hundreds and thousands

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/ˌhʌndrəds n̩ ˈθaʊz(ə)ndz//ˌhʌndrəds n̩ ˈθaʊz(ə)n(d)z/

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hundreds

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and

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thousands

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原始印欧语Proto-Indo-European约前 4500–前 2500 年
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英语English
hundreds and thousands

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From hundreds +‎ and +‎ thousands. Sense 2 (“tiny balls or strands of multicoloured sugar”) is from the fact that the confectionery is made up of numerous sugar pieces.

释义

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1An indefinite but emphatically large number.
2UK, Ireland, CommonwealthTiny balls or strands of multicoloured sugar, sprinkled over ice cream

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