
"a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
"he wears a size 13 shoe"
"size gives body to a fabric"
"that's the size of the situation" "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
"he blanched when he saw the size of the bill" "the only city of any size in that area"
"the economy-size package" "average-size house"
误 The egg was the size of about my fist.
正 The egg was about the size of my fist.
析 the size of可以在句中构成两个东西大小的比较,此时程度状语放在该短语前面。
这本书是那本书的两倍大。误 This book is twice size of that.
正 This book is twice the size of that.
析 表示倍数或分数的词可放在the size之前。
你穿多大尺码的鞋?误 How many size of shoes do you take?
正 What size shoes do you take?
析 问“多大尺码”时,应该用what size...?