英语常见的描写数量的词:
- Few 和 Several
"Few"通常表示数量很少,用于描述不足五个数量的物品。例如,"There are few apples left in the basket." (篮子里剩下很少的苹果。)而"Several"则表示数量较少,通常用来描述五到十个物品。例如,"I have several friends who live in New York." (我有几个在纽约生活的朋友。)
- Many 和 Numerous
"Many"通常表示数量很多,用于描述大于五个物品的数量。例如,"There are many students in the classroom." (教室里有很多学生。)而"Numerous"则表示数量非常多,通常用于描述超过十个物品的数量。例如,"There are numerous books in the library." (图书馆里有很多书。)
- Couple 和 Pair
"Couple"通常表示两个物品,例如,"Can you give me a couple of minutes?" (你能给我两分钟吗?)而"Pair"则表示一对物品,例如,"I need a pair of shoes for the party." (我需要一双派对鞋。)
- Dozen
"Dozen"表示十二个物品。例如,"I need a dozen eggs for the cake." (我需要十二个鸡蛋来做蛋糕。)
- Score
"Score"表示二十个物品。例如,"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation." (一百四十七年前,我们的先辈在这块大陆上建立了一个新的国家。)