| mound |
堆 |
There was a mound of clothes on the messy teenager’s floor. |
| tract |
片（森林） |
Other side of the mountains was a long tract of forest. |
| scrap |
小片（纸） |
Chris liked to use many **scraps of paper **when thinking up ideas. |
| speck |
滴 |
A speck of blood appeared where the mosquito bit him. |
| bead |
滴 |
beads of water collected outside the glass. |
| loaf |
块（切片面包） |
Could you please buy a loaf of bread for sandwiches? |
| multitude |
群（人） |
A multitude of people were waiting at the airport. |
| chunk |
大块 |
When they broke open the rock, they saw it was filled with chunks of gold. |
| bunch |
串 |
She was hungry, so she ate the entire bunch of grapes. |
| puff |
缕 |
A puff of smoke came from the burnt match. |
| slice |
片 |
The girl enjoyed a slice of cake at her birthday party. |
| stack |
叠 |
There was a stack of paperwork on his desk to complete. |
| herd |
群（动物） |
The herd of cows moved slowly across the ranch. |
| pile |
摞 |
The pile of cups was beginning to tilt. |
| patch |
小片 |
There was one small patch of grass in the sand-covered desert. |
| heap |
大堆 |
After the building was torn down, all that was left was a heap of bricks. |
| fleet |
（船 车）队 |
The fleet of ships spent a few days at the dock. |
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