生活用品
an article of clothing 一件衣物
a roll of toilet paper一卷衛(wèi)生紙
a ball of wool 一個(gè)毛線(xiàn)球
a pane of glass 一塊玻璃
a roll of newspaper 一卷報(bào)紙
a bar of soap 一塊肥皂
a tube of toothpaste 一支牙膏
a packet of cigarettes 一盒香煙
a stick/piece of chalk 一支粉筆
a pad of paper 一疊紙
動(dòng)物,、人
a pack of dogs 一群狗
a troop of monkeys 一群猴子
a brood of chicks 一窩小雞
a plague of locusts 一群蝗蟲(chóng)
a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂
a gang of elks 一群駝鹿
a school of fish 一群魚(yú)
a pack of wolves 一群狼
a herd of cattle 一群家畜
a flock of birds一群鳥(niǎo)
a gang of thieves 一幫小偷（貶義）
a choir of singers 一個(gè)唱詩(shī)班
a mob of demonstrators 一群**者
a troop of soldiers 一隊(duì)士兵
a crew of sailors 一組船員
食品
a scoop of ice cream 一個(gè)冰淇淋球 （注意,，不可用ball）
a slice of pizza 一塊披薩
a bar of chocolate 一塊巧克力
a loaf of bread 一個(gè)面包
a grain of rice 一粒米
a sack of potatoes 一袋土豆
a cube of sugar 一塊方糖
a basket of vegetables 一籃蔬菜
a handful of corn 一把玉米
a basket of eggs 一籃子雞蛋
a crate of bananas 一箱香蕉
a bunch of grapes 一串葡萄
a dash of salt 少量鹽
a clove of garlic 一瓣蒜
液體
a teaspoon of medicine 一勺藥水
a bowl of soup 一碗湯
a pot of tea 一壺茶
a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡
a jug of lemonade 一罐檸檬汁
a carton of juice 一盒果汁
a can of beer 一罐啤酒
a keg of beer 一桶啤酒
a bottle of milk 一瓶牛奶
a glass of milk 一杯牛奶
a tank of gas一箱油
a shot of vodka 一小杯伏特加（注：烈酒量詞多用shot）
a drop of rain 一滴雨水
a gallon of gasoline 一加侖汽油
自然
a stretch of field 一片原野
a bolt of lightning 一道閃電
a flood of moonlight 一片月光
a beam of light 一束光線(xiàn)
a layer of rock 一層巖石
a cloud of smoke 一團(tuán)煙霧
a blade of grass 一片草葉
a block of wood 一塊木頭
a thin coat of ice 一層薄冰
a gust of wind 一股風(fēng)
a field of flowers 一片花海
抽象事物
a flood of words 口若懸河
a wisp of a smile 一絲微笑
a burst of laughter 一陣笑聲
a flood of tears 淚如泉涌
a train of thoughts 一連串的想法
a piece of information 一條消息
a glimmer of hope 一線(xiàn)希望
a network of railroad 鐵路網(wǎng)
a flood of people 人潮如涌
a piece of advice 一條建議