| 词汇 | many |
| 释义 | many determiner, pronoun uk /ˈmen.i/ us /ˈmen.i/ A1 used mainly in negative sentences and questions and with "too", "so", and "as" to mean "a large number of": 许多（主要用于否定句和疑问句中，或者带有“too”、“so” 和“as” 等词的句子中） I don't have many clothes.我衣服不多。 Not many people have heard of him.听说过他的人不多。 There aren't very many weekends between now and Christmas.从现在到圣诞节没有多少个周末了。 Were there many cars on the road?路上车多吗？ How many students are there in each class?每班有多少学生？ Many people would disagree with your ideas.许多人会不同意你的想法。 Rachel was at the party with her many admirers.雷切尔和她众多的爱慕者一起参加了聚会。 I've met him so many times and I still can't remember his name!我见过他多次了，可还是记不住他的名字！ There are too many people chasing too few jobs.找工作的人太多，而岗位又太少。 If there are only five of us going to the concert, then I've booked one too many seats.如果我们中只有5个人去听音乐会，那我就多订了一张票。 If there were as many women as there are men in parliament, the situation would be very different.如果议会中女性人数和男性一样多，情形就会大不相同了。 As many as(= the surprisingly large number of) 6,000 people may have been infected with the disease.可能有多达6000人已染上此病。 There are already twelve bottles of wine, so if I buy as many again(= another twelve bottles) we'll have enough.已经有12瓶葡萄酒，如果我再买12瓶，那我们就足够了。 A good/great many people who voted for her in the last election will not be doing so this time.许多在上次选举中投她票的人这次不会那么做了。 She had five children in as many(= in the same number of) years and decided it was enough.她5年里生了5个孩子，认为已经足够了。 Mr Black has been a client of this firm for many years.布莱克先生是这家公司多年的老主顾了。 High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.高昂的价格让很多年轻人对于买房望而却步。 How many people does your company employ?你们公司雇有多少员工？ There are too many silly quiz shows on television these days. The school has pupils from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Masses and large amounts of things accumulation any number of thingsidiom armload backlog blood clot flood foam hyper-concentration inundation lion logjam motherlode pile sight stack the lion's shareidiom wave after/upon waveidiom wedge welter wodge GrammarMany We use many to refer to a large number of something countable. We most commonly use it in questions and in negative sentences: … Much, many, a lot of, lots of: quantifiers We use the quantifiers much, many, a lot of, lots of to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use them with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). … Much, many with a noun We use much with singular uncountable nouns and many with plural nouns: … A lot of, lots of with a noun We use a lot of and lots of in informal styles. Lots of is more informal than a lot of. A lot of and lots of can both be used with plural countable nouns and with singular uncountable nouns for affirmatives, negatives, and questions: … Much, many, a lot of, lots of: negative questions When we use much and many in negative questions, we are usually expecting that a large quantity of something isn’t there. When we use a lot of and lots of in negative questions, we are usually expecting a large quantity of something. … Much, many, a lot, lots: without a noun We usually leave out the noun after much, many and a lot, lots when the noun is obvious: … Much with comparative adjectives and adverbs: much older, much faster We can use much before comparative adjectives and adverbs to make a stronger comparison: … Too much, too many and so much, so many We often use too before much and many. It means ‘more than necessary’. We can use too much before an uncountable noun and too many before a plural noun, or without a noun when the noun is obvious: … As much as, as many as When we want to make comparisons connected with quantity, we use as much as and as many as: … Much, many and a lot of, lots of: typical errors We use much with uncountable nouns and many with countable nouns: … Idiomsin so many words many a time many happy returns (of the day) many's the one too many many | American Dictionarymany adjective, pronoun us/ˈmen·i/comparativemore | superlativemost a large number (of), or a lot (of): Many people bought tickets for the concert. Rachel has so many friends that I couldn’t invite them all. How many years have you worked here? Not everyone could get a seat, and many (of the people) were unhappy with having to stand. Note:Many is used with countable nouns. |
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