| [/ˈmenɪ; ˋmɛnɪ/] indef det, indef pron (used with pl ns or vs 与复数名词或动词连用) 用法:
1 a large number of people or things 大量的人或事物. (a) (det):
Many people agree with nationalization. 很多人都赞成国有化. *
I didn't see many houses under 50000. 我很少见到5万英镑以下的房子. *
Were there many pictures by British artists? 英国画家的作品多吗? *
How many children have you got? 你有几个孩子? *
There are too many mistakes in this essay. 这篇文章错误太多. *
I don't need many more. 我需要的不多了.
(b) (pron):
Many of the students were from Japan. 许多学生都是日本人. *
I have some classical records but not very many. 我有一些古典音乐唱片, 但是不太多. *
Did you know many of them? 他们中很多人你都认识吗? *
How many do you want? 你要多少? *
I wouldn't have offered to water the plants if I'd known there were so many. 早知道有这麽多花草需要浇水, 我就不自告奋勇了. *
He made ten mistakes in as many (ie ten) lines. 他在十行里就有十个错. =>Usage at much1 用法见much1. 用法:
2 many a a large number of 许多 (used with a sing n + sing v 与单数名词+单数动词连用):
Many a strong man has weakened before such a challenge. 很多坚强的人面对这种困难都动摇了. *
Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs. 很多著名的流行音乐歌星都因使用毒品而毁了自己. *
I've been to the top of the Eiffel Tower many a time. 我曾多次登上埃菲尔铁塔的塔顶. *
(saying 谚) Many a true word is spoken in jest. 笑谈之中有真话. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) be ,one, etc too `many (for sth) be one, etc more than the correct or needed number 比正确的或所需的数目多...个:
There are six of us two too many for a game of whist. 我们有六个人--要打惠斯特牌就多了两个人. a good/great many very many 许多; 很多. have had ,one too `many (infml) be slightly drunk 有一点醉. many's the sb/sth who/that... there are many people/things that... 有很多的...人[事物]:
Many's the promise that has been broken. 违反诺言的事经常有. (Cf 参看 Many a promise has been broken.) *
Many's the time that I heard him use those words. 有很多次我听到他使用那些词语. (Cf 参看 I heard him use those words many a time.) |