量词可以描述可数名词也可以描述不可数名词，比如a herd of elephants，又或者three pieces of paper，大家都会用吗?下面就从四个方面来谈谈量词如何用。
1、 描述一群…… 量词+群+of+名词
一群人 a/an crowd/group/army/team/of people;一群牛、象、马、天鹅 a herd of cattle/elephants/horses/swans一群鸟、鹅、母鸡、羊、燕子a flock of birds/geese/hens/goats/swallows一群猎狗、狼 a pack of hounds/wolves
2、描述一丝/点/层
一丝怀疑 a shadow of doubt
一线未来之光 a glimpse of future
一缕月光 a streak of moonlight
一层霜/雪/糖霜 a layer of frost/snow/cream
3. piece块;片;段;项;件;篇;首;幅;张
a piece of bread/paper/wood/furniture/land/advice/news/meat/cloth/music…
4、英译“一阵”
一阵哭泣/喝彩/炮击/雷声a burst of tears/cheers/gunfire/thunder
一阵泪雨/瓢泼大雨/夸夸其谈a flood of tears/rain/boasts
5. A pair of 在英语需要成双成对的表达：
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 pants (一条裤子)
a pair of pliers(一把剪钳)