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much much ★★★★★/mʌ̱tʃ/1[ADV-GRADED	副词](表示行动、感情或变化的强烈程度，通常和 so，too，very 一起用于否定句中)很多，非常 You use much to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change. Much is usually used with 'so', 'too', and 'very', and in negative clauses with this meaning.   [ADV after v]She laughs too much...她笑得太多了。Thank you very much...非常感谢。My hairstyle hasn't changed much since I was five.从5岁起，我的发型就一直没怎么变。2[ADV-GRADED	副词]经常；常常 If something does not happen much, it does not happen very often.   [oft with brd-neg]He said that his father never talked much about the war...他说他父亲从来不多谈那场战争。Gwen had not seen her Daddy all that much, because mostly he worked on the ships...格温一直不常见到她父亲，因为他大部分时间在船上工作。Do you get back East much?你经常回东部吗？3[ADV-GRADED	副词](置于比较级或 too 前，表示强调)太，很 You use much in front of 'too' or comparative adjectives and adverbs in order to emphasize that there is a large amount of a particular quality.   [ADV compar]  [emphasis]The skin is much too delicate...皮肤太娇嫩了。You'd be so much happier if you could see yourself the way I see you...如果你能像我看你那样看待自己，你会快乐得多。He had written to The Times and then, much more unacceptably, allowed himself to be interviewed on television.他已写信给《泰晤士报》了，更让人受不了的是居然后来还同意接受电视台采访。4[ADV	副词]很大程度上 If one thing is much the same as another thing, it is very similar to it.   [ADV as/like cl]The day ended much as it began...这一天的开始和结束几乎是一样的。Sheep's milk is produced in much the same way as goat's milk.绵羊奶和山羊奶的生产过程差不多。5[DET	限定词]许多；大量 You use much to indicate that you are referring to a large amount of a substance or thing.   [DET n-uncount]  [how PRON]  [QUANT of def-n-uncount/def-sing-n]They are grown on the hillsides in full sun, without much water...它们被种植在阳光充足、土壤水分不多的山坡上。Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia...日本一直不愿意向俄罗斯提供太多的援助。The Home Office acknowledges that much crime goes unreported...内政部承认很多犯罪活动没有举报。Furniture is so bulky, it takes so much room.家具体积太大，占了太多空间。Much is also a pronoun....eating too much and drinking too much...大吃大喝There was so much to talk about.要说的太多。Much is also a  quantifier.Much of the time we do not notice that we are solving problems...很多时候我们没意识到自己正在解决问题。She does much of her work abroad...她的工作大部分要在国外做。Her father had been a merchant seaman, absent for much of her childhood.她爸爸曾是商船船员，在她童年的大部分时光里都不在她身边。6[ADV-GRADED	副词](用于回答关于数量的提问)不多/不太多/太多 You use much in expressions such as not much ,not very much, and too much when replying to questions about amounts.   [ADV as reply]'Can you hear it where you live?' He shook his head. 'Not much.'...“你住的地方听得到吗？”他摇摇头说：“很少听到。”'Do you care very much about what other people think?' — 'Too much.'“你对别人的看法很在意吗？”——“太在意了。”7[QUANT	数量词]常常；多次 If you do not see much of someone, you do not see them very often.   [with brd-neg]I don't see much of Tony nowadays...我现在见托尼的次数不多。We won't be seeing much of each other for a while.我们会有一段时间不常见面。8[DET	限定词]多少(用于对数量的询问或说明) You use much in the expression how much to ask questions about amounts or degrees, and also in reported clauses and statements to give information about the amount or degree of something.   [how DET]  [how ADV]How much money can I afford?...我能出得起多少钱？See just how much fat and cholesterol you're eating...看看你究竟摄入了多少脂肪和胆固醇。I'm always very aware of how much work there is still to be done...我一直很清楚还要做多少工作。Krock told this story to McCauley and asked him how much truth there was in it.克罗克把这件事告诉了麦考利，并问他此事有几分真实性。Much is also an adverb.She knows how much this upsets me but she persists in doing it...她知道这样会让我有多苦恼，但她坚持这样做。How much cooler will it get?天气会凉爽多少呢？Much is also a pronoun.How much do you earn?...你挣多少钱？Greg made a vague gesture to indicate how much.格雷格做了一个含糊的手势表示有多少。9[DET	限定词](用于比较数量)同样多 You use much in the expression as much when you are comparing amounts.   [as DET n]I shall try, with as much patience as is possible, to explain yet again...我会尽可能耐心地试着再解释一遍。Their aim will be to produce as much milk as possible...他们的目标是尽可能提高牛奶产量。With an 18-watt fluorescent bulb you get as much light but use 75% less electricity.用18瓦的荧光灯灯泡有同样的亮度，而用电量却减少75％。Usage Note :You should use much if you want to talk about things that cannot be counted. ...too much water. You only use many to talk about things that can be counted. They owned many cars用 much 修饰不可数名词：too much water（太多水）；用 many 修饰可数名词：They owned many cars（他们有许多小汽车）。