ounce

英 [aʊns]

美 [aʊns]

n. 盎司(重量单位，¹⁄₁₆磅，等于28.35克); 少许; 少量; 一点点; 丝毫

复数：ounces　

Collins.2 / BNC.8670

习惯用语

prevention is better than cure

预防优于补救；防患于未然是上策
it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

noun

盎司（重量单位，¹⁄₁₆磅，等于28.35克）
a unit for measuring weight, ¹⁄₁₆ of a pound, equal to 28.35 grams
少许；少量；一点点；丝毫
a very small quantity of sth
1. There's not an ounce of truth in her story.
  她所说的一点都不真实。

N-COUNT 盎司（英国和美国的重量单位，1磅合16盎司，1盎司等于28.35克）
Anounceis a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. There are sixteen ounces in a pound and one ounce is equal to 28.35 grams.
1. ...four ounces of sugar.
  4盎司糖
N-SING 少许；少量；一点点
You can refer to a very small amount of something, such as a quality or characteristic, as anounce.
1. If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense...
  要是我父亲有一点点经商的头脑就好了。
2. I spent every ounce of energy trying to hide.
  我费尽力气想藏起来。
See also:fluid ounce

noun

large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
Synonym:snow leopardPanthera uncia
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
Synonym:oz.
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
Synonym:troy ounceapothecaries' ounce

My weight may shoot up from less than an ounce to several ounces.
我的体重可能由不到一盎司猛增到几盎司。
Gold has exploded recently amid recession fears and stock-market volatility, surging past$ 1,800 an ounce.
最近，黄金突破了1800美元/盎司，反映了市场对经济衰退的极度恐慌。
Can I have them by the ounce?
我可以买几盎司吗？
And doesnt include gold – up$ 41 an ounce this morning.
太神奇了！而且这还不包括黄金&今天早上暴涨41美元/盎司。
You so mean to haggle over every ounce.
你可真是小抠，这点小钱都斤斤计较。
Oil was steady at$ 86 a barrel and gold was down$ 20 to$ 886 an ounce.
石油价格目前处于稳定，每桶售价86美元。黄金下降了20美元，跌到886美元一盎司。
This is a bit misleading: the average price of gold in 1971 was around$ 40 an ounce.
这其中略微有些误导性：1971年黄金平均价格为每盎司40美元左右。
He is a man with seemingly not an ounce of malice in him.
他这个人好像没有丁点儿的坏心眼。
An ounce of sugar has about 100 calories.
一盎司的糖含约100大卡的热量。
Dang, this is like$ 100 an ounce.
我靠，这好像是100美元一盎司的。