thousand /ˈθaʊzənd/ star5 CET4 TEM4 (thousands)

• 1.  

  NUM（数词） Athousand or one thousand is the number 1,000. 1000

  例：

  ...five thousand acres.

  …5000英亩。

• 2.  

  QUANT（数量词） If you refer to thousands of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. 成千上万 [QUANT 'of' pl-n] [强调]

  例：

  Thousands of refugees are packed into overcrowded towns and villages.

  成千上万的难民挤入拥挤不堪的城镇与村庄。

• 3.  

  PRON（代词） You can also use thousands as a pronoun. 成千上万

  例：

  Hundreds have been killed in the fighting and thousands made homeless.

  数百人在战斗中丧生，成千上万的人无家可归。

• 4.  

  （） a thousand and one →see one