2021年表示许多的英语单词和短语

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表示许多的英语单词和短语

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A great majority of A great minority of

1）a (large) number of / (large) numbers of + 可数名词复数

A number of birds have flown to the south. 许多的鸟已经飞去南方。

Large numbers of visitors are from all over the world. 很多旅游者都是来自世界各地。

2）a large/huge amount of / large amounts of + 不可数名词 A large amount of milk is overdue. 大量的牛奶都过期了。 Large amounts of money were spent on the subway. 这地铁费了很多钱。

3）a lot of/ lots of + 可数名词复数/不可数名词

There is a lot of water in the pool. 池子里有很多的水。

Lots of leaves of trees have fallen down the ground in the autumn. 秋天里，许多树叶已经从树上掉了下来。 4）plenty of +可数名词复数/不可数名词

There are plenty of cars on the freeway. 高速路上有很多的汽车。

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I have plenty of time to do my homework. 我有很多时间去做家庭作业。

5）a good/great many + 可数名词复数

A great many people on the square are looking at a strange man. 广场上很多人都在看一个怪人。

6）many a + 可数名词单数，谓语动词用单数形式。

Many a scientist has gone to the lonely island. 不止一个科学家去过那个偏僻的小岛。

表示几十和很多：scores of，dozens of, numerous

She bought dozens of eggs yesterday morning．她昨天上午买了许多鸡蛋。

I have heard that scores of times．那件事我已听过很多遍了。

4．the number of．．．表示“．．．的数目”’谓语动词用单数形式。 The number of books missing from the school library is large．学校图书馆丢失书的数目很大。

二、修饰不可数名词。表示“许多”的词和词组有：much，a great／good deal of，a large／small amount of。

There is a great deal of snow on the ground．地面上有很多雪。

I have spent a good deal of time／money on stamp collecting．我在集邮上花费了很多时间／钱。

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A million dollars is a large amount of money to me．100万美元对我来说是一笔钱。

There is only a small amount of food．只有一点食物。 注意：1．much用作代词，表示“许多，大量”的意思。

I couldn't write much into day's exam．在今天的考试中我没答出多少。 2．a great／good deal用作代词，表示“很多，大量”的意思。 He ate a great deal．他吃了很多。

3．a great／good deal用作副词，作状语，修饰形容词，特别是形容词比较级，意思是“非常，．．．得多”；也可修饰动词，意思是“很多”。

He ran a good deal faster than I.他跑得比我快得多。

“Do you walk much?”“Yes，a good deal．”“你常步行吗?”“是的，次数很多。”

4．the amount of．．．作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

The amount of money spent on the bridge was large．这座桥耗资巨大。 5．1arge amounts of．．．作主语时，谓语动词要用复数形式。 Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge．建这座桥花费了大量资金。

三、修饰可数名词，也可修饰不可数名词。表示“许多”的词组有；a lot of，lots of，plenty of，a great／a arge／small quantity of，

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