| 词汇 | much |
| 释义 | much determiner uk /mʌtʃ/ us /mʌtʃ/more | most A1 a large amount or to a large degree: 多（的），大量（的） I don't earn much money.我赚钱不多。 You haven't said much, Joan - what do you think?你说得不多，琼——你怎么想？ I like her very much.我非常喜欢她。 I don't think there's much to be gained by catching an earlier flight.我认为赶更早的航班没什么好处。 The children never eat (very) much, but they seem healthy.孩子们吃得不多，但他们看上去很健康。 "Is there any wine left?" "Not much."“还有酒吗？”“不多了。” There's not/nothing much to do around here.这里没太多事可做。 How much (= what amount of) sugar do you take in your coffee?你的咖啡里要放多少糖？ How much do these shoes cost?这双鞋子多少钱？ I spend too much on clothes.我在衣服上花钱太多了。 I don't have as much time as(= I have less time than) I would like for visiting my friends.我没有足够的时间拜访朋友。 Because of the rain, we weren't able to spend much of the day on the beach.因为下雨，我们没能在海滩上呆多久。 Have you seen much of Polly (= often seen her) recently?你最近常见到波莉／听到波莉的消息吗？ I'd very much like to visit them sometime.我真想找个时间去拜访他们。 One day I hope I'll be able to do as much (= the same amount) for you as you've done for me.希望有一天我能报答你。 Things around here are much as always/as usual(= have not changed a lot).这里的情况没什么变化。 The two schools are much the same(= very similar).这两所学校非常相似。 Much to our surprise, (= we were very surprised that) they accepted our offer.令我们大为惊讶的是，他们接受了我们的出价。 I'm not much good at knitting (= do not do it very well).我不太擅长编织。 This is a much (= often) discussed issue.这是个经常讨论的问题。 Blake has become a much (= greatly) changed person since his car accident.遭遇车祸后，布赖克好像变成了另一个人。 I've been feeling much healthier(= a lot more healthy) since I became a vegetarian.自从开始吃素后，我感觉健康多了。 The repairs to our car cost much more than we were expecting.修车费比我们预料的贵得多。 I'm very much aware of the problem.我很清楚这个问题。 She's much the best person for the job (= she is certainly better than everyone else).她无疑是这个职位的最佳人选。 I would much rather have my baby at home than in hospital.我宁愿在家中生孩子，而不是去医院。 She is as much a friend to me as a mother (= although she is my mother, she is also a friend).她既是我的母亲，又是我的朋友。 to have a certain monetary value costHiring a car for the week will cost close to £300! beThe cakes were £1.50 each or two for £2. sell forThe tickets sell for £100 each. fetchThe medieval manuscript fetched a record-breaking £1.2 million at auction. go for somethingHouses around here usually go for about £500,000. set someone back (something)Phew, that ring looks like it set you back. much too much a far larger amount of something than you want or need: 太多 You've drunk much too much to drive.你喝得实在太多了，不能驾车。 too much A2 more than someone can deal with: 多得不能应付 I can't take care of six children at my age - it's too much.我这个年纪照顾不了6个孩子——太多了。 a bit much too extreme or not reasonable: 太过分，太不像话 I think it's a bit much for you to expect me to do all the cleaning.想让我把所有清扫的活儿都干了——你是不是太过分了。 UKinformalhumorous used at the end of a sentence to emphasize what you have just said: （用在否定句末表示相反的意思） When he saw all the food on my plate, he said "Hungry much?"当他看到我盘子里满满的食物时，问道：不饿了吧？ If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep. How much liquid do you think this bottle contains?你认为这个瓶可装多少液体？ She runs much faster than he does.她跑得比他快多了。 She looks much younger with her new hairstyle, don't you think? It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.去市中心的路比我印象中要长得多。 Large in number or quantity a hundred/thousand/million and oneidiom above and beyond somethingidiom amount and then someidiom another any amount ofidiom billion density gazillion heap high density huge hundred numerously out/up the wazooidiom poly so much soidiom some thick thousand You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Denying & contradicting GrammarMuch, 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: … Much, a lot, lots, a good deal: adverbs We use much, a lot, lots and a good deal as adverbs to refer to frequency, quantity and degree. … Much We use much in questions and negative clauses to talk about degrees of something. We put it in end position: … A lot, a good deal and a great deal We can use a lot, a good deal and a great deal as adverbs of frequency, quantity or degree: … Idiomsas much as much again as much as as much as you can do much as much less much to someone's delight, dismay, disappointment, surprise, etc. not go much on something not/nothing much not so much not so much something as something so much so much for something much pronoun, adverb uk /mʌtʃ/ us /mʌtʃ/ C1 (something) of good quality: 优秀的事物;了不起，十分出色 He's not much to look at, but he has a wonderful personality.