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mass mass ★★★★☆/mæ̱s/1[N-SING	单数名词](聚成一体的)一团，一堆，一块 A mass of things is a large number of them grouped together.   [N of n]On his desk is a mass of books and papers.他的书桌上有大堆的书籍和文件。2[N-SING	单数名词]大堆；许多；大量 A mass  of something is a large amount of it.   [N of n]She had a mass of auburn hair.她有一头浓密的棕发。3[QUANT	数量词]大量；许多；一大堆 Masses of something means a great deal of it.   [QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]There's masses of work for her to do...她有一大堆的工作要做。It has masses of flowers each year.它每年都开许多花。4[ADJ	形容词]一大群的；大批的 Mass is used to describe something which involves or affects a very large number of people.   [ADJ n]...ideas on combating mass unemployment...对付大量失业的点子All the lights went off, and mass hysteria broke out.所有的灯都熄灭了，大家都变得歇斯底里起来。...weapons of mass destruction.大规模杀伤性武器...the harm caused by mass tourism.大众旅游造成的危害5[N-COUNT	可数名词](尤指无固定形状的)块，堆，团 A mass of a solid substance, a liquid, or a gas is an amount of it, especially a large amount which has no definite shape.   [oft N of n]...before it cools and sets into a solid mass...在它冷却成为固态之前The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。...the strong temperature difference between the two masses of air.两个气团之间强烈的温差6[N-PLURAL	复数名词]（与领导或受过高等教育的人相对的）普通老百姓，民众，平民大众 If you talk about the masses, you mean the ordinary people in society, in contrast to the leaders or the highly educated people.   [the N]His music is commercial. It is aimed at the masses...他的音乐走商业化路线，针对的是一般大众。This issue has aroused much resentment among the masses.这个问题在民众中间引起了强烈的不满。...appealing to the middle class and business as well as the masses.符合中产阶级、商务人士和普通百姓的需要7[N-SING	单数名词](民众中的)大部分，大多数 The mass of people are most of the people in a country, society, or group.   [the N of n]The 1939-45 world war involved the mass of the population...1939至1945年间的世界大战使大多数民众卷入其中。Schools allowed the mass of children to leave school at 16 with poor qualifications.学校允许大部分考试成绩差的学生16岁时毕业离校。8[N-COUNT	可数名词]（人）一大群，一大堆 A mass of people is a large crowd of them.   [N of n]...masses of excited people clogged the streets.情绪激动的人群挤满了街道。...a mass of grinning teenage faces.一张张少年的笑脸9[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词](使)聚集；(使)集中；(使)集结 When people or things mass, or when you mass them, they gather together into a large crowd or group.   [V]  [V n]Shortly after the workers went on strike, police began to mass at the shipyard...工人们罢工后不久，警察就开始在船厂集结。The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind...云卷云舒随风起。The General was massing his troops for a counterattack.将军正在集结部队准备反攻。10[N-SING	单数名词]充满；布满 If you say that something is a mass of things, you mean that it is covered with them or full of them.   [N of n]His body was a mass of sores...他遍体鳞伤。In the spring, the meadow is a mass of daffodils.春天，草地上开满了黄水仙。11[N-VAR	可变名词](物理学中的)质量 In physics, the mass of an object is the amount of physical matter that it has.   [TECHNICAL 术语]Astronomers know that Pluto and Triton have nearly the same size, mass, and density.天文学家知道冥王星与海卫一拥有几乎相同的体积、质量与密度。12[N-VAR	可变名词]弥撒(尤指天主教或东正教的圣餐仪式，以此纪念耶稣基督的最后的晚餐) Mass is a Christian church ceremony, especially in a Roman Catholic or Orthodox church, during which people eat bread and drink wine in order to remember the last meal of Jesus Christ. She attended a convent school and went to Mass each day.她上的是教会学校，每天都去做弥撒。13[N-COUNT	可数名词]弥撒曲 A Mass is a piece of music which uses the prayers from the Christian ceremony of Mass as the words that are sung. 14See also:massed；critical mass；land mass；   mass1 nounmass2 adjectivemass3 verbmassmass1 /mæs/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1large amount a)[countable] a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular shape:  The food had congealed into a sticky mass.mass of a high mass of rock b)[countable usually singular] a large amount or quantity of somethingmass of a huge mass of data c)masses of something British English informal a large amount of something, or a lot of people or things:  Masses of books covered every surface in the room.2crowd [singular] a large crowdmass of There was a mass of people around the club entrance. The road was blocked by a solid mass of protesters.