thousand
thousand — 數詞
1. the exact integer written as one followed by three zeros, used when stating a pr
一千
數字 1000，用於確數
the exact integer written as one followed by three zeros, used when stating a precise quantity
Christopher and Yael's wedding venue seated one thousand guests under a large white tent.
Christopher 和 Yael 的婚禮場地在大型白色帳篷下容納了一千位賓客。
one thousand + countable noun (guests)
Lara saved one thousand dollars from her summer job at the bakery to buy a second-hand car.
Lara 靠麵包店的暑期打工存了一千美元，買了一台二手車。
The town library received a donation of over one thousand children's books from a local publisher.
鎮上的圖書館收到當地出版社捐贈超過一千本兒童書籍。
Jude ran exactly one thousand meters at the city track championship and finished in first place.
Jude 在市田徑錦標賽中剛好跑完一千公尺，獲得第一名。
Over one thousand volunteers cleaned up Riverside Park after the spring flood waters went down.
春季洪水退去後，超過一千名志工清理了 Riverside 公園。
- one thousand
the full written-out form of 1,000; identical in meaning but more formal
文法句型
[number] + thousand + [countable noun]
用法筆記
Unlike most nouns, 'thousand' stays singular when a specific number comes before it: 'two thousand', 'five thousand', 'ten thousand'. The plural 'thousands' is only used for vague or approximate quantities.
常見錯誤
2. an extremely large amount used as an exaggeration, without meaning precisely one
無數；極多
誇飾用法，並非精確的一千
an extremely large amount used as an exaggeration, without meaning precisely one thousand
Sari had a thousand things to pack before leaving for her study programme in Japan.
Sari 在出發去日本念書前，有上千樣東西要打包。
hyperbolic 'a thousand' with plural countable noun
The grandmother told the child a thousand stories about life in the old village.
奶奶對孩子講了無數個關於老家村莊的故事。
Hassan apologised a thousand times for breaking his sister's favourite ceramic vase.
Hassan 因為打破妹妹最喜歡的陶瓷花瓶，道歉了一千次。
Mira asked her father a thousand questions about the waterfall during their hike up the mountain trail.
Mira 在登山步道上對爸爸問了一千個關於瀑布的問題。
Defne told me a thousand times not to touch the hot pan, yet I still did.
Defne 跟我說了不知道多少次別碰那個熱鍋，但我還是碰了。
文法句型
a thousand + [plural noun]
用法筆記
This is a figure of speech (hyperbole) that emphasises that the quantity feels overwhelming. The exact number one thousand is not intended — it simply means 'very many'.
3. a figure between 1,000 and 999,999, used when the precise amount is not given or
數千
從一千到近百萬的大略數量
a figure between 1,000 and 999,999, used when the precise amount is not given or does not matter
An antique landscape painting from the 1920s sold for several thousand dollars at a weekend auction.
一幅 1920 年代的風景畫在週末拍賣會上以數千美元賣出。
several thousand + currency
The Maracanã stadium held twenty thousand spectators during the World Cup qualifying match.
馬拉卡納體育場在世界盃資格賽期間容納了兩萬名觀眾。
Imran estimated that the crowd at the outdoor concert was in the thousands, not hundreds.
Imran 估計戶外演唱會的群眾有數千人，而非數百人。
Yuki's laptop lasted over four thousand hours of video editing before needing any repairs.
Yuki 的筆記型電腦在需要維修前，撐過了四千小時的影片剪輯工作。
文法句型
[determiner] + thousand + [countable noun]
in the thousands
用法筆記
Use the plural form 'thousand' (without -s) when a specific number or determiner precedes it ('several thousand', 'twenty thousand'). Use the phrase 'in the thousands' when describing an approximate range without a specific figure.
常見錯誤
thousand — 名詞
1. the value of ten times one hundred, treated as a countable thing or target numbe
一千（名詞）
作為可數名詞的一千
the value of ten times one hundred, treated as a countable thing or target number
Chiara counted to a thousand while waiting for the nurse to call her name.
Chiara 一邊等著護士叫她的名字，一邊數到一千。
count to a thousand (target number)
The charity raised just over a thousand dollars for the library's new children's reading section.
慈善機構為圖書館新的兒童閱讀區募到一千多美元。
Jisoo wrote the number one thousand on the board and drew three zeros after it.
Jisoo 在黑板上寫下「一千」這個數字，然後在 1 後面畫了三個零。
The old wooden bridge over Mill Creek carried nearly a thousand vehicles daily before it was closed.
橫跨 Mill Creek 的那座老舊木橋在封閉前，每天承載將近一千輛車。
文法句型
a thousand
one thousand
over a thousand
用法筆記
As a countable noun, 'thousand' needs a determiner like 'a' or 'one' when singular. You cannot say 'thousand cars' as a noun phrase — that structure belongs to the number sense. Instead say 'a thousand cars' or 'one thousand cars'.
常見錯誤
2. a vast, unspecified number of people or things, expressed by the plural form fol
成千上萬
複數+of，表示極大量的不特定數
a vast, unspecified number of people or things, expressed by the plural form followed by 'of'
Thousands of fans lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the championship parade.
成千上萬的粉絲擠在街道兩旁，想一睹冠軍遊行隊伍的風采。
thousands of + animate noun (fans)
Thousands of years ago, builders erected the great stone circles at Carnac that still stand today.
數千年前，建造者在法國卡納克豎起了至今依然聳立的巨石陣。
The storm left thousands of homes without electricity for almost a full week.
那場暴風雨導致成千上萬戶家庭將近整整一週沒有電力。
Emily received thousands of messages after her video about climate change went online.
Emily 的氣候變遷影片上線後，收到了成千上萬則留言。
Thousands of tourists visit the Angkor temple complex every year during the Khmer New Year festival.
每年高棉新年期間，成千上萬的觀光客造訪吳哥窟寺廟建築群。
- tens of thousands
suggests a larger scale, from roughly 20,000 to 99,000
- countless
stresses that the number is too large to count; more formal in tone
- a multitude
formal and literary; emphasises the variety within the large group
文法句型
thousands of + [plural noun]
用法筆記
This sense always uses the plural 'thousands' and requires the preposition 'of' before the following noun. Unlike the number sense, 'thousands' here can also be modified by adjectives: 'tens of thousands', 'hundreds of thousands'.