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dozens of sth
There are dozens of books on the shelf.
书架上有几十本书。
几十；许多
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几十；许多
a large number or amount
There are dozens of books on the shelf.
书架上有几十本书。
plural of dozen
大量
a large number or amount
There were dozens of people waiting in line.
几十个人在排队等候。
She received dozens of birthday cards.
她收到了几十张生日贺卡。
The storm damaged dozens of homes.
这场风暴损坏了几十栋房屋。
There are dozens of books on the shelf.
书架上有几十本书。
The eggs are sold in dozens.
鸡蛋按打出售。
Not this
There are a dozens of apples on the table.
Use this
There are dozens of apples on the table.
dozens 是复数形式，不能与不定冠词 a 连用，正确用法是直接使用 dozens of 表示‘许多’。
Not this
I saw dozens people at the party.
Use this
I saw dozens of people at the party.
dozens 后接名词时需加 of，表示‘许多……’，这是固定搭配，不能省略 of。
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常与of连用，表示大量
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