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indef
det, indef pron (used with [U]
ns; esp with negative and interrogative vs or after as, how, so, too 與不可數名詞連用, 尤與否定式和疑問式動詞連用或用於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. 我的錢不多.
There's never very much news on Sundays. 星期日從來就沒有多少新聞.
Did you have much difficulty finding the house? 你找到這所房子很困難嗎?
How much (ie What volume of) petrol do you need? 你需要多少汽油?
Take as much time as you like. 你愿意用多長時間都可以.
There was so much traffic that we were stationary for half an hour. 來往車輛很多, 我們在路上耽擱了半小時.
I have much pleasure in introducing our speaker. 我能給大家介紹我們的演講人, 感到非常高興.
After much applause the audience went home. 熱烈掌聲過後, 觀眾都回家去了.
(b) (pron)
He sat at his desk all morning but he didn't write much. 他一上午都坐在書桌前卻并未寫多少東西.
`Is there any mail?' `Not (very) much.' `有郵件嗎?'`不(太)多.'
She never eats much for breakfast. 她早點從不多吃.
Did the President say much to you? 總統跟你說得多嗎?
How much is it? ie Whatis its price? 多少錢?
Eat as much as you can. 盡量吃吧.
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. 你會發(fā)現在新的工作中有很多可學的.
I lay awake much of the night. 我昨夜大部分時間都醒著.
We have much to be thankful for. 有很多事情值得我們慶幸.
2 (idm 習語) 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. 我不愛寫信. `this much what I am about to say 我要說的是
I will say this much for him he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. 關於他我要說的是--他工作未做完決不罷休.
This much is certain, you will never walk again. 有一點是肯定的, 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這兩組詞的區(qū)別. If we say, `I have little money and few interests', we sound disappointed and negative. 若說
`I have little money and few interests(我沒有什麼錢, 也沒有什麼愛好)', 言猶悵然若失, 含否定義. If we say, `I have a little money and a few interests', we sound more positive. 若說
`I have a little money and a few interests(我有點兒錢, 也有些愛好)', 則含肯定義. Compare 試比較
He's lived here a long time but has few friends (他在這兒住了很長時間, 可是沒什麼朋友)和He's lived here a short time but already has a few friends (他在這兒住得時間很短, 可是已經有些朋友了). 2A lot of can also be used in questions *a lot of 亦可用於疑問句
Have we got a lot of time/cards left? (我們剩下的時間[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. 這句話的含義是發(fā)問者知道有些剩余, 還想知道剩余的數量是多是少. 3The comparative and superlative forms of much, many, and a lot of are more and (the) most. *much、 many、 a lot of的比較級是more, 最高級是(the) most. For little the comparative and superlative forms are less and (the) least and for few they are fewer and (the) fewest. *little的比較級是less, 最高級是(the) least; few的比較級是fewer, 最高級是(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...
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*[m?t?]n. 大量, 許多, 重要的事a. 很多的, 重要的ad. 多, 甚, 幾乎相關詞組: 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