► see thesaurus at group3the masses all the ordinary people in society who do not have power or influence:  The trains provided cheap travel for the masses.4the mass of people/the population/workers etc most of the people in a group or society  SYN  the majority:  The war is strongly supported by the mass of the population.5church ceremony (also Mass) a)[countable, uncountable] the main ceremony in some Christian churches, especially the Roman Catholic Church, which celebrates the last meal that Jesus Christ ate:  What time do you go to mass?morning/evening/midnight etc Mass Will I see you at morning Mass?say/celebrate Mass (=perform this ceremony as a priest) →High Mass b)[countable] a piece of music written to be performed at the ceremony of mass:  Mozart’s Mass in C minor6science [uncountable] technical the amount of material in something:  The Sun makes up 99.9% of the mass of our solar system. →critical massmass1 nounmass2 adjectivemass3 verbmassmass2 ●●○ W3 adjective [only before noun]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations  involving or intended for a very large number of people:  a mass protest weapons of mass destruction the problem of mass unemploymentmass marketing/entertainment etc a mass marketing campaign Email has made mass mailings possible at the touch of a button.mass1 nounmass2 adjectivemass3 verbmassmass3 verb [intransitive, transitive]  Verb Table Examples Collocations  to come together, or to make people or things come together, in a large group  SYN  gathermass (something) behind/along/in etc something Western reports say that troops have been massing in the region since December. grey clouds massing behind the mountains Both countries have massed troops along the border.

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         NAmE                mæs                /                              noun                ,                  adjective                ,                  verb                            mass      masses      massed      massing                            noun        ★                    1      ★              [countable        ]                    mass(of sth)                    a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form          团；块；堆                            ◆        a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain        从山上滚下来的一堆积雪和石块                    ◆        The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance.        远远地看去，那座山是黑魆魆一片。                    ◆        The sky was full of dark masses of clouds.        天空中乌云密布。                    2      ★              [countable            ,       usually singular        ]                    massof sth                    a large amount or quantity of sth          大量；许多                            ◆        a mass of blonde hair        一头金发                    ◆        I began sifting through the mass of evidence.        我开始认真筛选大量的证据。                    3      ★              [singular        ]                    massof sth                    a large number of people or things grouped together, often in a confused way          （常指混乱的）一群，一堆                            ◆        I struggled through the mass of people to the exit.        我在人群里挤来挤去，挤到了出口处。                    ◆        The page was covered with a mass of figures.        纸上写满了密密麻麻的数字。                    4      ★      masses              [plural        ]                    mass(of sth)                    (          informal)                a large number or amount of sth          大量的东西                            SYN                              lots                                      ◆        There were masses of people in the shops yesterday.        昨天商店里人如潮涌。                    ◆        I've got masses of work to do.        我有一大堆的工作要做。                    ◆        Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses!        别再给我了，我已经吃了很多了！                    5      the masses              [plural        ]                    the ordinary people in society who are not leaders or who are considered to be not very well educated          群众；平民百姓                            ◆        government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses        政府试图压制群众不满情绪的做法                    ◆        a TV programme that brings science to the masses        普及科学知识的电视节目                    6      the mass of sth              [singular        ]                    the most; the majority          大多数；多数                            ◆        The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents.        大多数教师和家长并不赞成这些改革。                    