dozen

dozen
(复同单)
  1. (复同单)a group or set of twelve
    （一）打，十二个
    a dozen bottles of sherry.
    一打雪利酒。
    ■(dozens)(informal)a lot
    (非正式)许多，好多
    she has dozens of admirers.
    她有许多仰慕者。
  2. (the dozens)an exchange of insults engaged in as a game or ritual among black Americans
    （美国黑人的）对骂游戏，骂娘比赛
常用词组
by the dozen
  1. in large quantities
    大量地
talk nineteen to the dozen
  1. (Brit.)talk incessantly
    (英)喋喋不休
派生
dozenth
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French dozeine, based on Latin duodecim 'twelve'
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