kilogram
/ˈkɪləɡræm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɪləɡræm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈki-lə-ˌgram ˈkē-lə-/ (ame, mw)
kilogram — noun
- kilogramsingular
- kilogramsplural
1. A standard unit used for measuring how heavy something is, equal to 1,000 grams.
1.名詞A2
釋義
A standard unit used for measuring how heavy something is, equal to 1,000 grams.
例句
Tamar bought a kilogram of rice from the market vendor.
a kilogram of + uncountable noun
The nurse weighed baby Nala and recorded her at four kilograms.
weigh + number + kilograms
Mark's suitcase weighed twenty-three kilograms, so the airline charged him extra.
Lien measured out half a kilogram of sugar for the birthday cake.
The delivery driver carried a fifteen-kilogram box up three flights of stairs.
文法句型
number + kilograms
a kilogram of [uncountable noun]
用法筆記
Often abbreviated as kg in writing. The abbreviation is the same for singular and plural — never write "kgs".
常見錯誤
❌I bought 2 kgs of chicken.
✅I bought 2 kg of chicken.
💡The abbreviation kg does not add an -s for the plural form.