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词汇 by the dozen
释义
Idiom
by the dozen
Theme: AMOUNT
twelve at a time; in a group of twelve.
I purchase socks by the dozen.Eggs are usually sold by the dozen.Around here we have problems by the dozen.
Idiom
by the dozen
if something is being produced by the dozen, large numbers of that thing are being produced.
The government is producing new policies by the dozen.

by the dozen(s)

1. Specifically in a group or quantity of 12 (which constitutes a dozen). You can't just get one cupcake at that place—they only sell them by the dozen, like eggs.
2. In large numbers. Despite the using the word "dozen," the phrase is not limited to quantities of 12 and can be written in the plural ("dozens"). If we institute new rules by the dozen, we'll never be able to police them all at once. We're going to need to get bagels by the dozens for the company-wide breakfast meeting.

by the dozen

in groups of 12. (Compare this with by the dozens.) Eggs are normally sold by the dozen.

by the dozen

Also, by the hundred or thousand . According to a definite quantity, as in She's buying tapes by the dozen. This usage is generally employed for some kind of rate. A 1950 film about efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth and his family was entitled Cheaper by the Dozen. [c. 1300]

by the ˈdozen

many at the same time: On her birthday, she always receives cards by the dozen.
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