1、描述“一群”一群人 a crowd / group / team of people；an army of people一群牛、象 、馬、天鵝 a herd of cattle / elephants / horses / swans一群鳥、鵝、母雞、羊、燕子 a flock of birds / geese / hens / goats / swallows一群獵狗、狼 a pack of hounds / wolves
2、描述“一絲”、“一縷”或“一層”
一絲懷疑 a shadow of doubt一絲微笑 a wisp of a smile 一縷月光 a streak of moonlight 一縷煙 a wisp of smoke 一層霜/雪/奶油 a layer of frost / snow / cream
3、描述“一陣”
一陣哭泣 a burst of tears一陣笑聲 a burst of laughter一陣喝彩 a burst of cheers一陣炮擊 a burst of gunfire一陣雷聲 a burst of thunder一陣瓢潑大雨 a flood of rain一陣誇誇其談 a flood of boasts
4、神奇的piece
piece可以表示“片”、“塊”、“件”、“項”、“條”、“篇”、“首”、“幅”、“張”等 。a piece of bread / paper / wood / furniture / land / advice / news / meat / cloth / music
5、a pair of
在英語中，成雙成對的物品一般需要用a pair of：一副眼鏡 a pair of glasses一把剪刀 a pair of scissors一條褲子 a pair of trousers / pants一把剪鉗 a pair of pliers一雙筷子 a pair of chopsticks
最常用的英語“量詞”用法例舉
a drop of water 一滴水a flood of moonlight 一片月光a flood of people 人潮如湧a flood of words 口若懸河a flood of tears 淚如泉湧a cube of sugar 一塊方糖
a layer of rock 一層岩石a cloud of smoke 一團煙霧a beam of light 一束光線a blade of grass 一片草葉a block of wood 一塊木頭a cone of ice cream 一個蛋卷冰淇淋a bar of chocolate 一塊巧克力
a stack of hay 一堆幹草a loaf of bread 一個面包a grain of rice 一粒米a cake of soap 一塊肥皂a dash of salt 一撮鹽a coil of wire 一卷電線a roll of tobacco 一卷煙草a ball of wool 一個毛線球
a glimmer of hope 一線希望a thread of courage 一點勇氣a handful of corn 一把玉米a handful of people 少數幾個人a group of houses 一片房子a batch of dogs 一群狗a brood of chicks 一窩小雞
a school of fish 一群魚a gang of elks 一群駝鹿a gust of wind 一股風a train of thoughts 一連串的想法
