通常用来表示人、事物或动作的数量单位的词，叫做量词 。量词 liàngcí，与代表可计数或可量度物体的名词连用或与数词连用的词或词素,常用来指示某一类别，为名词所指派的物体可按其形状或功用而被归入这一类别(如汉语“三本书”中的“本”)。写作大家来看一下如何用英语表达各种量词吧。

a drop of water

一滴水

a flood of moonlight

一片月光

a wisp of smoke 一缕烟

a pane of glass 一块玻璃

a layer of rock 一层岩石

a cloud of smoke 一团烟雾 a beam of light 一束光线

a blade of grass 一片草叶

a block of wood 一块木头

a cube of sugar 一块方糖

a roll of newspaper 一卷报纸

a cone of icecream 一个蛋卷冰淇淋

a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力

a stack of hay 一堆乾草

a loaf of bread 一个面包

a grain of rice 一粒米

a cake of soap 一块肥皂

a dash of salt 一撮盐

a coil of wire

一卷电线

a ball of wool 一个毛线球

a glimmer of hope

一线希望

a burst of laughter

一阵笑声

a gust of wind

一股风

a web of railroad

铁路网

a train of thoughts

一连串的想法

a nice cup of tea

一杯好茶

a thin coat of ice 一层薄冰

a stagnant pool of water 一潭死水

a beautiful stretch of field 一片美丽的原野

a pair of glasses 一副眼镜

a pair of scissors

一把剪刀

a pair of spectacles

一副眼镜

a pair of trousers

一条裤子

a pair of pant

一条裤子

a pair of pliers 一把剪钳

a piece of paper

一张纸

a piece of information

一条消息

an article of clothes 一件衣物

a cup of water

一杯水

a packet of cigarettes

一盒香烟

a basket of vegetables 一篮子蔬菜

an army of elephants

一群大象

a pack / throng of wolves

一群狼

a batch of dogs

一群狗

a brood of chicks

一群小鸡

a hive of bees

一群蜜蜂

a host of monkeys;

一群猴子

a school of fish

一群鱼

a swarm of locusts

一群蝗虫

a team / field of horses

一群马

a gang of elks 一群驼鹿