[QUANT 数量词]许多;大量 If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
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...a great deal of money...
大量的钱
I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
我能够为你节省许多时间。
Deal is also an adverb.
Their lives became a good deal more comfortable...
他们的生活变得舒适多了。
He depended a great deal on his wife for support.
他在很大程度上依赖妻子的支持。
Deal is also a pronoun.
Although he had never met Geoffrey Hardcastle, he knew a good deal about him.
尽管从没有见过杰弗里·哈德卡斯尔,但他对他知之甚多。
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[QUANT 数量词]许多;很多 A deal of something is a lot of it.
[QUANT of n-uncount]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
He had a deal of work to do.
他有许多工作要做。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]协议;(尤指)交易,生意 If you make a deal ,do a deal, or cut a deal, you complete an agreement or an arrangement with someone, especially in business.
[BUSINESS 商]
Japan will have to do a deal with America on rice imports...
日本将不得不与美国就大米的进口达成一笔交易。
The two sides tried and failed to come to a deal...
双方都努力了,但还是没能达成协议。
He was involved in shady business deals...
他参与了一些见不得人的商业交易。
You're not going to get out of here unless we make a deal.
除非我们达成协议,否则你就别想从这儿出去。
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[VERB 动词]经营;买卖 If a person, company, or shop deals in a particular type of goods, their business involves buying or selling those goods.
[V in n]
[BUSINESS 商]
They deal in antiques...
他们做古董买卖。
...the rights of our citizens to hold and to deal in foreign currency.
我们的公民持有和买卖外汇的权利
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[VERB 动词]贩卖(毒品) If someone deals illegal drugs, they sell them.
[V n]
I certainly don't deal drugs.
我当然不贩毒。
dealing
...his involvement in drug dealing and illegal money laundering.
他参与了贩毒和洗黑钱活动
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]坏运气;不公平的对待 If someone has had a bad deal, they have been unfortunate or have been treated unfairly.
[adj N]
The people of Liverpool have had a bad deal for many, many years.
利物浦人多年来一直没有得到公正的待遇。
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[VERB 动词](在纸牌游戏中)发(牌) If you deal playing cards, you give them out to the players in a game of cards.
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[V P n (not pron)]
The croupier dealt each player a card, face down...
赌台管理员给每位玩家正面朝下发了一张牌。
He once dealt cards in an illegal gambling joint.
他曾经在一个非法赌博点负责发牌。
Deal out means the same as deal .deal out 同 deal
Dalton dealt out five cards to each player.
多尔顿给每个玩家发了 5 张牌。
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[PHRASE 短语]沉重打击;对…造成伤害(或损失) If an event deals a blow to something or someone, it causes them great difficulties or makes failure more likely.
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[JOURNALISM 新闻]
The summer drought has dealt a heavy blow to the government's economic record...
夏季的干旱已经对政府的经济业绩造成了沉重打击。
The French were dealt another blow yesterday when Serge Viars withdrew from the squad.
昨天塞尔日·维亚尔退出该队令法国人又遭遇了一记重击。
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dealdealsdealtdealingverb★(dealt,dealt/delt; NAmEdelt/)cards 纸牌游戏1[intransitive , transitive ]to give cards to each player in a game of cards 发牌◆Whose turn is it to deal?该谁发牌了?deal(sth) (out) (to sb) ◆Start by dealing out ten cards to each player.首先给每家发十张牌。dealsb sth ◆He dealt me two aces.他给我发了两张 A 牌。drugs 毒品2[intransitive , transitive ]deal(sth) to buy and sell illegal drugs 非法买卖毒品;贩毒◆You can often see people dealing openly on the streets.经常可以看到一些人在大街上公然买卖毒品。IDIOMdeal sb/sth a ˈblow | deal a ˈblow to sb/sth( formal) 1to be very shocking or harmful to sb/sth 令…震惊;给…以打击;使…受到伤害◆Her sudden death dealt a blow to the whole country.她突然逝世,举国上下为之震惊。2to hit sb/sth 给…一击;打击☞more at
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v.PHRASAL VERBSˈdeal in sth1★to buy and sell a particular product 经营,买卖(某一产品)SYN
trade in
◆The company deals in computer software.这个公司经营计算机软件。2to accept sth as a basis for your decisions, attitudes or actions 作为…的依据加以接受◆We don't deal in rumours or guesswork.我们不听信谣言,也不胡乱猜测。ˌdeal sb ˈin( informal) ( especially NAmE) to include sb in an activity 将某人算在里边;让某人参与◆That sounds great. Deal me in!这听起来太棒了。算我一个!ˌdeal sth↔ˈout1to share sth out among a group of people 分发;分配SYN
distribute
◆The profits were dealt out among the investors.利润分给了投资者。2to say what punishment sb should have 给予(判决、处罚)◆Many judges deal out harsher sentences to men than to women.许多法官对男性比对女性的判决更严厉。★ˈdeal with sbto take appropriate action in a particular situation or according to who you are talking to, managing, etc. 对付;应付;对待SYN
handle
◆She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job.她已习惯于和工作中遇到的各种各样的人打交道。★ˈdeal with sb/sthto do business with a person, a company or an organization 与…做生意ˈdeal with sth1★to solve a problem, perform a task, etc. 解决;处理;应付◆to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints处理各种询问╱问题╱投诉◆Have you dealt with these letters yet?这些信件你处理了吗?◆He's good at dealing with pressure.他善于应付压力。2★to be about sth 涉及;论及;关于◆Her poems often deal with the subject of death.她的诗经常涉及死亡这一主题。☞language bank at
