English Dictionary

hundreds and thousands

/ˌhʌndɹəds n̩ ˈθaʊz(ə)ndz/

noun

An indefinite but emphatically large number. / (Australia, Britain, New Zealand) Tiny balls or strands of multicoloured sugar, sprinkled over ice cream, desserts or party foods.

There were hundreds and thousands of people at the concert.

意味（1）

An indefinite but emphatically large number.

I myself have seen in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi, hundreds and thousands of women and children fleeing from your armies and desperadoes, hungry, and with bleeding feet.

意味（2）

(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) Tiny balls or strands of multicoloured sugar, sprinkled over ice cream, desserts or party foods.

So there you have them - Onoda, Gund, Eclipse - all squidged together on the same spoon, their flavours intermingling under a bleeding crust of hundreds-and-thousands.