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ENDE: thousands tausende
FN: thousands n Quantified_mass












like: thousands
to be hundreds of thousands of times faster nhanh gấp trăm ngàn lần
for thousands of years (ago) từ bao hàng ngàn năm qua




Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. angry
The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors. attract
He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars. debt
Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour. delay
Thousands died in the disaster. disaster
The fish lay thousands of eggs at one time. egg
Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year. forest
Thousands of refugees will die if these supplies don't get through to them. get through (to sb)
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. hundred
Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest. hungry
People flocked in their thousands to see her. in
Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict. innocent
Cancer kills thousands of people every year. kill
The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business. lost
There are thousands of verbs in English and most (of them) are regular. most
Thousands are at risk of being poisoned by fumes from faulty heaters. poison
The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths. result in sth
spend (sth doing sth): The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems. spend
Thousands of pieces of data are stored in a computer's memory. store
study how, what, etc...: The group will study how the region coped with the loss of thousands of jobs. study
The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair. such
There were thousands of people there. thousand
Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment. unemployment
The steps had been worn away by the feet of thousands of pilgrims. wear away, wear sth away