of后面如果是可數(shù)名詞后面加復(fù)數(shù),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞也要用復(fù)數(shù).如果是不可數(shù)名詞,那么用它(們)的特定形式。例如:sheep等,housands of 表示“數(shù)以千計(jì)的”。Thereare thousands of cattles on the hill. 山上有數(shù)千只牲口。
1.thousands of和thousand的區(qū)別
1.數(shù)字/a + thousand +可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)
表示明確的數(shù)目
six thousand boxes
六千個(gè)盒子
a thousand boxes
一千個(gè)盒子
Tom bought two thousand pens.
湯姆買了兩千支筆。
[注意:thousand是單數(shù),名詞前沒有the或其他修飾詞]
He has two thousand books.
他有兩千本書。
2. thousands of +
可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)
表示“數(shù)千、成千上萬(wàn)”的大概數(shù)目
thousands of students
數(shù)千名學(xué)生
Thousands of people take part in the event.
數(shù)千人參加了這次活動(dòng)。
[注意:thousands復(fù)數(shù),后有of,名詞前沒有the或其他修飾詞]
Thousands of sheep are running.
成千上萬(wàn)只羊在奔跑。
[sheep的單數(shù)和復(fù)數(shù)都是sheep]
2
thousands of雙語(yǔ)例句
1.The damage will cost thousands of dollars to repair.
修復(fù)損壞的部分要花幾千美元2They heard thousands of gunshots.
2.由有道智云提供數(shù)據(jù)服務(wù)3There weret
thousands of people there.
那里有成千上萬(wàn)的人。
3.Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year.
每年都有幾千公頃的森林遭到破壞。
4.A constant threat of unemployment hangs over thousands of university researchers.
持續(xù)的失業(yè)威脅使數(shù)千名大學(xué)研究人員感到憂慮。
5.Soon the wearer of a virtual reality headset will be able to be "present" at sporting or theatrical
events staged thousands of miles away.
要不了多久,頭戴虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)視圖器的人將能夠“現(xiàn)場(chǎng)觀看”幾千英里之外舉行的體育賽事或劇場(chǎng)演出。