dozen
noun [ C ], determiner uk/ˈdʌz.ən/ us/ˈdʌz.ən/
B1 十二个，一打
twelve
a dozen eggs 一打鸡蛋
This recipe makes three dozen cookies. 这份配料能做三打小甜饼。
Could you get me half a dozen (= six) eggs when you go to the supermarket? 你去超市时给我捎半打鸡蛋好吗？
informal I've spoken to him dozens of (= many) times, but I still don't know his name! 虽然我和他说过很多次话，但我连他的名字都还不知道！
The refugees arrived by the dozen/in their dozens (= in large numbers). 难民们成群结队地到来。
- More examples
- Most people would be hard-pressed to name more than half a dozen members of the government.
- He sent a dozen roses to his betrothed.
- Most office buildings have dozens of air ducts and vents.
- There are dozens of different dyes to choose from.
- Books like this are a dime a dozen.
Idiom
nineteen/ten to the dozenidiom UK informal 说话快，喋喋不休
If you are talking nineteen/ten to the dozen, you are talking very quickly and without stopping.