英文单位有thousand和million,所以不够百万的都是用千来代替。20 thousand dollars是两万美元。
thousand
英 [ˈθaʊznd] 美 [ˈθaʊzənd]
n. 一千; 数千; 许许多多; 千位数;
adj. 一千的; 一千个的; 成千的; 许许多多的;
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双语例句
1. English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
英语伤我千百遍,我待英语如初恋。
2. A thousand supporters packed into the stadium to cheer them on.
1,000名支持者挤进体育馆里为他们加油。
3. The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
那颗重达1,000磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。
4. “How much is he paying you?” — “Oh, five thousand.” —”Not bad.”
“他给你多少钱?”——“哦,5,000。”——“挺不错嘛。”
5. The cost of repairing earthquake damage could be more than seven-thousand-million dollars.
弥补地震造成的损失需要超过70亿美元。