7              [uncountable        ]                    (          technical            术语          )                the quantity of material that sth contains          质量                            ◆        calculating the mass of a planet        计算一个行星的质量                              HELP                 Weightis used in non-technical language for this meaning.        非技术性语言用 weight 表示此义。                    ☞see also                                    biomass                              ,                                    critical mass                              ,                                    land mass                                      IDIOM              be a ˈmass of                              to be full of or covered with sth              充满；布满                                            ◆            The rose bushes are a mass of flowers in June.            六月的玫瑰园花团锦簇。                                ◆            Her arm was a mass of bruises.            她的胳膊上伤痕累累。                                                    adjective        ★                    [only before noun      ]              affecting or involving a large number of people or things        大批的；数量极多的；广泛的                    ◆              mass unemployment/production            大批失业；批量生产              ◆      weapons of mass destruction      大规模杀伤性武器              ◆      Their latest product is aimed at the        mass market.            他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。              ☞see also                                    mass-market                                                    verb                    [intransitive        ,     transitive      ]              to come together in large numbers; to gather people or things together in large numbers        集结；聚集              (+ adv./prep.)          ◆      Demonstrators had massed outside the embassy.      示威者聚集在大使馆的外面。              ◆      Dark clouds massed on the horizon.      天边乌云密布。              masssb/sth              ◆      The general massed his troops for a final attack.      将军把军队都集中起来准备发动最后的进攻。                                ▶                massed                  /                              ;            NAmE                                        /                          adjective                                      ◆          the            massed ranksof his political opponents                    他的大批政敌                                mass              /        mæs                ;          NAmE                mæs                /                    massed              /                        ;          NAmE                                /                        Mass              /        mæs                ;          NAmE                mæs                /                              noun                            1              (        sometimesmass        )                    [uncountable            ,       countable        ]                    (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a ceremony held in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his          disciples          （尤指罗马天主教的）弥撒                            ◆        to          go to Mass                参加弥撒                    ◆        a priest          celebrating/saying Mass                主持弥撒的神父                    ☞see also                                            eucharist                                      ,                                            communion                                                  2              [countable        ]                    a piece of music that is written for the prayers, etc. of this ceremony          弥撒曲                            ◆        Bach's Mass in B minor        巴赫的 B 小调弥撒曲                    Mass      Masses                  Mass              /        mæs                ;          NAmE                mæs                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	mass ★★★★☆ /mæ̱s/ 1 [N-SING 单数名词](聚成一体的)一团，一堆，一块 A mass of things is a large number of them grouped together. [N of n] On his desk is a mass of books and papers. 他的书桌上有大堆的书籍和文件。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]大堆；许多；大量 A mass of something is a large amount of it. [N of n] She had a mass of auburn hair. 她有一头浓密的棕发。 3 [QUANT 数量词]大量；许多；一大堆 Masses of something means a great deal of it. [QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n] [INFORMAL 非正式] There's masses of work for her to do... 她有一大堆的工作要做。 It has masses of flowers each year. 它每年都开许多花。 