| 释义 |
uncountable
uncountable /ʌnˈkaʊn.tə.bl̩/ aep /-t̬ə-/ adjective SPECIALIZED
► B1 An uncountable noun is not used with 'a' or 'an' and cannot be made plural: » Words like 'electricity', 'blood' and 'happiness' are uncountable.→ COMPARE COUNTABLE(Cf. ↑countable)Thesaurus+: ↑Grammatical termsWord Builder:–Nouns: count, recount–Adjectives: countable, uncountable, countless–Verbs: count, recount• • • Extra Examples:» An example of a countable noun is 'table', and an example of an uncountable noun is 'money'.» Some nouns have different senses depending on whether they are thought of as countable or uncountable. |