“hundred“(百)、”thousand“(千)、”million“(百万)和”dozen“(打)等词在英语中表示特定数量时有特定的用法。以下是它们的用法及示例:
- hundred:
- 用法:用于表示具体的数字100。
- 示例:
- There were a hundred people at the conference. (会议上有一百人。)
- She received a hundred dollars as a prize. (她获得了一百美元的奖金。)
- thousand:
- 用法:用于表示具体的数字1000。
- 示例:
- The book has sold thousands of copies. (这本书卖出了成千上万的份。)
- The city attracts thousands of tourists every year. (这个城市每年吸引数千名游客。)
- million:
- 用法:用于表示具体的数字1000000。
- 示例:
- The company made a profit of several million dollars. (公司赚了几百万美元的利润。)
- The movie earned over a million dollars on its opening weekend. (这部电影在首周末赚了一百多万美元。)
- dozen:
- 用法:用于表示12个项目。
- 示例:
- Please buy a dozen eggs from the store. (请从商店买一打鸡蛋。)
- She ordered two dozen cupcakes for the party. (她为聚会订购了两打杯子蛋糕。)
这些词汇通常用于特定数量的表达,根据需要使用正确的词汇来精确地表示数量。