units
/ˈjuː.nɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [jˈunəts] /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [jˈunəts] /ˈyü-nət How to pronounce unit (audio)/ (ame, mw)
units — 名詞
1. One separate item belonging to a bigger whole — for instance, a section of a cou
單元；單位
單一事物或整體的組成部分
One separate item belonging to a bigger whole — for instance, a section of a course, an apartment in a block, or a quantity used as a standard.
Indra split the essay into five separate units, each with its own topic.
Indra 把文章分成五個獨立的單元，每個單元各有主題。
unit of + noun: separate units of a whole
Each unit of the textbook ends with a short vocabulary quiz.
課本的每個單元結尾都有一小段單字測驗。
The hospital building is made up of three main units joined by glass walkways.
這間醫院建築由三個主要區塊組成，以玻璃走廊相連。
Rachid studied the first unit before the exam and left the rest for later.
Rachid 在考試前讀了第一個單元，其餘的留到之後再讀。
The metre is a unit of length used in most countries around the world.
公尺是全世界多數國家使用的長度單位。
- whole
Entire thing made up of all its parts together
文法句型
unit + of + noun
常見錯誤
2. A cabinet, shelf, or similar item made to be grouped with matching ones, forming
組合家具
可搭配成套的家具件
A cabinet, shelf, or similar item made to be grouped with matching ones, forming part of a coordinated set inside a home or office.
The builder fitted a wall unit with shelves, cupboards, and a desk.
師傅安裝了一組結合層架、櫥櫃和書桌的壁面組合家具。
wall unit — a large fitted piece of furniture
Iker chose a kitchen with white units and a dark granite countertop.
Iker 選了一間白色廚具搭配深色花崗岩流理臺的廚房。
The bedroom has matching wardrobe and bedside units.
臥室配有成套的衣櫃和床頭櫃。
Asher ordered a set of tall storage units for his garage workshop.
Asher 為車庫工作室訂購了一組高大的儲物櫃。
The showroom displays three different bathroom unit styles.
展示間陳列了三種不同風格的浴室櫃組。
用法筆記
Commonly paired with a room name to specify the type of furniture set: kitchen unit, bathroom unit, wall unit, storage unit.
3. A self-contained device — or a section inside a larger machine — that handles on
機組；元件
具有特定功能的小型機器或零件
A self-contained device — or a section inside a larger machine — that handles one specific task.
Tamás installed a new cooling unit in the laboratory server room.
Tamás 在實驗室的伺服器機房安裝了一組新的冷卻機組。
cooling unit — a device for keeping temperature low
The recycling plant uses a sorting unit that separates glass from plastic.
回收廠使用一臺分類機組將玻璃與塑膠分開。
The power supply unit inside the computer stopped working after the storm.
電腦內部的電源供應器在暴風雨後故障了。
Esteban replaced the faulty memory unit inside the printer.
Esteban 更換了印表機內部故障的記憶體元件。
The air conditioning unit runs all day during the summer months.
空調機組在夏季全天運轉。
用法筆記
Often combined with a functional description (control unit, processing unit, display unit) to name the task the machine performs.
常見錯誤
4. One individual item from a batch of goods a business produces or offers for sale
單件產品
企業銷售的單一完整產品
One individual item from a batch of goods a business produces or offers for sale.
The company sold over ten thousand units of its new tablet in the first week.
該公司在第一週就售出一萬多臺新款平板電腦。
units — individual products sold
Aoi checked the unit price before deciding which pack of rice to buy.
Aoi 在決定買哪包米之前先查看了單價。
The factory can produce eight hundred units per shift.
這間工廠每個輪班可以生產八百件產品。
Kevin worked out the unit cost to see if the smaller box was better value.
Kevin 計算了單件成本，看小包裝是否更划算。
Last year the bakery sold half a million units of its whole-wheat bread.
去年這間麵包店賣出了五十萬條全麥麵包。
文法句型
per unit
unit price
用法筆記
Common in business, manufacturing, and retail contexts. Often appears in phrases such as 'unit cost,' 'unit price,' and 'units sold'.
5. A single flat or residence inside a larger building, often sold or rented separa
公寓單元
大樓中的單一住戶空間
A single flat or residence inside a larger building, often sold or rented separately.
Padma and her family moved into a two-bedroom unit on the fourth floor.
Padma 和家人搬進了四樓一個兩房的公寓單元。
two-bedroom unit — describes apartment size and rooms
The building has thirty-five residential units and a shared garden.
這棟建築有三十五個住宅單元和一個共用花園。
Each unit in the complex has its own parking space and storage room.
社區裡的每個住宅單元都有自己的停車位和儲藏室。
Ishaan looked at three rental units before choosing the one near the station.
