many
indef
det, indef pron (used with pl ns or vs 與復(fù)數(shù)名詞或動詞連用)
1 a large number of people or things 大量的人或事物.
(a) (det)
Many people agree with nationalization. 很多人都贊成國有化.
I didn't see many houses under 50000. 我很少見到5萬英鎊以下的房子.
Were there many pictures by British artists? 英國畫家的作品多嗎?
How many children have you got? 你有幾個孩子?
There are too many mistakes in this essay. 這篇文章錯誤太多.
I don't need many more. 我需要的不多了.
(b) (pron)
Many of the students were from Japan. 許多學(xué)生都是日本人.
I have some classical records but not very many. 我有一些古典音樂唱片, 但是不太多.
Did you know many of them? 他們中很多人你都認(rèn)識嗎?
How many do you want? 你要多少?
I wouldn't have offered to water the plants if I'd known there were so many. 早知道有這麼多花草需要澆水, 我就不自告奮勇了.
He made ten mistakes in as many (ie ten) lines. 他在十行里就有十個錯. =>Usage at much1 用法見much1.
2 many a a large number of 許多 (used with a sing n + sing v 與單數(shù)名詞+單數(shù)動詞連用)
Many a strong man has weakened before such a challenge. 很多堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的人面對這種困難都動搖了.
Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs. 很多著名的流行音樂歌星都因使用毒品而毀了自己.
I've been to the top of the Eiffel Tower many a time. 我曾多次登上埃菲爾鐵塔的塔頂.
(saying 諺) Many a true word is spoken in jest. 笑談之中有真話.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) be ,one, etc too `many (for sth) be one, etc more than the correct or needed number 比正確的或所需的數(shù)目多...個
There are six of us two too many for a game of whist. 我們有六個人--要打惠斯特牌就多了兩個人. a good/great many very many 許多; 很多. have had ,one too `many (infml 口) be slightly drunk 有一點(diǎn)醉. many's the sb/sth who/that... there are many people/things that... 有很多的...人[事物]
Many's the promise that has been broken. 違反諾言的事經(jīng)常有. (Cf 參看 Many a promise has been broken.)
Many's the time that I heard him use those words. 有很多次我聽到他使用那些詞語. (Cf 參看 I heard him use those words many a time.)
?? 考研助記
man(男人)+y 億:一億男人即 許多
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['meni]n. 多數(shù), 多數(shù)人a. 許多的pron. 許多相關(guān)詞組: the many as many as half as many again many a time many a man many's the many's the time so many a good many a great many as many as many again many and many a time
?? 同為「小學(xué)」詞匯
guidevt. 引路;指導(dǎo);操縱;影響;
n. 指導(dǎo)者;向?qū)?導(dǎo)游;有指導(dǎo)意義的事物;
fatiguen. 疲勞,疲乏;勞務(wù)雜役;(士兵穿的)工作服;
vt. 使疲勞;使疲乏;
vi. 疲勞;