千用英语表示为thousand，其英式读音为[ˈθaʊznd]，美式读音为[ˈθaʊznd]。thousand作为数词，中文意思除了“千”之外，还有“数以千计的”、“成千上万的”、“许许多多的”、“千位数”等意思。
thousand的基本含义及用法介绍
thousand作为数词，译为千;一千;数以千计的;成千上万的;许许多多的;1 000到9 999间的数目;千位数。
例句：There were thousands of people there.
那里有成千上万的人。
The cost ran into the thousands.
成本达到千位数。
Thousands of refugees are packed into overcrowded towns and villages...
成千上万的难民涌入拥挤不堪的城镇和村庄。
A thousand dollars is nothing to somebody as rich as he is.
一千英镑对于像他这么富有的人来说算不上什么。
The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair.
损坏严重，要修好就得花几千块钱。
Thousands of working days were lost through strikes last year.
去年因罢工损失了数以千计的工作日。
Thousands of people paid good money to watch the band perform.
成千上万的人花很多钱去观看这支乐队的演出。
Thousands of pieces of data are stored in a computer's memory.
在计算机的存储器中存有成千上万条数据。
The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business.
罢工使他们失去了几千英镑的生意。
Cancer kills thousands of people every year.
每年数以千计的人死于癌症。
Well, in round figures we've spent twenty thousand so far.
嗯，说个约数吧，我们至今花了有两万了。
People flocked in their thousands to see her.
现场聚集了数以千计的人争相目睹她的风采。
The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths.
气旋已经造成了成千上万的人死亡。
