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ounce of [weight]
用于表示重量，常与具体物质连用。
The recipe calls for an ounce of butter.
这个食谱需要一盎司黄油。
盎司
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
盎司
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (about 28.35 grams)
The recipe calls for an ounce of butter.
这个食谱需要一盎司黄油。
常衡盎司,等于1/16常衡磅或28.349523125克
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
雪豹的同义词,学名为Panthera uncia
Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
金衡盎司,等于1/12金衡磅或480格令或31.1034768克
A troy ounce, weighing 1⁄12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
onza的同义词,墨西哥民间传说中的一种特别凶猛的美洲狮或长尾猫
Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.
The recipe calls for eight ounces of flour.
这个食谱需要八盎司面粉。
He didn't have an ounce of common sense.
他没有一丁点常识。
She bought a 12-ounce steak for dinner.
她为晚餐买了一块12盎司的牛排。
用于表示重量，常与具体物质连用。
The recipe calls for an ounce of butter.
这个食谱需要一盎司黄油。
常用于否定句，表示极少量的抽象事物。
He doesn't have an ounce of common sense.
他一点常识都没有。
强调全部、彻底，常用于情感、精力等。
She gave every ounce of her energy to the project.
她把全部精力都投入到了这个项目中。
Not this
He added ounce of salt.
Use this
He added an ounce of salt.
中国学习者常遗漏可数名词单数前的不定冠词 "an"。"ounce" 为可数名词，单数形式前需加冠词。
Not this
I need two ounce of sugar.
Use this
I need two ounces of sugar.
"ounce" 的复数形式为 "ounces"，在数量大于1时须用复数。中国学习者容易忘记加 "-s"。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一盎司黄金
The price of an ounce of gold has risen sharply.
一盎司黄金的价格大幅上涨。
预防措施（一盎司的预防）
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
一分预防胜于十分治疗。
液量盎司
Add two fluid ounces of water to the mixture.
向混合物中加入两液量盎司的水。
每一盎司；全部的
He put every ounce of energy into the race.
他把每一盎司的精力都投入到比赛中。
一点一点地；逐渐地
She built her business ounce by ounce.
她一点一点地建立了自己的事业。
一点也没有
There is not an ounce of truth in his story.
他的故事里没有一丁点真实性。
一分预防胜于十分治疗
Regular exercise and a healthy diet can prevent many diseases—an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
定期锻炼和健康饮食可以预防许多疾病——一分预防胜于十分治疗。
毫无，没有一点
He doesn't have an ounce of sympathy for the poor.
他对穷人毫无同情心。
每一分，每一盎司
She gave every ounce of her energy to finish the project on time.
她竭尽全力按时完成了项目。
一盎司的预防胜过一磅的治疗。
My doctor always says that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
我的医生总是说，预防胜于治疗。
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ounce音似“盎司”，联想：一盎司黄金，大约28克。
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking, baking、informal expressions (e.g., 'an ounce of sense') 该词作为重量单位时属于中性语域，非正式和正式场合均常用；作为'少量'含义时多用于非正式口语。
All words share the same stressed vowel and ending sounds /aʊns/. Note that words like 'count' (/kaʊnt/) look similar but end with /nt/ not /ns/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.