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Multitude People Large Number Sins Things Hides ˈmʌltɪtjuːd

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/mʌ̱ltɪtjuːd, AM -tuːd/
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[QUANT 数量词]许多;大量;大批;大群 A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them.
  [QUANT of pl-n]
  [PHR after v]
  • There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along...

    有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。

  • Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.

    毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。

  • If you say that something covers or hides a multitude of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something.种种错误(或问题);真相
    • 'Strong, centralized government' is a term that can cover a multitude of sins.

      “强大的中央集权政府”是一个能掩饰种种问题的措词。

  • 2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]一大群人;人群 You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude .
      [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • ...surrounded by a noisy multitude.

    被喧闹的人群围着

  • ...the multitudes that throng around the Pope.

    围在主教周围的人群

  • 3
    [N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]民众;大众;群众 You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the multitudes .
      [the N]
  • The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude...

    向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。

  • It is our task to convince the multitudes that we are pursuing a lawful hobby in a lawful way.

    我们的任务是要让民众相信,我们是在用合法的方式来从事一种合法的爱好。


  • Oxford
    multi·tude / ˈmʌltɪtjuːd ; NAmE ˈmʌltɪtuːd / noun ( formal) 1 [countable ] multitude(of sth/sb) an extremely large number of things or people 众多;大量 a multitude of possibilities 众多的可能性 a multitude of birds 一大群鸟 These elements can be combined in a multitude of different ways. 这些因素可以通过无数不同的方式进行组合。 The region attracts tourists in their multitudes. 这个地区吸引大批游人。 2 the multitude [singular + singular or plural verb ] ( alsothe multi·tudes [plural ] ) ( sometimes disapproving) the mass of ordinary people 群众;大批百姓;民众 It was an elite that believed its task was to enlighten the multitude. 精英阶层会认为自己的职责是启迪群众。 to feed the starving multitudes 使饥饿的群众有饭吃 3 [countable ] ( literary) a large crowd of people 人群 SYN
    throng
    He preached to the assembled multitude. 他向聚集在那里的民众布道。
    IDIOM cover/hide a multitude of sins ( often humorous) to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant 掩藏实情;掩盖真相 multitude multitudes
    multi·tude / ˈmʌltɪtjuːd ; NAmE ˈmʌltɪtuːd /
    LDC
    multitudemul‧ti‧tude /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ ●○○ noun
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    1a multitude of somebody/something formal or literary a very large number of people or things:  I had never seen such a multitude of stars before. a multitude of possible interpretations2the multitude(s) ordinary people, especially when they are thought of as not being very well educated:  Political power has been placed in the hands of the multitude.3[countable] literary or biblical a large crowd of people:  Clamoring multitudes demanded a view of the pope.4cover/hide a multitude of sins to make faults or problems seem less clear or noticeable – used humorously:  Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins (=the carpet is dirty, but the pattern hides it).
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