ounce
noun uk/aʊns/ us/aʊns/
C1 [ C ] (written abbreviation oz)盎司(重量单位,1盎司约等于28克)
a unit of weight equal to approximately 28 grams
There are 16 ounces in one pound. 1磅等于16盎司。
a twelve-oz pack of bacon 一包12盎司的熏猪肉
C2 [ S ] informal一点点,少量,少许
a very small amount
She can eat as much as she wants and she never puts on an ounce (= her weight does not increase). 她可以想吃多少就吃多少,体重却一点儿都不长。
If he has an ounce of common sense, he'll realize that this project is bound to fail. 要是他稍稍有一点儿常识,就会意识到这项计划注定要失败。
- More examples
- Measure out eight ounces of flour.
- The recipe needs three and a half ounces of soft brown sugar - that's about 100 grams.
- Daniel weighed a healthy eight pounds and ten ounces when he was born.
- Our best Beluga caviar costs $105 for one ounce.
- The salesman showed me an amazing little music player weighing only a few ounces.