thousands

[θˈaʊzəndz] /ˈthau̇-zᵊn(d) How to pronounce thousand (audio)/ (ame, mw)

thousands — noun

1. The number that is equal to ten times one hundred; a value or quantity made up o

1.名詞A2
釋義

The number that is equal to ten times one hundred; a value or quantity made up of 1,000 units.

例句

Hyun stacked the cash into bundles of thousands before taking it to the bank.

count noun: bundles of thousands

The ancient army split its soldiers into units of hundreds and thousands for battle.

同義詞
  • hundred

    a smaller unit used in the same group-counting pattern

  • million

    a larger unit used in the same group-counting pattern

用法筆記

When a specific number comes directly before it, use the singular form 'thousand' instead (e.g., 'five thousand people', not 'five thousands people').

常見錯誤

❌There are three thousands students in the school.
✅There are three thousand students in the school.
💡After a specific number, 'thousand' stays singular.

2. An extremely large but unspecified number of people or things, meaning anywhere

2.名詞A2
釋義

An extremely large but unspecified number of people or things, meaning anywhere from a few thousand to many tens of thousands.

例句

Thousands of fans lined the streets to welcome the team home from the championship.

pattern: thousands of + plural noun

Hassan sent out thousands of job applications before a single company called him back.

同義詞
  • millions

    an even larger quantity, starting at one million

  • countless

    too many to count; more dramatic or literary

反義詞
  • handful

    a very small number of people or things

文法句型

thousands of + plural countable noun

用法筆記

Always takes the plural form 'thousands' followed by 'of', and the verb that follows is also plural (e.g., 'Thousands of people are waiting').

常見錯誤

❌Thousand of fans came to the game.
✅Thousands of fans came to the game.
💡Always use the plural 'thousands' with 'of'.