“许多”的英语表达方法 归纳总结
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“许多”表达何其多
在英文中,将这些表示“许多,很多”的词组按其用法归类:
一、只能修饰名词复数形式 many、 a great/good many 、a great/large number of 、scores of、dozens of和quite a few ,这类“许多”修饰作主语的名词时,谓语动词用复数
eg I‘m quite busy; I have many things to do
There are a great/good many English books in our school library.
A great number of my friends have been to the Great Wall.
Scores/Dozens of people were killed in the accident.(许多人在这次事故中丧生)
I have made quit a few good friends,too.
温馨提示:
1)many 作代词,表示“许多人,许多”的意思 eg Many of them have watched the TV play.
2) a great/good many 做代词,表示“许多人(东西)” eg A great many of us like American English better than British English.(我们中的许多人喜欢美语胜过英国英语)
3)the number of + n (可数名词复数)表示"....的数目”,用它做主语时,谓语用单数
eg The number of the students in our class is 55.
二、只能修饰不可数名词的“许多” much、 a great / good deal of 和a large amount of ,这类“许多”修饰主语名词时候,谓语用单数
eg I don't know they gave us much help.
There is a great/good deal of snow on the ground.(地上有许多雪)
I spend a large amount of money on books every month.(我每月要花很多钱买书)
温馨提示:
1)much 单用,做名词表示“许多,大量” eg Much has been said about it .(关于这种事已经说的很多了)
2)a great deal 做名词词组和副词词组,也表示“大量,许多”/ 还可以修饰比较级,表示程度。
eg At the end of the year there was a great deal to do .(年底有很多事情做)
eg They talked a great deal about the problem.(他们对这个问题谈论了许多)
eg He is a great deal better today (他今天好多了)(修饰比较级,表示程度)
三、既可以修饰可数名词复数,又可以修饰不可数名词 a lot of 、lots of 、plenty of 、supplies of ,
a great/quantity of 、great/large quantities of
eg he has got a lot/lots of questions to ask.
A lot of / lots of work is to be done this week.
There are plenty of books on the shelf.
I have plenty of time to do it
Suppies of trees were washed away.
We have had a large quantity of /large quantities of rain this summer. Lare quantities of fish have been caught recently.(最近捕了大量的鱼)
温馨提示:
1)a lot 名词词组表示“大量,很多”/做副词词组表示“很多,非常,相当”/做程度状语修饰比较急
eg I have a lot to do today. (很多事名词)
eg he helped me a lot (副词很多)
eg I like this picture quite a lot (副词非常)
eg I’m feeling a lot better now (程度状语修饰比较级)我现在感觉好多了
2)large quantities of + 不可数名词/可数名词复数,谓语用复数
eg Large quantities of water are needed every day. (修饰不可数n)
There are quantities of flowers in garden.(修饰可数n 复数)
四、many a /an + 单数可数名词也表示许多,这个短语作主语时谓语用单数eg Many a girl in our class has learned to swim
Many a book was translated into English.(许多书被翻译为英语)