“很多”、“大量”的英语表达法

“很多”

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“大量”的英语表达法

“很多 ”

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“大量”的表达法有多种。

搞清楚 哪些只能跟可数名词，

哪些只能跟不可数名

词，哪些既可以跟可 数词又可以跟不可数名词，以及它们常见的主谓一致（单

/

复数 ）及其

易混点对我们的学习大有裨益。下面将这些表达法进行归纳总结。

1.a (large) number of /

(large) numbers of +

可数名词复数。如：

A number of boys are in the next room.

很多男孩在隔壁房间。

Large numbers of people are at the meeting from all over the country.

很多人从全国各地来出席会议。

2 . a large/huge amount of / large amounts of +

不可数名词。如：

A large amount of money was spent on clothes.

大量的钱花在衣服上。

Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.

这座桥花了很多钱。

3. a lot of /lots of +

可数名词复数

/

不可数名词。如：

There is a lot of/lots of milk in the glass.

杯子里有很多牛奶。

There

are

such

a

lot

of

/lots

of

people

who

have

had

the

same

experien ce.

很多人有着同样的经历。

4. A(large)quantity of /(large)quantities of +

可数名词复数

/

不可数名词。如：

There are a large quantity of books in the library.

图书馆里有很多书。

There is a quantity of water in the lake

.

湖里有很多水。

There are large quantities of flowers in the garden.

.

花园里有很多花。

Quantities of food were on the table

.

餐桌上有很多食物。

5. plenty of +

可数名词复数

< br>/

不可数名词。如：

There are plenty of books on the bookshelf.

书架上有很多书。

There is plenty of time.

有很多时间。

6. a great/ good deal of +

不可数名词。如：

A great deal of money is spent by a large number of young people.

大量的钱被很多年轻人花掉

了。

7. a world of +

不可数名词。如：

There is a world of difference between them..

他们之间有很大的不同。

ocean of /oceans of +

不可数名词。如：

There is an ocean of sand far away.

远处是一望无际的沙漠。

There is still oceans of time

.

还有大量的时间。

9.a good/great many+

可数名词复数。如：

Philip found that there were a good many people already there.

菲力普发现已经有很多人在那

儿了。

a+

可数名词单数。如：

Many a ship has been wrecked on these rocks

.

不止一只

（很多）

船在这些岩石上触礁 。

a few/ a good few/not a few/not some+

可数名词复数。如：

There are quite a few students absent from the class today.

今天很有些学生缺课。

A good few experiments have been made today

.

今天很做了一些试验。

Not a few/Not some foreigners have taken part in the party.

不少外宾参加了晚会。

a little/no little/not a little / not some+

不可数名词。如：

He has got quite a little news.

他有很多好消息。

This gave him not a little trouble.

这给他带来了许多麻烦。

He took no little pains over the work

.

他在这工作上花费了很多精力。

He had not some strong tea.

他喝了很多浓茶。

a bit of+

不可数名词。如：

Vacation seems to have done me quite a bit of good .

假期好象对我有很多好处。

many+

可数名词复数；如：

There are many many reasons against it.

反对这事有很多很多原因。

much+

不可数名词；如：

Tom has much much money

.

汤姆有很多很多的钱。

16.a pile of /piles of +

可数名词 复数

/

不可数名词。如：

There are a pile of books in the library.

图书馆里有很多书。

A pile of money is in the bag .

很多钱在袋子里。

There are piles of papers on the desk..

课桌上有很多试卷。

Piles of work remains to be done .

大量的工作有待于去做。

17.a good/large supply of +

可数名词复数

/

不可数名词；

supplies of+

可数名词

/

不

可数名词。如：

There are a supply of candles in the drawer.

抽屉里有很多腊烛。

There is a good supply of fat in the pig.

猪的身上有很多脂肪。