1. hundreds of意为“数以百计的”,用来表示一个不具体的数量或一个夸张的说法,此时hundred
后要加s,且后面还要加介词of。类似的短语还有dozens of,scores of,hundreds of,thousands of,millions of。
eg ▲There are hundreds of students on the playground.
操场上有数百个学生。
▲Millions of young people are now studying at the colleges.
成百万的年轻人目前正在大学读书。
▲I have been there dozens of times.
我已经到那儿去过几十次了。
2. hundred意思是“百、百个(人或物)”。当它和具体的数词连用时,hundred不能用复数形式,也不
能在其后加of。类似的词还有dozen,score,thousand,million 等。
eg ▲There are several hundred books in the room.
房间里有几百本书。
▲There are about two thousand students at the meeting.
大约有两千个学生参加会议。
▲I want three dozen eggs.
我要三打鸡蛋。