查询词典 countable noun

Collective noun: These are generally countable nouns, but even in the singular they refer to groups of people, animals or things, such as family, class, team, government, committee, etc.

集体名词一般是可数名词，但就是单数，也指人，动物或事物的群体 2。

Notice that this noun can be countable if it is used to mean something gained.

这家糖厂是公司最近兼并的厂家之一。

Used before an uncountable noun to refer to a countable meaning of noun .

用在不可数名词前，使该名词作为可数名词的用法。

Used before an uncountable noun to refer to a countable meaning of noun.

圣诞节出生的这5只小猪，缺少一种使猪的细胞表面加上某种糖类物质的酶的基因。

Hike 'Hike' is used as a verb and as a countable noun and refers specifically to walking in the mountains or countryside.

hike用作动词和可数名词，指的是在山中或者乡下的徒步。

In general, uncountable nouns with singular verbs, plural countable noun plural verb.

一般来说，不可数名词用动词单数，可数名词复数用动词复数。

T: We can use the phrase "how many" to ask the amount of a countable noun.

询问可数名词的数量可以使用片语 how many。

The word"weight" is called a countable noun in these examples.

在这些例子中，单词"weight"叫作可数名词。

Remark: An indefinite article "a/an" can be used before only a singular countable noun.

注： 不定冠词&a/an&只可用於单数可数名词前。

The uncountable noun should not be preceded by the indefinite article. But when the uncountable noun is modified by and adjective or a prepositional phrase, it becomes countable and therefore can be modified by the indefinite article to refer to an individual or a specific type.

英语的不可数名词不能冠以不定冠词，但当不可数名词受到形容词或介词短语的修饰或限定时却变成可数名词，因而可以受到不定冠词的修饰，表示某种个别的或特殊的情况。

They weren't aggressive, but I yelled and threw a rock in their direction to get them off the trail and away from me, just in case.

他们没有侵略性，但我大喊，并在他们的方向扔石头让他们过的线索，远离我，以防万一。

In slot 2 in your bag put wrapping paper, quantity does not matter in this case.

在你的书包里槽2把包装纸、数量无关紧要。