half-dozen

英 [hɑːf ˈdʌzn]

美 [hæf ˈdʌzn]

网络  半打

英英释义

adj

• denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
  Synonym:six6vihalf dozen

双语例句

• A half-dozen requirements must be met: first, the buses need exclusive access to the middle lanes.
  它一定要满足数项要求：首先，公交车必须拥有中间车道的专用出入口。
• Oysters in forty styles and at sixty cents the half-dozen;
  有四十种风味的牡蛎，六只要价6毛；
• A half-dozen years ago, Icelandic banks, newly freed from the shackles of state ownership, began a run of rapid expansion.
  6年前，刚摆脱了国有化束缚的冰岛银行业开始了快速的扩张。
• On our night walkabout underneath the Southern Cross, we saw a half-dozen big gray kangaroos feeding on brush.
  当晚，我们头顶着南十字星徒步旅行，看到五、六只大灰袋鼠以树丛为食。
• The menu sprawls across a half-dozen categories, including raw, roast meat and vegetables.
  菜单分为六大类，包括生食、烤肉和蔬菜等。
• We've got a half-dozen men on the way.
  我们还有好几个人马上就到。
• As I turned onto Willow Road, a half-dozen eight-year-olds ran out and settled into a steady trot beside me.
  我向柳条街拐去的时候，跑出来六个八岁的孩子，他们在我身边稳步小跑起来。
• It's six of one, a half-dozen of the other.
  这六个一，一个半十几另一方。
• The U.S.is somewhat less important than it was a half-dozen years ago because of the dramatic growth of Asia.
  现在看来继续维持增长的机会则多了一些，因为随着亚洲经济的迅猛增长，美国的重要性比五、六年前有所降低。
• Yes, your half-dozen closest friends can read your vacation updates.
  不错，你那几个最好的朋友可以阅读你的度假情况。