thousand

thousand
(pl. thousands或在表示数值或数量时复同单)
  1. (a/one thousand)the number equivalent to the product of a hundred and ten; 1,000(Roman numeral: m, M.)
    一千;一千个(罗马数字:m, M.)
    a thousand metres.
    1,000米。
    two thousand acres.
    2,000英亩。
    thousands have been killed.
    几千人被杀了。
    ■(thousands)the numbers from one thousand to 9,999
    (表示1,000到9,999之间的数目)上千;数千
    the cost of repairs could be in the thousands.
    维修费可能要几千。
    ■(一般作 thousands)(informal)an unspecified large number
    (非正式)许许多多,成千上万
    you'll meet thousands of girls before you find the one you like.
    你将在见上许许多多的姑娘后才会找到自己中意的那一个。
    I have imagined it a thousand times.
    这事儿我已经想像了无数次。
派生
thousandfold
( & )
adjective& adverb
thousandth
ordinal number
语源
  1. Old English thūsend, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duizend and German Tausend
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