1. | [c] (一)打;十二个a group of twelve of the same thing |
Give me a dozen, please. 请给我来一打。 | |
two dozen eggs 两打鸡蛋 | |
three dozen red roses 三打红玫瑰 |
2. | [c] 十来个;十几个;十多个a group of approximately twelve people or things |
several dozen/a few dozen people 数十╱几十个人 | |
The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people. 这家公司顶多雇用了几十个人。 | |
Only about half a dozen people turned up. 只有六七个人到场。 | |
There was only space for a half-dozen tables. 只有摆六张桌子的地方。 |
3. | [pl] (informal) 许多;很多a lot of people or things |
They arrived in dozens(= in large numbers) . 他们大批到达了。 | |
I've been there dozens of times. 我到过那里很多次了。 |