4 [ADJ 形容词]一大群的；大批的 Mass is used to describe something which involves or affects a very large number of people. [ADJ n] ...ideas on combating mass unemployment... 对付大量失业的点子 All the lights went off, and mass hysteria broke out. 所有的灯都熄灭了，大家都变得歇斯底里起来。 ...weapons of mass destruction. 大规模杀伤性武器 ...the harm caused by mass tourism. 大众旅游造成的危害 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指无固定形状的)块，堆，团 A mass of a solid substance, a liquid, or a gas is an amount of it, especially a large amount which has no definite shape. [oft N of n] ...before it cools and sets into a solid mass... 在它冷却成为固态之前 The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble. 这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。 ...the strong temperature difference between the two masses of air. 两个气团之间强烈的温差 6 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（与领导或受过高等教育的人相对的）普通老百姓，民众，平民大众 If you talk about the masses, you mean the ordinary people in society, in contrast to the leaders or the highly educated people. [the N] His music is commercial. It is aimed at the masses... 他的音乐走商业化路线，针对的是一般大众。 This issue has aroused much resentment among the masses. 这个问题在民众中间引起了强烈的不满。 ...appealing to the middle class and business as well as the masses. 符合中产阶级、商务人士和普通百姓的需要 7 [N-SING 单数名词](民众中的)大部分，大多数 The mass of people are most of the people in a country, society, or group. [the N of n] The 1939-45 world war involved the mass of the population... 1939至1945年间的世界大战使大多数民众卷入其中。 Schools allowed the mass of children to leave school at 16 with poor qualifications. 学校允许大部分考试成绩差的学生16岁时毕业离校。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（人）一大群，一大堆 A mass of people is a large crowd of them. [N of n] ...masses of excited people clogged the streets. 情绪激动的人群挤满了街道。 ...a mass of grinning teenage faces. 一张张少年的笑脸 9 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)聚集；(使)集中；(使)集结 When people or things mass, or when you mass them, they gather together into a large crowd or group. [V] [V n] Shortly after the workers went on strike, police began to mass at the shipyard... 工人们罢工后不久，警察就开始在船厂集结。 The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind... 云卷云舒随风起。 The General was massing his troops for a counterattack. 将军正在集结部队准备反攻。 10 [N-SING 单数名词]充满；布满 If you say that something is a mass of things, you mean that it is covered with them or full of them. [N of n] His body was a mass of sores... 他遍体鳞伤。 In the spring, the meadow is a mass of daffodils. 春天，草地上开满了黄水仙。 11 [N-VAR 可变名词](物理学中的)质量 In physics, the mass of an object is the amount of physical matter that it has. [TECHNICAL 术语] Astronomers know that Pluto and Triton have nearly the same size, mass, and density. 天文学家知道冥王星与海卫一拥有几乎相同的体积、质量与密度。 12 [N-VAR 可变名词]弥撒(尤指天主教或东正教的圣餐仪式，以此纪念耶稣基督的最后的晚餐) Mass is a Christian church ceremony, especially in a Roman Catholic or Orthodox church, during which people eat bread and drink wine in order to remember the last meal of Jesus Christ. She attended a convent school and went to Mass each day. 她上的是教会学校，每天都去做弥撒。 13 [N-COUNT 可数名词]弥撒曲 A Mass is a piece of music which uses the prayers from the Christian ceremony of Mass as the words that are sung. 14 See also:massed ；critical mass ；land mass ；
Oxford	mass ★ / mæs ; NAmE mæs / noun , adjective , verb mass masses massed massing noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] mass(of sth) a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form 团；块；堆 ◆ a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain 从山上滚下来的一堆积雪和石块 ◆ The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance. 远远地看去，那座山是黑魆魆一片。 ◆ The sky was full of dark masses of clouds. 天空中乌云密布。 2 ★ [countable , usually singular ] massof sth a large amount or quantity of sth 大量；许多 ◆ a mass of blonde hair 一头金发 ◆ I began sifting through the mass of evidence. 我开始认真筛选大量的证据。 3 ★ [singular ] massof sth a large number of people or things grouped together, often in a confused way （常指混乱的）一群，一堆 ◆ I struggled through the mass of people to the exit. 我在人群里挤来挤去，挤到了出口处。 ◆ The page was covered with a mass of figures. 纸上写满了密密麻麻的数字。 4 ★ masses [plural ] mass(of sth) ( informal) a large number or amount of sth 大量的东西 SYN lots ◆ There were masses of people in the shops yesterday. 昨天商店里人如潮涌。 ◆ I've got masses of work to do. 我有一大堆的工作要做。 ◆ Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses! 别再给我了，我已经吃了很多了！ 