，英语beach可不可

beach 指“海滩、海滨以及岸上的沙子和卵石”，就其本义来说，应该属于不可数名词，原因是它是不可分割的；但有时候相对于 beach 1，还会存在 beach 2、3、4 等，这种情况下，它又变成可数名词，比如说，海边有几处海滩，我们就可以讲，There are some beaches by the sea.因此可数与不可数是相对的，而不是绝对的。

为了说清楚这一问题，特将该知识扩展如下：

一、名词的数

1. 以单数对待的名词：

A. 专有名词

The United States has two official languages: English and French.
The United Nations has its headquarters located in New York.
例外：Netherlands(德黑兰), Philippines(菲律宾)单复皆可；

B. 物质名词

固体：wood, stone, chalk,
气候：snow, sand, rain， wind
液体：water, milk, ink
粮食：rice, grain, flue

C. 抽象名词

概念：mind, thought, behave,
学科：mathematics, physics, politics, mechanics
体育：gymnastics(体操), bowls(保龄球), darts(标枪)

2.以复数对待的名词：

A. 两部分构成的工具和衣物：
glasses(眼镜), scales(比例尺), scissors(剪刀), spectacles(眼镜), pajamas(睡衣), shorts(短裤), shoes(鞋), trousers(裤子), gloves(手套)
B. 集合名词：
cattle(牲畜), people(人民), police(警察), furniture(家具)

C. 山脉、瀑布、群岛：

the Alps (阿尔皮斯山脉),
the Rockies (落基山脉)，
the Balkans (巴尔干半岛)，
the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山脉),
Niagara Falls(尼亚加里瀑布)

D. 其他以-s：结尾的名词：
arms(武器、兵种) belongings(财产) contents(内容、目录) clothes(衣物) congratulations(贺辞) fireworks(焰火、炮竹) customs(关税)earnings(收入) funds(基金) goods(货物) greens(蔬菜、草地) lodgings(居所)， looks(外表) minutes(会议记录) outskirts(市郊)，pains(痛苦)，savings(储蓄)，spirits(精神、热情) stairs(楼梯)，suburbs(郊区) thanks(谢意) surroundings(环境)

3. 单复同形的名词：

A. 动物：
deer(鹿), sheep(羊), grouse(松鸡), salmon(大麻哈鱼), trout(鳜鱼)
B. 度量单位:
foot(英尺), pound(磅), stone(英石),
C. 民族：
Chinese, Japanese, Lebanese, Portuguese
D. 呈复数形式：
crops, means, headquarters, works, shambles

4. 复合名词的复数：

A. 尾词变化：
armchairs, fly-overs, grown-ups, pickpockets
B. 首词变化：
commanders-in-chief, men-of-war, mother’s-in-law, passers-by
C. 同时变化：
men friends, women doctors, gentlemen farmers

二、单位名词

1. 与形状有关（用在不可数名前）
a bar of candy; a blade of glass; a block of ice; a cake soap; a drop of water; an ear of wheat; a flight of stairs; a grain of sand; a loaf of bread; a lump of sugar; a sheet of paper; a speck of ink; a slice of meat; a stick of chalk; a strip of cloth
2. 与打包方法有关（不可数和可数名词前都可以用）
a bunch of flowers; a bundle of sticks; a cluster of roses; a pack of cigarettes; a series of films; a tuft of hair
3. 与人群有关（用在可数名词前）
an army of soldiers; a band of musicians; a batch of students; a bench of examiners; a board of directors; a bunch of teenagers; a chair of singer; a crew of sailors; a crowd of people; a gang of thieves; a group of children; a party of guests; a staff of teachers; a team of players; a troop of soldiers; a troupe of actors

4. 与畜群有关
a brood of chickens; a clusters of ants; a flock of ants; a herd of cattle; a pack of wolves; a school of fish; a swarm of bees
5. 与度量有关
A. 长度： a foot of; a meter of; a yard of
B. 重量： a gram of; a kilo of; an ounce of; a pound of; a ton of
C. 容量： a gallon of; a gill of; a liter of; a Pint of; a quart of
D. 面积： an area of; a hectare of
6. 与容器有关
a bottle of; a bowl of; a bucket of; a cup of; a can of; a glass of; a jar of;
7. 行为举止等有关
a display of courage; a fit of laughter; a flash of hope; a peal of thunder; a ray of light; a roll of thunder

可。
beach 海滩
例句：I want to go to the beach. 我想去海滩

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