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noun★a lot 很多1★[singular ]a good/great ~much; a lot 大量;很多◆They spent a great deal of money.他们花了大量的钱。◆It took a great deal of time.这费了很多时间。◆I'm feeling a good deal better.我感觉好多了。◆We see them a great deal (= often).我们经常见到他们。business agreement 商业协议2★[countable ]an agreement, especially in business, on particular conditions for buying or doing sth 协议;(尤指)交易◆to make/sign/conclude/close a deal(with sb) (与某人)达成一笔交易◆( informal) Did you cut a deal(= make one)?你们交易做成了吗?◆We did a dealwith the management on overtime. 我们与资方在加班问题上达成了一项协议。◆They were hoping for a better pay deal.他们希望达成一项提高工资的协议。◆A deal was struckafter lengthy negotiations. 经过漫长的谈判终于达成了协议。◆The deal fell through(= no agreement was reached).交易没有谈成。◆I got a good dealon the car (= bought it cheaply).我这辆小汽车买得很便宜。◆It's a deal!(= I agree to your terms)就这么办吧!◆Listen. This is the deal(= this is what we have agreed and are going to do).听着,下面是我们达成的协议。☞collocationsat
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n. (3 )treatment 待遇3[countable , usually singular ]the way that sb/sth is treated 待遇◆If elected, the party has promised a new deal(= better and fairer treatment)for teachers. 该党承诺如果当选将给教师更好的待遇。◆They knew they'd been given a raw/rough deal(= been treated unfairly).他们知道自己受到了不公正待遇。◆We tried to ensure that everyone got a fair deal.我们曾尽力保证每个人都受到公平待遇。◆It was a square dealfor everyone. 这对任何人来说都是公平合理的。in card games 纸牌游戏4[countable , usually singular ]the action of giving out cards to the players 发牌◆It's your deal.该你发牌了。wood 木材5[uncountable ]( especially BrE) the soft pale wood of firor pinetrees, especially when it is cut into boards for making things 冷杉木;松木板◆a deal table松木桌子IDIOMwhat's the ˈdeal?( informal) what is happening in the present situation? 出了什么事;怎么啦◆What's the deal? Do you want to go out or not?怎么啦?你想不想出去?☞more at
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1agreement [countable] an agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics, that helps both sides involved: They made a deal to sell the land to a property developer.deal with rumors that the company had done a deal with Microsoft to market its productsdeal between Twelve US soldiers were released after a deal between the army and the guerillas.2a great/good deal a large quantity of somethingSYN a lotdeal of It took a great deal of time and effort. His work has been attracting a great deal of attention.a great/good deal more/less etc (=a lot more, less etc) He knew a good deal more than I did. She’s married to a man a good deal older than herself.GRAMMAR: Comparisona great/good deal of• You use a great deal of or a good deal of with uncountable nouns: · a great deal of money· a good deal of work• A great/good deal of is not used with nouns in the plural. ✗Don’t say: a great deal of peoplea lot of• You can use a lot of with nouns in the plural or uncountable nouns: · a lot of people· a lot of trouble3treatment [countable usually singular] treatment of a particular type that is given or receiveda better/fairer etc deal a better deal for nurses The prime minister promised farmers a new deal (=a new and fairer system).a rough/raw deal (=unfair treatment) Women tend to get a raw deal from employers.4it’s a deal spoken used to say that you agree to do something: OK, it’s a deal.5what's the deal? American English spoken used when you want to know about a problem or something strange that is happening: So what's the deal? Why is he so mad?6cards [singular] when you give out cards to players in a card game → dealer: It’s your deal, Alison.7wood [uncountable] British Englishfir or pine wood used for making things: a deal table8a deal of something old-fashioned a large amount of something →
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COLLOCATIONSverbsdo a deal· The two companies have recently done a major deal.make a deal informal· Why don't we make a deal to stay out of each other's way?reach/strike a deal (=agree a deal after a lot of discussions)· The US and North Korea reached a deal about North Korea's nuclear development program.sign a deal· The singer has signed a $20 million deal with an American TV network.negotiate a deal (=agree a deal by discussing over a long period)· We have negotiated a special deal with one of the world’s leading car hire companies.close/conclude a deal formal (=agree a deal formally)· A deal between the two companies has now been concluded.clinch a deal (=finally agree on a deal, especially one that is good for you)· The salesman was eager to clinch the deal.cut a deal informal (=agree a deal, especially when it is difficult or you have to accept some things you would rather not accept)· In the end, they had to cut a deal with the Communists.have a deal informal (=have made or agreed on a deal)· Do we have a deal?get a good deal (=buy something at a good price)· He thought he had got a good deal.back out of/pull out of a deal (=decide not to make a deal after discussing one)· Twenty-five jobs were lost after their partner pulled out of the deal.a deal goes through/ahead (=it happens as arranged)· It’s 99% certain that the deal will go through.a deal falls through (=does not happen as arranged)· The cost was simply too high, so the deal fell through.