何止many和a lot, 英语量词你会用吗？

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除了many, a few, a lot, 英语里还有好多课本里学不到，但口语里很常用的量词！

比如前些天，一位用户问的“a dozen", 还有"a ton", "a bunch"......

今天我们就总结这些常用量词！

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中英文量词的区别

measure word: 量词
Chinese meansure words are very specific, i.e. many can be only used to describe a certain type of thing: 中文的量词比较特定，不同的量词对应不同的东西
Measure words in English aren't as specific as Chinese: 英语的量词没有中文那么特定
But because they're more general, using them appropriately might be challenging: 但是因为比较宽泛，所以要恰当使用也不那么容易
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美国人最爱用的量词：a dozen

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A dozen: 一打

A dozen means 12:一打表示12个

Eggs are most commonly bought by the dozen: 最常用来形容鸡蛋

• A dozen eggs: 一盒鸡蛋
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We wouldn't call it a box of eggs: 英语里不会说一盒蛋，而是说一打鸡蛋
: T9 k/ ]& i/ q$ ?You can also buy half a dozen eggs: 也可以买小盒的，半打


Half a dozen or a half dozen?
& W* k7 @" Z2 v0 i8 ZBoth are correct: 两种说法都是正确的

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8 d8 S, }5 W! {; D8 I+ g' f' fDozens can also be used in the plural form: 打还可以变成复数
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• Dozens of people: 好多人（几十个)
• Dozens of options: 许多的选择
  
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% j: p* ]; K7 wDozens究竟是多少？
Since English doesn't really have a word for "tens", dozens is used to express the idea:由于英语没有一个词表明“几十”，所以dozens用来形容几十这个数量
"Dozens" is the next step down from hundreds: “dozens”代表几十个，再上去就是几百个
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最浪漫的量词：a couple  

现在常说的“CP", 就是couple. 不过美国人可不会说“CP", 这是有亚洲特色的英语。
A couple
A couple: 两个，也是一对恋人、爱人的意思


A couple到底是几个？
Strictly speaking, "a couple" means 2: 严格来说，a couple是两个
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• A couple of pens: 两支笔
• A couple of cups: 两个杯子
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But in everyday conversations, it could also mean several, a few: 但是日常口语里，它也能指几个、多个

• Let's get a couple of tomatoes: 我们买几个番茄
• Let's get a couple of apples: 我们买几个苹果
  

It really depends on the context: 具体的数量，还是要通过语境分析
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A few
This is a word everyone learns early on: 这个词大家应该是最早学到的
注意语法
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Most measure words are followed by "of" but "few" is an exception: 量词通常都用“of”链接后面的名词，但“a few”是个例外(few同理)
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• "a few pens", not "a few of pens": 是 few pens,而不是a few of pens
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但是有例外

• The only time you use "a few of" is when you're not being specific: 当 a few后面跟的不是具体事物时，要加of。比如:
• a few of these
  
• a few of those
• a few of us
  

做菜必备量词: a pinch, a handful

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Measure words used in cooking/recipes 做菜、菜谱常用的量词

• A pinch: 一小撮
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Add a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper: 加一小撮盐、一小撮胡椒

• A handful: 一把
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A handful of nuts: 一把坚果
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More measure words for cooking 更多做菜时常用的量词

• A spoonful: 一勺
• A table spoon of: 一汤匙
• A tea spoon of: 一茶匙
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形容大数量的量词

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A ton of: 美国人最爱用

Americans love using the word "a ton": 美国人非常爱用“a ton"这个词

An actual ton is 1000kg: 这个词确切的重量是一吨、1000公斤

Canadians spell the word as "tonne": 加拿大人的拼法是tonne

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In spoken English, a ton means "a lot": 口语里，a ton的意思是很多、大量的

• A ton of homework": 很多作业
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• A ton of work: 很多工作
  
  

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Ton in the plural form: ton也能当复数

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• We had tons of fun at the party: 派对真好玩儿
  
• There are tons of people in Shanghai Disney: 上海迪士尼人爆多
  
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＊Instead of saying "people mountain people sea", you should say "tons of people": 以后别再说“people mountain people sea"这个错误的老梗了，大家跟我说“tons of people"

Versatile measure words 百搭量词

A bunch: 一捆、一堆、一群

• A bunch of flowers: 一束花
• A bunch of carrots: 一捆胡萝卜
• A bunch of people: 一群人（几个到十几个的范围，没有几十个那么多）
• A bunch of money: 一些钱 （不是太多、也不是太少)
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A pile：一堆

• A pile of work: 一堆工作，通常形容堆积了很多
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＊ You can't use pile to describe people: 不能说”a pile of people"


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特定量词一：动物

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• A school of fish: 一群鱼
  
• A flock of birds: 一群鸟
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• A pride of lions: 一群狮子
  

特定量词二：食物

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Food also has very specific measure words: 食物也有特定对应的量词

• A piece or slice of toast: 一片面包
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• A loaf of bread: 一条面包 ，切片面包组成的一长条
  
• A baguette, not a loaf of baguette: 不过法棍是个例外，直接说a baguette, 不是a loaf of baguette
  
• A cup of coffee: 一杯咖啡
  
• A bowl of oatmeal: 一碗麦片
• A box of cereal: 一盒早餐谷物
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注意发音: of 变成 /æ/
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• "a box of cereal" > "a box a cereal"
• "a pack of cigarettes" > "a pack of cigarettes"
• A lot of > lotta
• A whole lot of > whole lotta
  

送给大家 whole lotta love!

＊节目结尾的“Whole lotta love”是英国老牌摇滚天团Led Zeppelin（齐柏林飞船）的代表作。
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