a piece of bread water [ cake,paper(纸),thread(线),cloth(布),furniture(家具),coal(煤),news(新闻),advice(意见),information(信息),work(工作),meat(肉) ] 一块面包[ 一块蛋糕、一张纸、一根线、…… ] an item of information (一则情报) a burst of applause (一阵掌声) a fit of anger( 一顿脾气 )a slip of paper (一张纸条 )a length of cloth( 一段布料 )a cake of soap (一块肥皂 )a tube of tooth-paste (一条牙膏 )a bottle of ink( 一瓶墨水 )它在句子中作主语时,句子的谓语也只用单数形式。例如:Water is a liquid .水是液体。Wealth doesn't mean happiness .富有并不意味幸福。常见的物质名词,如:snow(雪),rain(雨),water(水),coffee(咖啡),tea(茶),meat (肉),milk(牛奶),rice(米饭),bread(面包),orange (桔子汁)等;抽象名词是指表示动作、状态、品质、感情等抽象概念的词,常见的抽象名词,如:work(工作),study(学习),love(爱),friendship (友谊)等。最常见的不可数名词有:advice,baggage,change(零钱),furniture(家具),hair,homework,information,knowledge,luggage(行李),money,news,progress,traffic其它不可数名词还有:absence, age, anger, courage, earth, energy, equipment, failure, fear, food,fun,health,ice,kindness,labour,luck,marriage,music,nature,paper,peace,pleasure,power,pride,rain,research,respect,safety,salt,sand,silence,sleep,strength,snow,technology,time,trade,transport,travel,trust,truth,waste,water,wealth,weather,wind,world......