生活用品
an article of clothing 一件衣物
a roll of toilet paper一卷卫生纸
a ball of wool 一个毛线球
a pane of glass 一块玻璃
a roll of newspaper 一卷报纸
a bar of soap 一块肥皂
a tube of toothpaste 一支牙膏
a packet of cigarettes 一盒香烟
a stick/piece of chalk 一支粉笔
a pad of paper 一叠纸
动物、人
a pack of dogs 一群狗
a troop of monkeys 一群猴子
a brood of chicks 一窝小鸡
a plague of locusts 一群蝗虫
a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂
a gang of elks 一群驼鹿
a school of fish 一群鱼
a pack of wolves 一群狼
a herd of cattle 一群家畜
a flock of birds一群鸟
a gang of thieves 一帮小偷(贬义)
a choir of singers 一个唱诗班
a mob of demonstrators 一群示威者
a troop of soldiers 一队士兵
a crew of sailors 一组船员
食品
a scoop of ice cream 一个冰淇淋球 (注意,不可用ball)
a slice of pizza 一块披萨
a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力
a loaf of bread 一个面包
a grain of rice 一粒米
a sack of potatoes 一袋土豆
a cube of sugar 一块方糖
a basket of vegetables 一篮蔬菜
a handful of corn 一把玉米
a basket of eggs 一篮子鸡蛋
a crate of bananas 一箱香蕉
a bunch of grapes 一串葡萄
a dash of salt 少量盐
a clove of garlic 一瓣蒜
液体
a teaspoon of medicine 一勺药水
a bowl of soup 一碗汤
a pot of tea 一壶茶
a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡
a jug of lemonade 一罐柠檬汁
a carton of juice 一盒果汁
a can of beer 一罐啤酒
a keg of beer 一桶啤酒
a bottle of milk 一瓶牛奶
a glass of milk 一杯牛奶
a tank of gas一箱油
a shot of vodka 一小杯伏特加(注:烈酒量词多用shot)
a drop of rain 一滴雨水
a gallon of gasoline 一加仑汽油
自然
a stretch of field 一片原野
a bolt of lightning 一道闪电
a flood of moonlight 一片月光
a beam of light 一束光线
a layer of rock 一层岩石
a cloud of smoke 一团烟雾
a blade of grass 一片草叶
a block of wood 一块木头
a thin coat of ice 一层薄冰
a gust of wind 一股风
a field of flowers 一片花海
抽象事物
a flood of words 口若悬河
a wisp of a smile 一丝微笑
a burst of laughter 一阵笑声
a flood of tears 泪如泉涌
a train of thoughts 一连串的想法
a piece of information 一条消息
a glimmer of hope 一线希望
a network of railroad 铁路网
a flood of people 人潮如涌
a piece of advice 一条建议