英语常见“量词”小结
1.表示“一群”
一群人a crowd / group / team of people；an army of people
一群牛、象、马、天鹅a herd of cattle / elephants / horses / swans
一群鸟、鹅、母鸡、羊、燕子a flock of birds / geese / hens / goats / swallows
一群猎狗、狼a pack of hounds / wolves
2.描述“一丝”、“一缕”或“一层”
一丝怀疑a shadow of doubt
一丝微笑a wisp of a smile
一缕月光a streak of moonlight
一缕烟a wisp of smoke
一层霜/雪/奶油a layer of frost / snow / cream
3.描述“一阵”
一阵哭泣 a burst of tears
一阵笑声a burst of laughter
一阵喝彩 a burst of cheers
一阵炮击 a burst of gunfire
一阵雷声 a burst of thunder
一阵瓢泼大雨 a flood of rain
一阵夸夸其谈 a flood of boasts
4.活跃的piece
piece可以示“片”、“块”、“件”、“项”、“条”、“篇”、“首”、“幅”、“张”等。

a piece of bread / paper / wood / furniture / land / advice / news / meat / cloth / music
5 成双成对的a pair of
在英语中，成双成对的物品一般需要用a pair of：
一副眼镜 a pair of glasses
一把剪刀 a pair of scissors
一条裤子 a pair of trousers / pants
一把剪钳 a pair of pliers
一双筷子 a pair of chopsticks
最常用的英语“量词”用法例举：
a drop of water 一滴水
a flood of moonlight 一片月光
a flood of people 人潮如涌
a flood of words 口若悬河
a flood of tears 泪如泉涌
a cube of sugar 一块方糖
a layer of rock 一层岩石
a cloud of smoke 一团烟雾
a beam of light 一束光线
a blade of grass 一片草叶
a block of wood 一块木头
a cone of ice cream 一个蛋卷冰淇淋a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力
a stack of hay 一堆干草
a loaf of bread 一个面包
a grain of rice 一粒米
a cake of soap 一块肥皂
a dash of salt 一撮盐
a coil of wire 一卷电线
a roll of tobacco 一卷烟草
a ball of wool 一个毛线球
a glimmer of hope 一线希望
a thread of courage 一点勇气
a handful of corn 一把玉米
a handful of people 少数几个人
a group of houses 一片房子
a batch of dogs 一群狗
a brood of chicks 一窝小鸡
a gang of elks 一群驼鹿
a gust of wind 一股风
a train of thoughts 一连串的想法。