Word · Frequency #3198
gross
总额;毛额
the total amount of money or goods before taxes, expenses, or other deductions are subtracted
- 1.
Twelve dozen = 144.
十二打=144个。
- 2.
twelve dozen
十二打
- 3.
The total amount (of goods, money, etc) before taxes, expenses, exceptions, tares, or similar deductions are subtracted.
在扣除税款、开支、例外情况、皮重等之前的(商品、金钱等)总额。
- 4.
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
毛收入
- 5.
The bulk; the mass.
主体;大部分。
十二打;一罗;主体;大部分;十二打=144个。;十二打;在扣除税款、开支、例外情况、皮重等之前的(商品、金钱等)总额。
In use
The company's gross for the quarter was $1.2 million.
She earned a gross of $50,000 before tax last year.
The farmer sold a gross of eggs to the market.
Connections
Collocations
- a gross of
- 一罗(144个)
- The stationery shop bought a gross of pencils.这家文具店买了一罗铅笔。
- by the gross
- 按罗(144个)计价
- The factory sells these screws by the gross.这家工厂按罗出售这些螺丝。
- the gross of
- 大部分;主体
- The gross of the work has already been done.大部分工作已经完成了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一大箱苹果正好144个(12打),这叫a gross;工资单上的gross是扣税前总额。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:商务财务、商品贸易、正式写作 gross 作名词时,语体随义项变化:表示“总额/毛额”多用于商务、财务和正式文件;表示“十二打”常见于商品交易或计数;表示“主体/大部分”多见于书面表达。整体上偏正式,日常口语中使用较少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dose 和 close(形容词)押韵,都读 /oʊs/。注意 loss、cross、gloss 虽拼写都以 -oss 结尾,但元音为 /ɔː/,与 gross 的 /oʊ/ 不同,不押韵;close 作动词时读 /kloʊz/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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