场景1: 当和外国友人走在公园,突然看到一群鸽子。这时候你是不是就会说:There are many pigeons 或者a lot of呢? 想再高大上一点吗?Sam, look! There is a flock of pigeons over there.
场景2: :当说三张纸的时候,是不是很习惯说:“three papers”?错了哦。paper是不可数名词。正确说法是:three pieces of paper。
量词可以用于描述可数名词比如a herd of elephants(一群大象), 也可以描述不可数名词;比如three pieces of paper(三张纸)
1. 描述一群...量词 + 群 + of + 名词
一群人 a/an crowd/group/army/team/of people;
一群牛、象、马、天鹅 a herd of cattle/elephants/horses/swans
一群鸟、鹅、母鸡、羊、燕子a flock of birds/geese/hens/goats/swallows
一群猎狗、狼 a pack of hounds/wolves
2、描述一丝/点/层
一丝怀疑 a shadow of doubt
一线未来之光 a glimpse of future
一缕月光 a streak of moonlight
一层霜/雪/糖霜 a layer of frost/snow/cream
3. piece块;片;段;项;件;篇;首;幅;张
a piece of bread/paper/wood/furniture/land/advice/news/meat/cloth/music...
4、英译“一阵”
一阵哭泣/喝彩/炮击/ 雷声a burst of tears/cheers/gunfire/thunder
一阵泪雨/瓢泼大雨/夸夸其谈 a flood of tears/rain/boasts
5. A pair of 在英语需要成双成对的表达:
a pair of glasses (一副眼镜)
a pair of scissors (一把剪刀)
a pair of spectacles (一副眼镜)
a pair of trousers (一条裤子)
a pair of pants (一条裤子)
a pair of pliers(一把剪钳)
6、最常用英语量词用法例举