他长相不怎么好看，但性格很好。 I've never been much of a dancer (= good at dancing, or interested in doing it).我对舞蹈从不在行。 There's not/nothing much on TV tonight.今晚电视上没什么好看的。 Informal words for good A-OK amazeballs apple pie awesomesauce badass dank jim-dandy juicy knock knock spots off somethingidiom like a bossidiom out of sightidiom plum royally rule OKidiom safe shabby shit hot sight steal GrammarMuch, 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: … Much, a lot, lots, a good deal: adverbs We use much, a lot, lots and a good deal as adverbs to refer to frequency, quantity and degree. … Much We use much in questions and negative clauses to talk about degrees of something. We put it in end position: … A lot, a good deal and a great deal We can use a lot, a good deal and a great deal as adverbs of frequency, quantity or degree: … much | American Dictionarymuch adjective, adverb us/mʌtʃ/comparativemoreus/mɔr, moʊr/ | superlativemostus/moʊst/ muchadjective, adverb (GREAT)great in amount, degree, or range: Mark’s got too much work to do. I don’t have much money to spend. Jody doesn’t eat very much. It doesn’t matter that much to me whether we go or not. Thank you so/very much. She doesn’t go out much (= often). He’s feeling much better/worse (= a lot better or worse). Rita would much rather have her baby at home than in a hospital (= She would greatly prefer it). Note:Much is used with singular, uncountable nouns. Idiommuch less do something much noun[ U ] us/mʌtʃ/ muchnoun[U] (AMOUNT)an amount or degree of something: How much sugar do you take in your coffee? Do these shoes cost much? much adverb us/mʌtʃ/comparativemoreus/mɔr, moʊr/ | superlativemostus/moʊst/ muchadverb (NEARLY)nearly; approximately: The two schools are much the same. She is so much like her mother. much pronoun, noun[ U ] us/mʌtʃ/ muchpronoun, noun[U] (GREAT)a great amount, degree, or range: There’s not much to do around here. He’s still recovering, and sleeps much of the time. Examples of muchmuch A much higher standard of safety is therefore required for mefloquine prophylaxis than for drugs given to treat serious diseases. Many scientific problems could be solved much more readily with the cooperation and scientific insight of scientists from developing regions. Second, there is much to be said for the application of similar methods to investigations of large-scale, hemisphere-related patterns of species interactions. The number of problem-solving cognitive tasks you can do may well depend on how much frontal lobe volume you have and how it is organised. To compare the heritability of the various networks would take a much larger study. If they were in the lowest tax bracket, their deduction would cost the government $600 and add as much as $3,400 to national saving. The aim is provide as much flexibility as possible in the presentation of the data. Financial statements today focus on reliability much more than on relevance. We have seen much by this time of where the tension can arise. Be it said in favour of what follows that it admits as much. At first sight, the suggestion seems not so much a paradox as a bad joke. On the other hand, the notion of an 'organic community', even though based on history, is itself much closer to pastoral feeling. The wood serves only as a makeshift refuge, somewhere where they are not so much free as at bay. Quite how much this took him by surprise is hard to tell now but, on the face of it, it should not have done. The past served as a tool for rejecting the present as much as to feed nostalgia. See all examples of much These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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