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + deala good deal (=a good price, offer, or arrangement)· You can buy two for £10, which sounds like a good deal.a business deal· He lost a fortune in an unwise business deal.a pay deal (=one that involves an agreement about how much people will be paid)· They are currently negotiating a new pay deal.a peace deal (=an agreement to end fighting between countries)· Hopes of a peace deal are fading.a financial/political etc deal· After weeks of negotiation the prospect of a political deal seemed increasingly unlikely.an arms/weapons deal (=one which involves selling weapons)· A number of recent arms deals have embarrassed the government.a record deal (=one between a singer or band and a recording company)· It’s hard for a band to get a record deal.a one-year/two-year etc deal (=one that will be fixed for one year, two years etc)· The five-year deal is estimated to be worth $17.2 million.a shady deal (=dishonest or illegal)· Some senior members of the party were involved in shady deals and bribery.phrasespart of the deal· I got free accommodation as part of the deal.the terms of a deal (=the details or conditions in it)· The hotel group refused to release the financial terms of the deal.a done deal informal (=something that has been completely agreed)· The takeover has been described as a done deal.
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1[intransitive, transitive] (also deal something ↔ out) to give playing cards to each of the players in a game: Whose turn is it to deal?2[intransitive] informal to buy and sell illegal drugs: Many users end up dealing to support their habit.3deal a blow (to somebody/something) to cause harm to someone or something – used in news reportsdeal a heavy/severe/serious etc blow The sanctions have dealt a severe blow to the local tourism industry. This will deal a blow to consumer confidence.deal in phrasal verb1deal in something to buy and sell a particular type of product → dealerdeal in shares/securities etc investors dealing in stocks and sharesdeal in drugs/stolen goods etc He then began dealing in heroin.deal in antiques/second-hand books etc2deal in something to be interested or involved in something: As a scientist, I do not deal in speculation.3deal somebody in to include someone in a game of cardsdeal out phrasal verb1to give playing cards to each of the players in a game: I began dealing out the cards.2to decide what kind of punishment someone will getdeal with phrasal verb1to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problemSYN handle: a strategy for dealing with disruptive pupils Don’t worry, I’ll deal with this.deal with a problem/issue/matter etc The council has failed to deal with the problem of homelessness in the city.deal effectively/adequately etc with something They should deal properly and fairly with any complaint.2if a book, speech etc deals with a particular subject, it is about that subject: These ideas are dealt with more fully in Chapter Four.3to do business with someone or have a business connection with someone: Most travel agents do not deal directly with these companies.4to succeed in controlling your feelings about an emotional problem so that it does not affect your lifeSYN cope with: How’s he dealing with the whole thing?COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1,2,3&4nounsdeal with a problem· Both countries are having to deal with the problem of violence in urban areas.deal with an issue/matter/question· New laws were introduced to deal with the issue.deal with a situation· For a while I had no idea how to deal with the situation.deal with a crisis· The president has flown home to deal with the crisis.deal with a complaint· Working in the Customer Service Department, you become an expert in dealing with complaints.deal with an enquiry· Our staff will be able to deal with any enquiries.deal with an emergency· All our ambulance drivers are trained to deal with emergencies.deal with a challenge· I chose this job because I like having to deal with new challenges every day.adverbsdeal with something effectively· Most schools don't deal with the problem of bullying very effectively.deal with something successfully· Most of these issues have now been successfully dealt with.deal with something adequately· Our National Health Service does not deal adequately with the question of old age.THESAURUSdeal with something to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem: · We need to deal with problems like pollution and climate change.· I spend most of my day dealing with customer enquiries.handle to deal with a problem or difficult situation by making particular decisions – used especially when talking about how well or badly someone does this: · He handled the situation very well.· Most customers were happy with the way their complaints had been handled.tackle to start to deal with a problem, especially one that is complicated: · We need to tackle the issue of drugs in schools.· The government is introducing new measures to tackle online crime.see to/attend to somebody/something to deal with all the practical details of something that needs to be done or organized. Attend to is more formal than see to: · My son saw to all the funeral arrangements.· I have some business to attend to.take care of something to do the work or make the arrangements that are necessary for something to happen – used especially when you do this for someone else so that they do not have to worry about it: · My secretary takes care of all the paperwork.process if a company or organization processes a letter, form etc, they do the things that are usually done as part of their official system, in order to deal with it: · It will take a minimum of 14 days to process your passport application.· I called their office, and they said that my request was still being processed.