1、描述“一群”一群人 a crowd / group / team of people；an army of people一群牛、象、马、天鹅 a herd of cattle / elephants / horses / swans一群鸟、鹅、母鸡、羊、燕子 a flock of birds / geese / hens / goats / swallows一群猎狗、狼 a pack of hounds / wolves
2、描述“一丝”、“一缕”或“一层”
一丝怀疑 a shadow of doubt一丝微笑 a wisp of a smile 一缕月光 a streak of moonlight 一缕烟 a wisp of smoke 一层霜/雪/奶油 a layer of frost / snow / cream
3、描述“一阵”
一阵哭泣 a burst of tears一阵笑声 a burst of laughter一阵喝彩 a burst of cheers一阵炮击 a burst of gunfire一阵雷声 a burst of thunder一阵瓢泼大雨 a flood of rain一阵夸夸其谈 a flood of boasts
4、神奇的piece
piece可以表示“片”、“块”、“件”、“项”、“条”、“篇”、“首”、“幅”、“张”等。a piece of bread / paper / wood / furniture / land / advice / news / meat / cloth / music
5、a pair of
在英语中，成双成对的物品一般需要用a pair of：一副眼镜 a pair of glasses一把剪刀 a pair of scissors一条裤子 a pair of trousers / pants一把剪钳 a pair of pliers一双筷子 a pair of chopsticks
最常用的英语“量词”用法例举
a drop of water 一滴水a flood of moonlight 一片月光a flood of people 人潮如涌a flood of words 口若悬河a flood of tears 泪如泉涌a cube of sugar 一块方糖
a layer of rock 一层岩石a cloud of smoke 一团烟雾a beam of light 一束光线a blade of grass 一片草叶a block of wood 一块木头a cone of ice cream 一个蛋卷冰淇淋a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力
a stack of hay 一堆干草a loaf of bread 一个面包a grain of rice 一粒米a cake of soap 一块肥皂a dash of salt 一撮盐a coil of wire 一卷电线a roll of tobacco 一卷烟草a ball of wool 一个毛线球
a glimmer of hope 一线希望a thread of courage 一点勇气a handful of corn 一把玉米a handful of people 少数几个人a group of houses 一片房子a batch of dogs 一群狗a brood of chicks 一窝小鸡
a school of fish 一群鱼a gang of elks 一群驼鹿a gust of wind 一股风a train of thoughts 一连串的想法
