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dozens

/ˈdʌznz/ /ˈdʌzənz/

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noun

一打，十二个

A set of twelve.

Examples :

"Can I have a dozen eggs, please?"

请给我来一打鸡蛋，好吗？

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noun

几十，很多。

(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.

Examples :

"There must have been dozens of examples just on the first page."

第一页上肯定就有几十个例子。

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noun

十二英担

An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.

Examples :

"The mine yielded several dozens of iron ore this week, each representing a significant amount of valuable material. "

这个矿本周出产了好几打铁矿石，每一打都代表着大量的宝贵材料。（这个矿本周出产了好几个十二英担的铁矿石，每一个都代表着大量的宝贵材料。)

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noun

互损，斗嘴

(usually with "the") A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.

Examples :

"During lunch break, the students often played the dozens, trading funny and creative insults back and forth. "

午休时间，学生们经常互相损着玩，你一句我一句地用有趣又有创意的玩笑话互相挖苦。

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