5 the masses [plural ] the ordinary people in society who are not leaders or who are considered to be not very well educated 群众；平民百姓 ◆ government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses 政府试图压制群众不满情绪的做法 ◆ a TV programme that brings science to the masses 普及科学知识的电视节目 6 the mass of sth [singular ] the most; the majority 大多数；多数 ◆ The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents. 大多数教师和家长并不赞成这些改革。 7 [uncountable ] ( technical 术语 ) the quantity of material that sth contains 质量 ◆ calculating the mass of a planet 计算一个行星的质量 HELP Weightis used in non-technical language for this meaning. 非技术性语言用 weight 表示此义。 ☞see also biomass , critical mass , land mass IDIOM be a ˈmass of to be full of or covered with sth 充满；布满 ◆ The rose bushes are a mass of flowers in June. 六月的玫瑰园花团锦簇。 ◆ Her arm was a mass of bruises. 她的胳膊上伤痕累累。 adjective ★ [only before noun ] affecting or involving a large number of people or things 大批的；数量极多的；广泛的 ◆ mass unemployment/production 大批失业；批量生产 ◆ weapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器 ◆ Their latest product is aimed at the mass market. 他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。 ☞see also mass-market verb [intransitive , transitive ] to come together in large numbers; to gather people or things together in large numbers 集结；聚集 (+ adv./prep.) ◆ Demonstrators had massed outside the embassy. 示威者聚集在大使馆的外面。 ◆ Dark clouds massed on the horizon. 天边乌云密布。 masssb/sth ◆ The general massed his troops for a final attack. 将军把军队都集中起来准备发动最后的进攻。 ▶ massed / ; NAmE / adjective ◆ the massed ranksof his political opponents 他的大批政敌 mass / mæs ; NAmE mæs / massed / ; NAmE / Mass / mæs ; NAmE mæs / noun 1 ( sometimesmass ) [uncountable , countable ] (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a ceremony held in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples （尤指罗马天主教的）弥撒 ◆ to go to Mass 参加弥撒 ◆ a priest celebrating/saying Mass 主持弥撒的神父 ☞see also eucharist , communion 2 [countable ] a piece of music that is written for the prayers, etc. of this ceremony 弥撒曲 ◆ Bach's Mass in B minor 巴赫的 B 小调弥撒曲 Mass Masses Mass / mæs ; NAmE mæs /
LDC	mass1 noun mass2 adjective mass3 verb massmass1 /mæs/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1large amount a)[countable] a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular shape: The food had congealed into a sticky mass.mass of a high mass of rock b)[countable usually singular] a large amount or quantity of somethingmass of a huge mass of data c)masses of something British English informal a large amount of something, or a lot of people or things: Masses of books covered every surface in the room.2crowd [singular] a large crowdmass of There was a mass of people around the club entrance. The road was blocked by a solid mass of protesters.► see thesaurus at group 3the masses all the ordinary people in society who do not have power or influence: The trains provided cheap travel for the masses.4the mass of people/the population/workers etc most of the people in a group or society SYN the majority: The war is strongly supported by the mass of the population.5church ceremony (also Mass) a)[countable, uncountable] the main ceremony in some Christian churches, especially the Roman Catholic Church, which celebrates the last meal that Jesus Christ ate: What time do you go to mass?morning/evening/midnight etc Mass Will I see you at morning Mass?say/celebrate Mass (=perform this ceremony as a priest) → High Mass b)[countable] a piece of music written to be performed at the ceremony of mass: Mozart’s Mass in C minor6science [uncountable] technical the amount of material in something: The Sun makes up 99.9% of the mass of our solar system. → critical mass mass1 noun mass2 adjective mass3 verb massmass2 ●●○ W3 adjective [only before noun] Examples Thesaurus Collocations involving or intended for a very large number of people: a mass protest weapons of mass destruction the problem of mass unemploymentmass marketing/entertainment etc a mass marketing campaign Email has made mass mailings possible at the touch of a button. mass1 noun mass2 adjective mass3 verb massmass3 verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table Examples Collocations to come together, or to make people or things come together, in a large group SYN gathermass (something) behind/along/in etc something Western reports say that troops have been massing in the region since December. grey clouds massing behind the mountains Both countries have massed troops along the border.
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Mass Large People Amount N Mæs Massed Things