lot, lots, a lot, a lot of, lots of等的用法
1. 用于 a lot of (=lots of)，意為“許多”，可用于修飾可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞。如：
We need a lot of [lots of] money. 我們需要很多錢。
He has quite a lot of [lots of] friends. 他有很多朋友。
修飾主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)的數(shù)取決于它所修飾名詞的數(shù)。如：
A lot of money was spent on it. 在它上面花了很多錢。
A lot of people were interested in it. 對(duì)此感興趣的人很多。
2. 單獨(dú)用的a lot具有以下用法：
(1) 用作主語(yǔ)。如：
A lot hangs on this decision. 很多事情都取決于這一決定。
A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge. 在很大程度上將取決于她對(duì)這一難題的反應(yīng)。
(2) 用作賓語(yǔ)。可用動(dòng)詞賓語(yǔ)或介詞賓語(yǔ)。如：
Sophia must have been through a lot. 索菲婭一定受過很多苦。
I have learned a lot from him since I have known him. 自從我認(rèn)識(shí)了他，我向他學(xué)到許多東西。
(3) 用作表語(yǔ)。如：
Two hundred pounds is a lot to spend on a dress. 買一件衣服要花200英鎊是夠多的。
(4) 用作狀語(yǔ)。一是用于修飾比較級(jí)，二是用于修飾動(dòng)詞：
①修飾比較級(jí)，相當(dāng)于much，意為“……得多”。如：
It’s a lot colder today than it was yesterday. 今天比昨天冷得多。
Houses are a lot more expensive these days. 如今的房?jī)r(jià)貴多了。
②修飾動(dòng)詞，一是表示程度，意為“很”“很多”“非常”等；二是表示頻率，意為“經(jīng)常”。如：
He has helped me a lot. 他給予了我很大的幫助。
George smokes a lot. 喬治煙抽得很多。
I play tennis quite a lot in the summer. 夏天我經(jīng)常打網(wǎng)球。
She is very pretty and goes out a lot. 她長(zhǎng)得很漂亮，常常到外頭玩。
在口語(yǔ)中，有時(shí)可用lots代替a lot。如：
She loves him lots. 她非常愛他。
There’s lots we can do. 有許多事情我們可以做。
I eat lots less than I used to. 我吃得比從前少得多。