| 词组 | many |
| 释义 | many /ˈmeni/ determiner pronoun adjective a large number of people or things – used in everyday English in questions and negative sentences, and after ‘too’ and ‘so’. In formal or written English, you can also use it in other sentences: Many people have to use a car to travel to work. She has lived in Spain for many years. Some of the houses have bathrooms but many do not.phrasesmany of Many of our staff work part-time.how many How many chairs do you need? | It doesn't matter how many times I tell him.so many There are so many things we disagree about.too many You’ve been reading too many romantic novels.a great many Most of the young men went off to the war, and a great many never came back.not many (=only a few) Not many people can afford to buy the car.a good many (=several - a rather formal use) It all happened a good many years ago.sth is one too many (=it is one more than is acceptable, needed etc) One job loss is one too many.sb/sth is considered/regarded by many to be sb/sth His third novel is regarded by many as his best.THESAURUS: many a lot many. A lot is less formal than many and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: A lot of tourists visit Venice in the summer. | The club has a lot more members now. dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions many – used when you cannot be exact but the number is two dozen or more, two hundred or more etc: At least five people died and dozens more were injured in a gas explosion. | They’ve wasted thousands of pounds on the project. a large number of a lot of a particular type of person or thing - a rather formal use: China plans to build a large number of nuclear power plants. numerousoccasions | times | studies | examples many – used especially when saying that something has happened many times. Numerous sounds rather formal: We’ve contacted him on numerous occasions. | Numerous studies have shown a link between smoking and lung cancer. countless/innumerable /ɪˈnjuːmərəbəl $ ɪˈnuː-/times | occasions | hours | ways | examples | instances | people | lives | problems | warnings many – used when it is impossible to count or imagine how many. Innumerable is more formal than countless: She had been to Paris countless times. | He spent countless hours in the gym. | There are innumerable ways of cooking potatoes. | There are countless examples of people who have made it to the top of their professions despite have been unsuccessful in their exams. | I've been told the same thing by innumerable people. | Countless lives have been ruined. | We have had to deal with innumerable problems. | The boys had been given innumerable warnings. a host ofproblems | issues | questions | factors | reasons many – used especially when something seems surprising or impressive: His father suffered from a host of health problems. | There are a host of other issues to consider. | The scandal raises a host of different questions. | People leave jobs for a whole host of reasons. a raft ofmeasures | reforms | legislation | changes | issues | initiatives | recommendations | suggestions | ideas | awards many – used especially when talking about business or politics: The new government is planning a whole raft of measures to deal with the problem (=it is planning a lot of different official actions). | The company's chief executive has introduced a raft of changes since his arrival. | The report made a raft of recommendations. | The film won a raft of awards. quite a few especially spoken a fairly large number of people or things: We’ve had quite a few problems with the software. | I’ve met quite a few of his friends. lots informal many: I’ve invited lots of people. | “How many cats has she got?” “Lots!” tons/loads informal many – a very informal use: I’ve got tons of books. | Have a strawberry – there are loads here. |
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