dozen常见用法(1)基数词/many/several+ dozen+复数名词;(2)基数词+dozen+of sb或基数词+dozen+of these/those/one’s+复数名词;(3)dozens of +复数名词。例句Tommy ate cookies by the dozen。
dozen意为“十二”,当dozen与基数词或many,several等连用时,不加“-s”,所修饰的名词前常省去of。
水利万物而不争,
而万物莫能与之争。