| 词组 | mass |
| 释义 | noun | adjective mass1 /mæs/ noun 1. a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite or regular shapeadjectivesa great/huge/enormous/vast mass A great mass of rock fell into the ocean.a solid mass The Antarctic is covered in a solid mass of snow and ice.a dense mass A dense mass of grey cloud hung over the bay.a shapeless mass People who dislike the building have described it as a shapeless mass of concrete.2. a large number of things or peopleadjectivesa great/huge/enormous/vast mass There is a huge mass of evidence against him. | The hard drive can store a vast mass of data.a tangled mass (=a lot of things twisted together in an untidy way) The garden was covered in a tangled mass of weeds.a seething/heaving/teeming mass (=a lot of people, insects etc, moving quickly in many different directions) The station was a seething mass of people.Masses ofThis phrase is used in informal English, when saying that there is a lot of something: I have masses of homework to do. There are masses of problems. noun | adjective mass2 /mæs/ adjective involving or affecting a large number of peoplenounsmass unemployment The government has to deal with the problem of mass unemployment.a mass demonstration/protest There have been mass demonstrations against the war in many major cities.mass murder The men accused of the bombing went on trial for mass murder last week.a mass murderer If convicted of these terrible crimes, he will be Russia’s biggest ever mass murderer.a mass grave The bodies of 26 people were found in a mass grave near the town.mass hysteria There was mass hysteria when Kennedy’s death was announced.a mass audience Television brought drama to a mass audience. |
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