Ishaan 看了三間出租公寓後，選了車站附近的那間。
The corner unit on the top floor has windows on two sides.
頂樓轉角的公寓單元有兩面採光的窗戶。
用法筆記
This sense is standard in real-estate listings and building descriptions. Less common in everyday conversation, where 'apartment' or 'flat' is preferred.
6. Someone or something so big and striking that they stand out from the ordinary —
巨物；巨人
極高大或令人印象深刻的人或物
Someone or something so big and striking that they stand out from the ordinary — used playfully in everyday speech.
Cyrus is an absolute unit — he has to duck through every doorway.
Cyrus 真是個大塊頭——他走每個門口都得低頭。
absolute unit — informal phrase for a very large person
The old diesel generator in the shed is a unit weighing four hundred kilos.
棚裡那臺老柴油發電機重達四百公斤，真是個巨物。
The bulldozer was a massive unit with tyres taller than a man.
那臺推土機個頭龐大，輪胎比一個人還高。
Ezra lifted the entire sofa by himself — he is a proper unit.
Ezra 一個人就搬起了整張沙發——他真是個大塊頭。
That delivery truck is a real unit — it can carry five tonnes of sand.
那輛貨車真是龐然大物，可以載五噸的沙子。
用法筆記
This is informal and often playful. It is very common in internet slang ('absolute unit') but rare in formal writing. Not used in business or academic contexts.
7. a set of people organised to live, work, or fight together toward one common goa
小組；部隊
為共同目標一起生活或工作的一群人
a set of people organised to live, work, or fight together toward one common goal — for instance, a military squad, a team of researchers, or a group of rescue volunteers.
The army unit marched for twelve kilometres before setting up camp for the night.
那支陸軍部隊行進了十二公里後才紮營過夜。
collocation: army unit / military unit / combat unit
A research unit at the university studies how rising sea levels affect coastal villages.
大學裡的一個研究小組正在研究海平面上升對沿海村莊的影響。
The charity sent a medical unit of ten doctors and nurses to the flood zone.
慈善機構派了一組由十名醫護人員組成的醫療小組前往洪水災區。
Otis joined the school's drama unit and helped build the stage for the winter show.
Otis 加入了學校的戲劇組，幫忙搭建冬季演出的舞台。
文法句型
a unit of [people/organisation]
用法筆記
Frequently used for military groups and specialised work teams. Often takes a defining phrase (e.g. 'a unit of engineers', 'a unit of the Red Cross').
常見錯誤
8. a fixed amount or quantity that people use as a standard when they measure, coun
計量單位
作為標準來測量或比較的固定量
a fixed amount or quantity that people use as a standard when they measure, count, or compare things — for example, a kilogram for weight, a litre for volume, or a metre for distance.
The metre is the basic unit of length in the metric system, which most countries use.
公尺是公制系統中長度的基本單位，大多數國家都使用這個系統。
pattern: unit of [length/weight/volume/time]
Lotte measured the fabric in metres because the sewing pattern used that unit.
Lotte 用公尺來量布料，因為縫紉圖樣使用的是那個單位。
In cooking, a cup is a common unit of volume in the United States but not in Europe.
在烹飪中，一杯是美國常見的容量單位，但在歐洲則不然。
The gram is a metric unit of weight used in most countries around the world.
公克是全世界多數國家使用的公制重量單位。
- measure
more general; can be informal or non-standard; 'a cup is a common measure in cooking'
文法句型
unit of [measurement type]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a system or a standard ('the metric system uses the metre as its unit of length'). Often paired with a prepositional phrase beginning with 'of' that names what is being measured.
常見錯誤
9. a fixed standard amount of pure alcohol used in the UK to count how much someone
酒精單位
測量飲酒量的標準純酒精量
a fixed standard amount of pure alcohol used in the UK to count how much someone has drunk — one unit equals 8 grams of pure alcohol.
A standard glass of wine contains about two units of alcohol.
一杯標準葡萄酒約含兩個單位的酒精。
pattern: [number] + units of alcohol
The doctor asked Takeshi how many units of alcohol he drinks in a typical week.
醫生問 Takeshi 他平常一週喝多少單位的酒精。
Many health organisations recommend drinking no more than fourteen units each week.
許多健康組織建議每週飲酒不超過十四個單位。
Caio checked the bottle label to find out how many units each serving contained.
Caio 檢查了酒瓶上的標籤，想知道每份含有多少單位的酒精。
文法句型
[number] units of alcohol
用法筆記
Mainly used in the UK for health advice and drinking guidelines. The US uses the term 'standard drink' instead, which is a different amount. Examples tend to use the plural 'units' because people talk about multiple drinks.
