英语常见“量词”小结

1.表示“一群”

一群人 a crowd / group / team of people；an army 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”、“一缕”或“一层”

一丝怀疑 a shadow of doubt

一丝微笑 a wisp of a smile

一缕月光 a streak of moonlight

一缕烟 a wisp of smoke

一层霜/雪/奶油 a layer of frost / snow / cream

3.描述“一阵”

一阵哭泣 a burst of tears

一阵笑声 a burst of laughter

一阵喝彩 a burst of cheers

一阵炮击 a burst of gunfire

一阵雷声 a burst of thunder

一阵瓢泼大雨 a flood of rain

一阵夸夸其谈 a flood of boasts

4.活跃的piece

piece可以示“片”、“块”、“件”、“项”、“条”、“篇”、“首”、“幅”、“张”等。

a piece of bread / paper / wood / furniture / land / advice / news / meat / cloth / music

5 成双成对的a pair of

在英语中，成双成对的物品一般需要用a pair of：

一副眼镜 a pair of glasses

一把剪刀 a pair of scissors

一条裤子 a pair of trousers / pants

一把剪钳 a pair of pliers

一双筷子 a pair of chopsticks

最常用的英语“量词”用法例举：

a drop of water 一滴水

a flood of moonlight 一片月光

a flood of people 人潮如涌

a flood of words 口若悬河

a flood of tears 泪如泉涌

a cube of sugar 一块方糖

a layer of rock 一层岩石

a cloud of smoke 一团烟雾

a beam of light 一束光线

a blade of grass 一片草叶

a block of wood 一块木头

a cone of ice cream 一个蛋卷冰淇淋

a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力

a stack of hay 一堆干草

a loaf of bread 一个面包

a grain of rice 一粒米

a cake of soap 一块肥皂

a dash of salt 一撮盐

a coil of wire 一卷电线

a roll of tobacco 一卷烟草

a ball of wool 一个毛线球

a glimmer of hope 一线希望

a thread of courage 一点勇气

a handful of corn 一把玉米

a handful of people 少数几个人

a group of houses 一片房子

a batch of dogs 一群狗

a brood of chicks 一窝小鸡

a gang of elks 一群驼鹿

a gust of wind 一股风

a train of thoughts 一连串的想法