many

[英] [ˈmeni] [美] [ˈmɛni] 生词本

adj.

pron.

  • 易混淆的单词:Many  
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1. DET 许多的;大量的 You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. 
  • I don't think many people would argue with that...

    我认为多数人不会对此有异议。

  • Not many films are made in Finland...

    芬兰出品的电影并不多。

  • Do you keep many books and papers and memorabilia?...

    你是不是收藏了大量的书籍、报纸和纪念品?

  • Many is also a pronoun.
    • We stood up, thinking through the possibilities. There weren't many.

      我们站起身来,考虑着所有可能会发生的情况,但这并无多少。

  • Many is also a quantifier.
    • So, once we have cohabited, why do many of us feel the need to get married?...

      那么,一旦我们同居了,为什么我们当中的许多人就觉得有必要结婚呢?

    • It seems there are not very many of them left in the sea...

      它们在海里的数量似乎已所剩不多了。

    • In many of these neighborhoods a lot of people don't have telephones.

      在邻近的许多地区,很多人还没有电话。

  • Many is also an adjective.
    • Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses...

      他诸多爱好之一是饲养骏马良驹。

    • The possibilities are many.

      有许多可能。

2. ADV-GRADED (回答有关数量的提问时)多 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. 
  • 'How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?' — 'Not very many.'...

    “有多少关于这个主题的歌曲风靡一时呢?”“并不很多。”

  • How many years is it since we've seen each other? Too many, anyway.

    我们多少年没有见面了?反正有年头了。

3. PREDET (用于 a + 单数名词之前表示强调)许多,很多 You use many followed by 'a' and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something. 
  • Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter...

    有许多母亲都试图在女儿身上实现自己未竟的梦想。

  • I have spent many a morning with my wife gathering mussels along the rocky beaches of Little Compton.

    我和妻子好几个上午都在小康普顿的岩石滩上采拾贻贝。

4. DET (用于 how 之后)多少 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. 
  • How many years have you been here?...

    你在这里有多少年了?

  • No-one knows how many people have been killed since the war began.

    没有人知道自开战以来有多少人丧生。

  • Many is also a pronoun.
    • How many do you smoke a day?

      你一天抽多少根烟?

5. DET (用于比较物或人的数量,与 as 连用) You use many with 'as' when you are comparing numbers of things or people. 
  • I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can...

    我总是尽可能多地参加摄影比赛。

  • We produced ten times as many tractors as the United States.

    我们生产的拖拉机的数量是美国的10倍。

  • Many is also a pronoun.
    • Let the child try on as many as she likes.

      让这个女孩子想试穿多少件就试穿多少件吧。

6. PRON 许多人 You use many to mean 'many people'. 
  • Not many expected Ferdinand to be such a success this season...

    预料到费迪南德在本赛季如此成功的人并不多。

  • Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.

    许多人都视艾丽丝·默多克为极其优秀和严肃的作家。

7. N-SING 多数人;(尤指)民众,百姓 The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group. 
  • The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many...

    印刷机赋予少数人为多数人改变世界的力量。

  • He wanted to create a society of opportunity where benefits became available to the many.

    他想建立一个充满机遇的社会,在这个社会里多数人都可以享受到社会福利。

Usage Note :

You only use many to talk about things that can be counted. They owned many cars. You should use much if you want to talk about things that cannot be counted. ...too much water.

many 只能同可数名词连用,例如:They owned many cars (他们拥有多辆汽车)。much 与不可数名词连用,例如:too much water (过多的水)。

8. PHRASE (用于数字之前表示数目极大)多达… You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large. 
  • As many as four and a half million people watched today's parade.

    观看今天游行的人多达450万。

9. PHRASE 许多;大量;众多 You use a good many or a great many to emphasize that you are referring to a large number of things or people. 
  • We've both had a good many beers...

    我俩都喝了很多啤酒。

  • For a great many men and women, romance can be a most important part of marriage.

    对于无数男女而言,浪漫是婚姻中极其重要的一部分。

10.   many happy returns→see: return;  in so many words→see: word
Adjective

1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number;

  • "many temptations"
  • "the temptations are many"
  • "a good many"
  • "a great many"
  • "many directions"
  • "take as many apples as you like"
  • "too many clouds to see"
  • "never saw so many people"
  • antonym: few

哲学

<名>
  • 1.多向思维
  • 2.many-direction thinking
  • 3.多世界理论
  • 4.many-world theory

物理学

<名>
  • 1.多电子效应
  • 2.many-electron effect
  • 3.多体理论
  • 4.many-body theory
  • 5.多体问题
  • 6.many-body problem
1. Although many consider Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon to be foremost an excellent kung fu movie,the story depicts many forms of love,the most memorable of which is the poignant romance between the two star-crossed lovers played by Chow Yun fat and Michelle Yeoh.
尽管许多人认为《卧虎藏龙》首先是部极好的功夫片,但影片描写了多种形式的爱,其中最令人难忘的是周润发和杨紫琼扮演的那对不幸恋人间辛酸的浪漫。

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2. He received many honors from many cities, colleges and societies.
他享有许多城市、大学及学会所授予的荣誉称号。

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3. He received many honours from many cities, colleges and societies.
他享有许多城市、大学及学会所授予的荣誉称号。

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4. Many men, many minds.
十个人,十条心。

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5. She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes.
她身经百战,挫败过很多对手。

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6. When there are many people, it's easy to lift a load.; Many hands make light work.
众擎易举。

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7. Yet few world-class rivers anywhere have etched a more enduring impression on as many millions for as many years.
然而,世界上很少有这样大的河流会给这样多的人留下这样长时间的令人难忘的印象。

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8. "Many happy returns!"Emily said to me at my birthday party.
在我的生日聚会上埃米莉说道“祝你福如东海,寿比南山!”

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9. A bomb went off, and many people were injured by flying glass.
炸弹爆炸了,许多人被飞溅的玻璃碎片划伤。

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10. A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.
猫和虎在很多方面相似。

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11. A department store sells many different things.
百货公司出售各种各样的东西。

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12. A great many houses were knocked down by the earthquake.
许多房子在地震中塌了。

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13. A great many picnickers fanned out along the highways.
很多野餐的人象展开扇子似地布满在公路上。

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14. A large office requires the employment of many people.
一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。

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15. A man without an education,many of us believe,is an unfortunate victim of adverse circumstances deprived of one of the greatest twenty-century opportunities.
我们许多人都相信,没有受过教育的人是境况不佳的不幸牺牲品,他们被剥夺了20世纪最了不起的机会之一。

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16. A mountainous country is one in which there are many mountains.
山国是多山的国家。

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17. A nurse has to fulfil many duties in caring for the sick.
护士在照顾病人时要尽很多责任。

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18. A nurse has to fulfill many duties in caring for the sick.
护士在照顾病人时要尽很多责任。

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19. A plural marriage is forbidden by many countries.
一夫多妻,一妻多夫制被许多国家禁止。

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20. A successful man often has many enemies.
一个有成就的人往往有很多仇敌。

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