了一打鸡蛋。
number + dozen + noun
数字直接修饰 dozen，dozen 不变复数。
We ordered two dozen roses.
我们订购了两打玫瑰。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a dozen eggs
- 一打鸡蛋；十二个鸡蛋
- She bought a dozen eggs at the market.她在市场买了一打鸡蛋。
- half a dozen
- 六个；半打
- Half a dozen students attended the seminar.六个学生参加了研讨会。
- two dozen
- 两打；二十四个
- He bought two dozen roses for her birthday.他为她的生日买了两打玫瑰。
- a dozen times
- 十几次；很多次
- I've warned you a dozen times about that.关于那件事我已经警告你很多次了。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 dozen 想成“一打”，一打鸡蛋或玫瑰正好 12 个，数字 12 就是 dozen 的含义。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday shopping for items sold by the dozen、baking and recipes that call for a dozen units、general counting of twelve objects dozen 表“十二（个）”时属于中性常用词，多用于日常数量和商品计件；在随意口语和一般书面表达中都比较自然，常见的搭配是 a dozen + 名词。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于复数名词前，如 a dozen eggs。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
`dozen` /ˈdʌzən/ rhymes with `cousin` /ˈkʌzən/. It also shares the ending `zen` in spelling with `frozen` and `citizen`, and the final sound /zən/ is the same, but the stressed vowel differs. Watch out: `zen` is spelled the same but pronounced /zen/, and `doze` looks like the start of `dozen` but is /doʊz/ and has no /n/. `doesn't` /ˈdʌzənt/ sounds close to `dozen` with an extra /t/ but is spelled very differently.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.