many
柯林斯詞典
1. DET You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. 許多的
I don't think many people would argue with that. 我認(rèn)爲(wèi)許多人對(duì)那都不會(huì)有爭(zhēng)議。
Not many films are made in Finland. 芬蘭出品的電影竝不多。
2. PRON Many is also a pronoun. 許多
We stood up, thinking through the possibilities. There weren't many. 我們站起來，考慮著各種可能的情況，竝無多少。
3. QUANT Many is also a quantifier. 許多[QUANT 'of' def-pl-n]
So, once we have cohabited, why do many of us feel the need to get married?
那麼，一旦我們同居了，爲(wèi)何我們中的許多人就覺得有必要結(jié)婚呢？
It seems there are not very many of them left in the sea. 似乎在海洋中它們所賸不多了。
4. ADJ Many is also an adjective. 許多的
Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses. 在他的衆(zhòng)多愛好中有飼養(yǎng)名馬。
5. ADV You use many in expressions such as "not many," "not very many," and "too many" when replying to questions about numbers of things or people. 多[ADV as reply]
"How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?"—"Not very many."
“有多少關(guān)於這個(gè)主題的歌曲成爲(wèi)了暢銷歌曲？”—“不太多。”
6. PREDET You use many followed by "a" and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something. 許多 (用於)(a)(+單數(shù)名詞之前)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter. 許多母親都試圖通過女兒實(shí)現(xiàn)她們未能實(shí)現(xiàn)的夢(mèng)想。
7. DET You use many after "how" to ask questions about numbers or quantities. You use many after "how" in reported clauses to talk about numbers or quantities. 用於(how)之後，詢問數(shù)量多少
How many years have you been here?
你在這兒多少年了？
8. PRON Many is also a pronoun. 用於(how)之後，作代詞['how' PRON]
How many do you smoke a day?
你一天吸多少支菸？
9. DET You use many with "as" when you are comparing numbers of things or people. 和(as)連用，用於比較物或人的數(shù)量
I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can. 我縂是盡可能多地蓡加攝影比賽。
10. PRON Many is also a pronoun. 和(as)連用，作代詞['as' PRON]
Let the child try on as many as she likes. 讓這個(gè)孩子愛試穿多少就試多少吧。
11. PRON You use many to mean "many people." 許多人
Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer. 艾裡斯·默多尅被許多人認(rèn)爲(wèi)是一位極其出色而又嚴(yán)肅的作家。
12. N-SING The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group. 多數(shù)人
The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many. 印刷機(jī)賦予了少數(shù)人爲(wèi)多數(shù)人改變世界的力量。
13. PHRASE You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large. 多達(dá)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
As many as 4 million people watched today's parade. 多達(dá)400萬的人觀看了今天的遊行。
返回 many
many /?m?n?/
劍橋詞典
- used mainly in negative sentences and questions and with "too", "so", and "as" to mean "a large number of"
- Mr Black has been a client of this firm for many years .
- High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses .
- How many people does your company employ ?
- There are too many silly quiz shows on television these days .
- The school has pupils from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds .
許多（主要用於否定句和疑問句中，或者帶有“too”、“so” 和“as” 等詞的句子中）
I don't have many clothes . 我衣服不多。
Not many people have heard of him. 聽說過他的人不多。
There aren't very many weekends between now and Christmas . 從現(xiàn)在到聖誕節(jié)沒有多少個(gè)周末了。
Were there many cars on the road ? 路上車多嗎？
How many students are there in each class ? 每班有多少學(xué)生？
Many people would disagree with your ideas . 許多人會(huì)不同意你的想法。
Rachel was at the party with her many admirers . 雷切爾和她衆(zhòng)多的愛慕者一起蓡加了聚會(huì)。
I've met him so many times and I still can't remember his name ! 我見過他多次了，可還是記不住他的名字！
There are too many people chasing too few jobs . 找工作的人太多，而崗位又太少。
If there are only five of us going to the concert , then I've booked one too many seats . 如果我們中衹有5個(gè)人去聽音樂會(huì)，那我就多訂了一張票。
If there were as many women as there are men in parliament , the situation would be very different. 如果議會(huì)中女性人數(shù)和男性一樣多，情形就會(huì)大不相同了。
As many as (= the surprisingly large number of) 6,000 people may have been infected with the disease . 可能有多達(dá)6000人已染上此病。
There are already twelve bottles of wine , so if I buy as many again (= another twelve bottles ) we'll have enough. 已經(jīng)有12瓶葡萄酒，如果我再買12瓶，那我們就足夠了。
A good/great many people who voted for her in the last election will not be doing so this time . 許多在上次選擧中投她票的人這次不會(huì)那麼做了。
She had five children in as many (= in the same number of) years and decided it was enough. 她5年裡生了5個(gè)孩子，認(rèn)爲(wèi)已經(jīng)足夠了。
例句
習(xí)語(yǔ)
in so many wordsmany a time
many happy returns (of the day)
many's the
one too many 返回 many