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much /mʌtʃ/► SEE ALLas much (as)as much as sb can/could do (not) to do sthbe not so much sth as sthbe too much (for sb)much as/thoughnot be much of a sthnot much in itnot up to muchso much for sb/sthso much so thatthis muchvery much sowithout so much as sth/as doing sthnot so much as sth/as doing sth
●as ˈmuch (as)the same (as) 一样；同等◆Please help me — you know I’d do as much for you.
请帮我一下，来日必将报答。◆I thought as much (= that’s what I expected).
果然不出我所料。●as much as sb can/could ˈdo (not) to do sthused to say that sth is/was difficult to do 尽最大努力才（没有）…◆No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.
谢谢，别再给我甜点了，我这道主菜就有点吃不下了。●be not so much sth as sthbe one thing but also something else which is more important 与其说是…还不如说是…◆He’s not so much unintelligent as uninterested in schoolwork.
他是不太聪明，但主要是对功课不感兴趣。●be too ˈmuch (for sb)1. be stronger or better than sb; beat sb （对某人而言）太多了，力不能敌◆Cambridge were too much for Oxford in the boat race this year.
今年的划船比赛，牛津大学敌不过剑桥大学。2. be more than sb is able to do （某人）应付不了◆A cycling holiday would be too much for an unfit person like me.
我身体不太好，骑车出游我吃不消的。3. used for showing that sb/sth annoys you （表示厌烦）忍受不了◆His rudeness towards her is just too much.
他对她太粗鲁了。●ˈmuch as/thoughalthough 虽然；尽管◆Much as I’d like to stay, I really must leave now.
我很想留下，但我现在必须走了。◆He agreed, much though he disliked the idea of selling the business.
虽然他很不情愿把公司卖掉，但还是同意了。●not be much of a sthnot be a good sth 称不上；不足为◆You’re not much of a help, standing there with your hands in your pockets.
你站在那里双手插兜，能帮什么忙？◆I’m not much of a cook.
我不擅长烹饪。◆It wasn’t much of a speech really.
这个演讲实在不怎么样。●not much ˈin itused to say that there is little difference between two things （两者之间）无大差别，不相上下◆I won, but there wasn’t much in it (= our scores were nearly the same).
我赢了，但是只领先一点儿。●not ˈup to much (BrE) not very good 不太好；不怎么样◆His French isn’t up to much but his German is excellent.
他的法语不怎么样，但是德语很好。◆The weather wasn’t up to much, unfortunately.
很不幸，天气情况不太理想。●ˌso much for ˈsb/ˈsth1. used to show that you have finished talking about sth 就说到这里吧◆So much for the situation in the Far East. Now let’s turn our attention to South America.
远东局势就谈到这里，现在我们把目光转向南美洲。2. used to suggest that sth has not been useful or successful 不过如此◆She gave the job to the other manager. So much for all her promises to me.
她把工作派给了另一位经理，她给我的承诺没有兑现。●ˌso much ˈso thatto such an extent that 事态严重到只得…；以至于…◆His nose wouldn’t stop bleeding — so much so that we had to take him to hospital.
他的鼻血流个不停，我们只能送他去医院。●ˈthis muchused to introduce sth positive or definite （用于引出正面或肯定的方面）要说的一点◆I’ll say this much for him — he never leaves a piece of work unfinished.
我应该说，他做任何工作都有始有终。●very ˈmuch soused for emphasizing ‘yes’ 非常（用于强调肯定语气）◆‘I understand you are interested in German politics.’ ‘Yes, very much so.’
“我听说你对德国政治很感兴趣。”“是的，非常感兴趣。”●without so much as sth/as doing sth●not so much as sth/as doing sthused for emphasizing that sb does not do sth that you expected them to do （用于强调某人应做而未做某事）竟然没有，连…都没有（做到）◆She took the money without so much as a thank you.
她拿钱时竟然没有道声谢谢。◆He didn’t so much as look at her when she came in.
她进来时，他连看也没看她一眼。 |