读音

/ˈaʊns/

释义

• 名词: 英制重量单位，一盎司等于约28.35克。常用于衡量较轻的物品，如黄金、银等贵重金属或药品。例如: “The gold bar weighed in at several ounces.”
• 量词: 用于非正式场合，表示少量或微不足道的事物。例如: “I just need an ounce of your time.”

短语

• “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” 意思是防患于未然比事后补救更为重要。
• “ounce by ounce” 用来描述缓慢而逐步的过程。

例句

• 名词: “The recipe calls for one ounce of grated cheese.”
• 量词: “He tried to squeeze out every ounce of information from the book.”

同义词

• gram (公克)
• troy ounce ( Troy 盎司，专门用于计量贵金属的盎司)
• fraction (分数，用于表示少量)
• bit (小量，非正式用法)