Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Thousands"
The meaning of "Thousands" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
"Thousands upon thousands" in "Thousands upon thousands of women have done these injections," ne anlama geliyor?
A:
thousands upon thousands = thousands = a lot
Q:
Thousands of people took part in a demonstration yesterday. ne anlama geliyor?
A:
2000 or more people participated in an organized protest (political march, sit-in, etc.) yesterday.
Q:
Thousands of Chinese, American, and British POWs were dying a day due to brutal conditions and abuse ne anlama geliyor?
A:
Thousands of POW's (prisoners of war) were dying daily due to bad living conditions and poor treatment.
Q:
Thousands had been enslaved by the obscene cult of vampirism. ne anlama geliyor?
A:
"to enslave" = to make someone lose their free will
"obscene" = offensive, disgusting, immoral
"cult" = a small religious group with strange beliefs
"vampirism" = the lifestyle associated with vampires; worshiping or serving vampires
Thousands of people became the unwilling servants and worshipers of immoral vampires.
"obscene" = offensive, disgusting, immoral
"cult" = a small religious group with strange beliefs
"vampirism" = the lifestyle associated with vampires; worshiping or serving vampires
Thousands of people became the unwilling servants and worshipers of immoral vampires.
Other questions about "Thousands"
Q:
Thousands people이 왜 틀린건가요?
Thousands of people는 사람들의 천명 아닌가요?
느낌을 모르겠어요
Thousands of people는 사람들의 천명 아닌가요?
느낌을 모르겠어요
A:
'Thousands people'는 맞지 않다.
하지만,
'One thousand people,
Ten thousand people,
Several thousand people,
10,234 people'라고 말할 수 있어요.
For some reason, if your amount is just unspecified 'thousands' you need to add 'of'.
Does that help?
하지만,
'One thousand people,
Ten thousand people,
Several thousand people,
10,234 people'라고 말할 수 있어요.
For some reason, if your amount is just unspecified 'thousands' you need to add 'of'.
Does that help?
Q:
Thousands of teachers in Virginia converged yesterday on the state capitol for a #RedforEd rally.
What is '#RedforEd'?
What is '#RedforEd'?
A:
"Ed" is short for "Education"
There are problems with Education in American schools: Teachers don't get paid enough, a teacher has too many students the class room, budgets to buy things for schools are being cut, teachers and students have outdated resources for teaching and learning, etc.
People have gotten together in efforts to do something about these problems, to expose their situation and ask for help. They chose the color "red" to symbolize this cause and wearing "red clothing" is a way to show support for the cause.
"RedforEd" is the name of this cause / event.
There are problems with Education in American schools: Teachers don't get paid enough, a teacher has too many students the class room, budgets to buy things for schools are being cut, teachers and students have outdated resources for teaching and learning, etc.
People have gotten together in efforts to do something about these problems, to expose their situation and ask for help. They chose the color "red" to symbolize this cause and wearing "red clothing" is a way to show support for the cause.
"RedforEd" is the name of this cause / event.
Q:
Thousands of Central American migrants are taking Mexico up on its offer of temporary asylum and work visas.
Taking someone up??
Could I say: are taking Mexico's offer of temporary asylum and work visas.
Taking someone up??
Could I say: are taking Mexico's offer of temporary asylum and work visas.
A:
to take someone up on something = to agree to someone's proposal to do something; to say you will do something that someone suggested
taking Mexico up on its offer of temporary asylum = agreeing to come to Mexico because they offered to give temporary asylum
taking Mexico up on its offer of temporary asylum = agreeing to come to Mexico because they offered to give temporary asylum
Q:
Thousands of refugees were trapped by a war, It is common to most of the refugees felt despairing and lost in the camp, the sound of weeping are filled up the air. bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
Very good! It would be a little better if you said "Thousands of refugees were trapped by a war. It was common to most of the refugees to feel despair and loss in the camp. The sound of weeping fills the air.
Q:
Thousands thoughts, thousands books.
I know that "thousand+smth" is usually used, but maybe this version is also possible? bu doğru görünüyor mu?
I know that "thousand+smth" is usually used, but maybe this version is also possible? bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
A thousand thoughts, a thousand books, or
Thousands of thoughts, thousands of books
Thousands of thoughts, thousands of books
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