| 词汇 | by-the-dozen |
| 释义 | by the dozen collocation (alsoby the dozens, in the dozens); (UK alsoin their dozens) in large numbers: 众多地，大批地 People line up by the dozen to speak to her in person after lectures. Staff members were leaving by the dozens. Development in the area has meant protected birds are being killed in the dozens. UKSpeculators are buying up village houses in their dozens. See dozen The restaurant is big enough to accommodate the coach parties that arrive by the dozen during the summer. Music began playing, and then servers entered in their dozens bearing great platters heaped with food. In addition to writing plays by the dozens he turned out song lyrics by the hundreds. Emerging economies are producing world-class companies by the dozen. Many towns have seen small, independent stores close in their dozens. The play's cast numbers in the dozens and the plot is impossible to summarize. Large in number or quantity a hundred/thousand/million and oneidiom above and beyond somethingidiom amount and then someidiom another any amount ofidiom billion heap high density huge hundred in bucketsidiom out/up the wazooidiom poly shower so much soidiom some super-large thick thousand |
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