常見錯誤
10. a part of a hospital where the staff, beds, and equipment are organised to care
醫療單位
醫院中專治某類疾病的地方
a part of a hospital where the staff, beds, and equipment are organised to care for patients who share one specific medical condition — for instance, an intensive care unit or a stroke unit.
Nia spent two weeks in the intensive care unit after her surgery.
Nia 手術後在加護病房住了兩個星期。
collocation: intensive care unit / ICU
The hospital opens a new stroke unit next month to treat stroke patients.
醫院下個月將開設一間新的中風病房。
The burns unit at City Hospital treats people with severe injuries from fires and chemicals.
市立醫院的燒燙傷病房收治因火災和化學物品而嚴重受傷的人。
Yael works as a nurse in the neonatal unit, caring for newborn babies who need extra medical help.
Yael 在新生兒加護病房擔任護理師，照顧需要額外醫療協助的初生嬰兒。
- ward
a more traditional term for a large hospital room with several beds
- department
broader; can include clinics and administration, not just inpatient care
文法句型
[condition/type] + unit
用法筆記
Often combined with a medical speciality or condition to form a compound name (e.g. 'coronary care unit', 'burns unit', 'neonatal unit'). The abbreviation ICU is very common for 'intensive care unit'.
常見錯誤
11. any of the whole numbers from 0 to 9, used in the place-value system to write la
個位數
小於十的整數，用於位值系統
any of the whole numbers from 0 to 9, used in the place-value system to write larger numbers — for example, the digit in the rightmost position of a whole number.
The number 573 has three digits: five hundreds, seven tens, and three units.
數字 573 有三個位數：五個百位、七個十位、三個個位。
pattern: hundreds / tens / units columns
Aarav asked the class to write a two-digit number and then add the units together.
Aarav 請全班同學寫一個兩位數，然後把個位數相加。
Lakan taught the younger students how to say the units in numbers up to one hundred.
Lakan 教低年級學生如何在數字中找出個位數，一直教到一百。
When you multiply any whole number by ten, the units digit becomes zero.
任何整數乘以十，個位數就會變成零。
文法句型
[number] hundreds/tens/units
用法筆記
Almost always occurs in the plural when discussing place value ('units' as a column heading alongside 'tens' and 'hundreds'). The singular 'unit' in this sense means a single digit less than ten.
常見錯誤
12. the number 1, thought of as the basic building block from which all counting num
基礎單位一
作為計數基礎的整數一
the number 1, thought of as the basic building block from which all counting numbers are formed — for instance, the idea that seven is made of seven single units.
Mia's teacher placed a single counting block on the desk and showed how every larger number is built from units just like this one.
Mia 的老師在桌上放了一個計數積木，並說明每個更大的數字都是由像這樣的單位累積而成的。
collocation: built from units — the number 1 as a building block for counting
The teacher explained that the number ten contains ten individual units, each worth exactly one.
老師解釋說，數字十由十個單位組成，每個單位恰好就是一。
Rosa wrote a single unit on the board and asked the class what number one more unit would make.
Rosa 在黑板上寫了一個單位，然後問全班同學再加一個單位會變成什麼數字。
Mrs. Park held up ten beads in a row and showed her students how counting each bead as one unit builds toward the number ten.
Park 老師拿起十顆珠子排成一列，向學生示範把每顆珠子當作一個單位來數，就能數到十。
- one
the ordinary word for the number 1; 'unit' is more technical and used in arithmetic instruction
文法句型
unit(s) of one
units — 形容詞
- unitspositive
- more unitscomparative
- most unitssuperlative
1. relating to or calculated for each individual item or standard measure of someth
單位的
以單一物品或標準量計算的
relating to or calculated for each individual item or standard measure of something — for example, the unit price of a product tells you how much one piece costs, while the total price is for the whole bag or box
Owen compared the unit prices of different rice brands to find the best deal.
Owen 比較了不同品牌袋裝米的單價，找出最划算的選擇。
collocation: unit price / unit cost / unit size
The factory manager found a way to lower the unit cost of each bicycle by buying cheaper materials.
工廠主管找到方法降低每輛腳踏車的單位成本，改用更便宜的材料。
Mizuki checked the unit size on the juice carton before deciding how many to buy.
Mizuki 先查看了果汁盒上的單位容量，再決定要買幾盒。
In the supermarket, Hassan always looks at the unit price on the shelf label before choosing a product.
在超市裡，Hassan 在選購商品前總會先看貨架標籤上的單價。
- per-unit
more informal, common in retail and manufacturing
- single-item
used to emphasise that the amount refers to one individual thing
文法句型
unit + noun
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used before a noun (attributive position). It appears most often in the business and retail phrases unit price, unit cost, and unit size.