10[PHR-CONJ-SUBORD	]虽然；尽管 You use much as to introduce a fact which makes something else you have just said or will say rather surprising. Much as they hope to go home tomorrow, they're resigned to staying on until the end of the year.虽然他们希望明天就回家，但还是准备耐心地继续呆到年底。11[PHRASE	短语]我想/ 我猜也是这样 You use as much in expressions such as 'I thought as much' and 'I guessed as much' after you have just been told something and you want to say that you already believed or expected it to be true.   [v PHR]You're waiting for a woman — I thought as much.你在等一位女士——我也这么想的。12[PHRASE	短语](置于数量前)多达 You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large.   [PHR amount]  [emphasis]The organisers hope to raise as much as £6m for charity.组织者希望能募集到高达600万英镑的善款。13[PHRASE	短语]更不用说；更何况 You use much less after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.   [PHR cl/group]They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in...他们的饮用水一直短缺，更别提洗澡水了。But we must not think of Chekhov as a leftist, much less a revolutionary.但是我们绝不应把契科夫看成是个左派人物，他更不是革命者。14[PHRASE	短语]没什么；不重要 You say nothing much to refer to something that is not very interesting or important. 'What was stolen?' — 'Oh, nothing much.'...“什么被偷了？”——“噢，不是什么重要的东西。”Nothing much interesting seemed to be happening.看来不会发生什么有趣的事。15[PHRASE	短语]不太好的；称不上…的 If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality.   [PHR n]It hasn't been much of a holiday...这简直不像是假日。It's not much of a career, you may think.你可能想这根本算不上是一份职业。16[PHRASE	短语]就讲这么多；到此为止 So much for is used to indicate that you have finished talking about a subject.   [PHR n]  [SPOKEN 口语]Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?好吧，关于生产商就讲这么多，那关于消费者呢？17[PHRASE	短语]不过如此；没有益处 If you say so much for a particular thing, you mean that it has not been successful or helpful.   [PHR n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He has spent 19 million pounds, lost three cup finals and been relegated. So much for money.他已花了1,900万英镑，输掉了三场杯赛决赛，球队也降级了。钱也不是万能的。18[PHRASE	短语]与其说是…不如说是… If you say that something is not so much one thing as another, you mean that it is more like the second thing than the first.   [with brd-neg]I don't really think of her as a daughter so much as a very good friend...与其说我把她当作女儿，不如说把她当作好朋友。She told me she was not so much leaving her job as it was leaving her.她告诉我，与其说是她辞了工作，不如说是工作辞了她。19[PHRASE	短语]甚至；竟然 If you say that someone did not do so much as perform a particular action, you are emphasizing that they did not even do that, when you were expecting them to do more.   [with brd-neg]  [emphasis]I didn't so much as catch sight of him all day long...我一整天都没见他人影。Laura had not reproached him, never so much as mentioned it...劳拉没责备他，甚至提都没提那件事。She auctioned off the car without so much as taking a ride in it.她甚至都没怎么开过那辆车，就把它拍卖了。20[PHRASE	短语]太…以至于… You use so much so to indicate that your previous statement is true to a very great extent, and therefore it has the result mentioned.   [PHR that]He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.他非常崇尚自由，不自由，毋宁死。21[PHRASE	短语]非…力所能及的；非…应付得了的 If a situation or action is too much for you, it is so difficult, tiring, or upsetting that you cannot cope with it.   [v-link PHR]His inability to stay at one job for long had finally proved too much for her.他没有哪份工作能干长，这一点最终让她难以忍受。22[PHRASE	短语]非常；确实 You use very much to emphasize that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality, or that the description you are about to give is particularly accurate.   [oft PHR n]  [emphasis]...a man very much in charge of himself...自制力很强的人Yorkshire is still very much a farming community with good meat, good dairy produce and eggs...约克郡在很大程度上仍以农业为主，出产优质肉类、奶制品和蛋类。Something was very much the matter.确实出问题了。23  a bit much→see: bit； not up to much→see: up；  much1 adverbmuch2 determiner, pronounmuchmuch1 /mʌtʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1by a great amountmuch better/greater/easier etc Henry’s room is much bigger than mine. These shoes are much more comfortable. I’m feeling very much better, thank you.much too big/old etc He was driving much too fast.much the best/most interesting etc British English It’s much the best way to do it.USAGE: Much• The adverb much is mainly used before comparative adjectives or adjectives with 'too': · He’s much older than she is.