thousandthou•sand /'θaʊz(ə)nd/

n C

1. 一千，1000

2. 一千个(人或物)

3. 一千分；一千元

4. [用于章、页、行数等词之后] 第一千

5. [～s] 成千上万；许许多多

• thousands of people 成千上万的人

词组(a) thousand and one 无数

• I've got (a) thousand and one things to do. 我有无数件事情要做。

by (the) thousand(s) 大批大批地

• The elephants were being killed by the thousands. 大象正大批大批地遭捕杀。

thousands upon thousands 成千上万