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det, indef pron (used with [U]
ns; esp with negative and interrogative vs or after as, how, so, too 与不可数名词连用, 尤与否定式和疑问式动词连用或用於as、 how、 so、 too之後)
1 a large amount or quantity (of sth) 多的; 大量的.
(a) (det)
I haven't got much money. 我的钱不多.
There's never very much news on Sundays. 星期日从来就没有多少新闻.
Did you have much difficulty finding the house? 你找到这所房子很困难吗?
How much (ie What volume of) petrol do you need? 你需要多少汽油?
Take as much time as you like. 你愿意用多长时间都可以.
There was so much traffic that we were stationary for half an hour. 来往车辆很多, 我们在路上耽搁了半小时.
I have much pleasure in introducing our speaker. 我能给大家介绍我们的演讲人, 感到非常高兴.
After much applause the audience went home. 热烈掌声过後, 观众都回家去了.
(b) (pron)
He sat at his desk all morning but he didn't write much. 他一上午都坐在书桌前却并未写多少东西.
`Is there any mail?' `Not (very) much.' `有邮件吗?'`不(太)多.'
She never eats much for breakfast. 她早点从不多吃.
Did the President say much to you? 总统跟你说得多吗?
How much is it? ie Whatis its price? 多少钱?
Eat as much as you can. 尽量吃吧.
He drank (far) too much last night. 昨天晚上他喝得(也)太多了.
You'll find you have much to learn in your new job. 你会发现在新的工作中有很多可学的.
I lay awake much of the night. 我昨夜大部分时间都醒著.
We have much to be thankful for. 有很多事情值得我们庆幸.
2 (idm 习语) not much of a not a good (sth) 不太好的
He's not much of a cricketer. 他算不上好板球手.
I'm not much of a correspondent, ie I rarely write letters. 我不爱写信. `this much what I am about to say 我要说的是
I will say this much for him he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. 关於他我要说的是--他工作未做完决不罢休.
This much is certain, you will never walk again. 有一点是肯定的, 你再也不能行走了. (with) not/without so much as => so1. much, Notice the difference between little/few and a little/a few. 注意little/few和a little/a few这两组词的区别. If we say, `I have little money and few interests', we sound disappointed and negative. 若说
`I have little money and few interests(我没有什麽钱, 也没有什麽爱好)', 言犹怅然若失, 含否定义. If we say, `I have a little money and a few interests', we sound more positive. 若说
`I have a little money and a few interests(我有点儿钱, 也有些爱好)', 则含肯定义. Compare 试比较
He's lived here a long time but has few friends (他在这儿住了很长时间, 可是没什麽朋友)和He's lived here a short time but already has a few friends (他在这儿住得时间很短, 可是已经有些朋友了). 2A lot of can also be used in questions *a lot of 亦可用於疑问句
Have we got a lot of time/cards left? (我们剩下的时间[卡片]多不多?) It suggests that the speaker knows that there is/are some left and wants to know whether the amount/number is big or small. 这句话的含义是发问者知道有些剩余, 还想知道剩余的数量是多是少. 3The comparative and superlative forms of much, many, and a lot of are more and (the) most. *much、 many、 a lot of的比较级是more, 最高级是(the) most. For little the comparative and superlative forms are less and (the) least and for few they are fewer and (the) fewest. *little的比较级是less, 最高级是(the) least; few的比较级是fewer, 最高级是(the) fewest.
much adv to a great extent or degree 很; 非常; 在很大程度上.
1 (often used with negative vs 常...
🔁 扩展释义
*[mʌtʃ]n. 大量, 许多, 重要的事a. 很多的, 重要的ad. 多, 甚, 几乎相关词组: be with sb much as much as much again as much as as much as possible be too much for half as much again how much much fatter than I am much too busy I thought as much not much of a leave much to be desired make much of much as... much at one much less much more much of a... not so much...as not htink much of so much that much this much too much too much of a good thing up to much not up to much so much for too much for without so much as much of a muchness much to sb's surprise be not up to much
washvt. 洗,清洗;浸湿;冲刷,冲击;洗去罪名;
vi. 耐洗;被洗掉(通常与 out 和 away 连用);(波涛等)拍打;
n. (尤指船过后划出的)水流;要洗的衣物的数量;薄涂层(尤指涂料);
vt. 弄湿;使受洗礼;(光)布满;(猫等)舔净(自身);
adj. 可洗的,耐洗的;(证券交易)虚假的;