[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。
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[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
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[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。
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multi·tude/ˈmʌltɪtjuːd; NAmEˈmʌltɪtuːd/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。2the 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
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◆He preached to the assembled multitude.他向聚集在那里的民众布道。IDIOMcover/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multitudemultitudesmulti·tude/ˈmʌltɪtjuːd; NAmEˈmʌltɪtuːd/
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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