Word · Frequency #8670
ounces
盎司
ounces is the plural of ounce.
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (about 28.35 grams)
- 1.
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
常衡盎司,等于1/16常衡磅或28.349523125克
- 2.
Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
雪豹的同义词,学名为Panthera uncia
- 3.
A troy ounce, weighing 1⁄12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
金衡盎司,等于1/12金衡磅或480格令或31.1034768克
- 4.
Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.
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
- 5.
A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1⁄16 of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
美国液体盎司,等于1/16美国品脱或1.804688立方英寸或29.5735295625毫升
- 6.
A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1⁄20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
英制液体盎司,等于1/20英制品脱或1.733871立方英寸或28.4130625毫升
- 7.
Any small amount, a little bit.
少量,一点点
少量；常衡盎司,等于1/16常衡磅或28.349523125克；雪豹的同义词,学名为Panthera uncia；金衡盎司,等于1/12金衡磅或480格令或31.1034768克；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
In use
The recipe calls for eight ounces of flour.
He didn't have an ounce of common sense.
She bought a 12-ounce steak for dinner.
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。
an ounce of [abstract noun]
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。
every ounce of
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。
Connections
Collocations
- ounce of gold
- 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。
- ounce of prevention
- 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。
- fluid ounce
- 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。
- every ounce of
- 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。
- ounce by ounce
- 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。
- not an ounce of
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ounce音似“盎司”，联想：一盎司黄金，大约28克。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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