chocolate 到底是单数还是复数
chocolate这个单词到底什么时候该加"s"?书上出现了两种情况: I'v got some bread, ...some chaocolate and some coffee. It's chocolate.
和 It's a box of chocolates.
该怎么和学生解释?
[ 本帖最后由 llf728 于 2007-4-10 13:11 编辑 ] chocolate一般指块状的巧克力,chocolates好像多指巧克力糖之类的 Whatwouldyoulike?I'dlikesomechocolate. 问价钱时用Howmuchisit /还是arethey?
回复 #1 llf728 的帖子
chocolate既是可数,又是不可数名词。1 a hard brown sweet food made from cocoa beans, used in cooking to add flavour to cakes, etc. or eaten as a sweet / candy:
a bar / piece of chocolate Ç a chocolate cake Ç a chocolate factory
—see also milk chocolate, plain chocolate
2 a sweet / candy that is made of or covered with chocolate:
a box of chocolates 还是中文解释吧,看不懂 chocolate一般来说是单数形式,但是在有些情况,表示一盒里面许多块小的时候可以用复数
英语里面很多东西是很灵活的,就算是英国人也未必会理解这么多 我的理解是说整体或无意强调多少时,用单数。 HOHO~
回复 #3 一迷阳光 的帖子
这种情况,应该用How much is it?回答吧.因为回答用I'd like some chocolate.证明这儿的chocolate是作为不可数名词用的 可以是单数 可以是复数
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