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- many thousands
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- many thousands
This term is used to indicate a large quantity, specifically referring to thousands in a general sense. It emphasizes the abundance of something in terms of thousands.
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Birds can fly thousands of miles away and return to the same place every year.
The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.
Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.
Thousands of people were milling around in the square.
Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.
Thousands of Americans have a hard time keeping the wolf from the door.
Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency food does not arrive there within a few days.
18. ぽけっとポケットのけいさんき計算機はくつした靴下とおなじ同じくらいやすく安くかえ買え、また、えんぴつ鉛筆やけしごむ消しゴムとおなじ同じくらい、なんぜん何千にん人といういぎりすイギリスのがくどう学童にとってはせいかつ生活にふかけつ不可欠のものである。
Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.
What were the balls made of? Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians made balls out of soft leather or cloth.