| 释义 |
thousand
['θaʊ.zənd] (plural thousand or thousands)
number
ESSENTIAL
■the number 1000 （数字）1000
a thousand/thousands of sth informal
■a large number 一个大的数字•I've got a thousand things to do before we go on holiday.我们去渡假前，我还有很多事情要做。 the thousands
■numbers between 1000 and 1 000 000 成千上万（介乎1,000和1,000,000之间的数字）•His latest work is expected to sell in the thousands.他的最新作品预计可卖出上千上万册。
['θaʊ.zənd] (plural thousand or thousands)
number
Common Learner Errors thousands (of sth) or thousand?When thousand is used after a particular number, it is used in the singular form and without 'of'.Don't say 'five/ten/fifteen thousands of sth', say five/ten/fifteen thousand sth:
✗ The stadium can hold fifty thousands of fans.The stadium can hold fifty thousand fans.When thousand is used without a particular number, it is used in the plural form and is sometimes followed by 'of':The stadium can hold thousands (of fans). |