专题:
of后面如果是可数名词后面加复数,谓语动词也要用复数. 如果是不可数名词,那么用它(们)的特定形式。例如：sheep等，housands of 表示“数以千计的”。There are thousands of cattles on the hill. 山上有数千只牲口。
thousands of和thousand的区别
1.数字/a + thousand + 可数名词复数
表示明确的数目
six thousand boxes
六千个盒子
a thousand boxes
一千个盒子
Tom bought two thousand pens.
汤姆买了两千支笔。
[注意：thousand是单数，名词前没有the或其他修饰词]
He has two thousand books.
他有两千本书。
2.thousands of + 可数名词复数
表示“数千、成千上万”的大概数目
thousands of students
数千名学生
Thousands of people take part in the event.
数千人参加了这次活动。
[注意：thousands复数，后有of，名词前没有the或其他修饰词]
Thousands of sheep are running.
成千上万只羊在奔跑。
[sheep的单数和复数都是sheep]
thousands of双语例句
1.The damage will cost thousands of dollars to repair.
修复损坏的部分要花几千美元2They heard thousands of gunshots.
2.由有道智云提供数据服务3There were thousands of people there.
那里有成千上万的人。
3.Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year.
每年都有几千公顷的森林遭到破坏。
4.A constant threat of unemployment hangs over thousands of university researchers.
持续的失业威胁使数千名大学研究人员感到忧虑。
5.Soon the wearer of a virtual reality headset will be able to be "present" at sporting or theatrical events staged thousands of miles away.
要不了多久，头戴虚拟现实视图器的人将能够“现场观看”几千英里之外举行的体育赛事或剧场演出。