1、thousand 英[ˈθaʊznd]，美[ˈθaʊznd]，num.千; 一千; 数以千计的; 成千上万的; 许许多多的; 1 000到9 999间的数目; 千位数。2、[例句]During the recession thousands of small businesses went broke.经济衰退期间成千上万家小企业被迫关门了。