· The soup was much too salty.• It is not usually used before other adjectives, but much can be used before different, especially in negatives and questions: · It's not much different from when I was young.2a)used to ask or talk about the degree of a differencehow much older/smaller etc She kept weighing herself to see how much heavier she was getting. b)used to ask or talk about how big an additional amount of something ishow much more/longer/further How much longer do we have to wait? How much further is it? c)used to emphasize the difference you are mentioninghow much better/nicer/easier etc I was surprised to see how much better she was looking. How much better life would be if we returned to the values of the past!3used to talk about a strong feeling or something that is done oftenhow/however much You know how much I care about you. I think you have to accept the pain, however much it hurts. He talks too much. We’re looking forward to your visit so much. Thank you very much!much loved/admired/discussed etc The money will buy much needed books for the school.4not ... much a)only a little or hardly at all:  ‘Did you enjoy it?’ ‘No, not much.’ She isn’t much younger than me. Tony hasn’t changed much in the last ten years. b)used to say that something does not often happen:  We don’t go to the theatre much anymore. Kids don’t play outside as much as they used to. →little3(2)5much like something/much as (also much the same (as something)) used to say that something is very similar to something else:  The house was very much as I’d remembered it. The taste is much like butter. Plants are classified in much the same way as animals.6much to somebody’s surprise/embarrassment etc formal used to say that someone feels very surprised, embarrassed etc when something happens:  Much to my relief, the conversation turned to another topic.7much less used to say that a greater thing is even less true, likely, or possible than the thing you have just mentioned:  The shelves were lined with books which neither Hugo nor Sally would ever open, much less read.8much as although:  Much as I like Bob, I wouldn’t want to live with him.9not so much ... as ... used to say that one description of someone or something is less suitable or correct than another:  She was not so much nervous as impatient for the journey to be over. → so much the betterat better3(2)much1 adverbmuch2 determiner, pronounmuchmuch2 ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun  Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a large amount of something:  I don’t have much money with me. Was there much traffic? He didn’t say much about his trip. Do you get much chance to travel in your job? After much consideration we have finally arrived at a decision.much of Much of the city was destroyed in the attack.(far/rather/a little) too much There was too much work for one person. It would cost far too much to have the thing repaired. It was such a small thing to have caused so much trouble.2how much used to ask or talk about the amount or cost of something:  How much is that dress? How much flour should I use in the sauce? I know how much hard work goes into looking after a baby.3as much an amount that is equal and not lessas much (...) as I hope you have as much fun as I did. Just do as much as you can.4as much as 10/100 etc used to emphasize how surprisingly large an amount is:  Some machines cost as much as £20,000.5used in negative expressions to say that something is not important, interesting, good etcnot/nothing much ‘What are you doing?’ ‘Oh, not much, really.’ There’s nothing much we can do to help. I don’t think much of that idea  (=I do not think it is good). The car may not be much to look at (=it does not look good) but it’s very reliable. It’s the best book he’s written, but that’s not saying much (=none of his books is very good).6not be much of a something to not be a good example of something or not be very good at something:  I’m not much of a dancer, I’m afraid. It wasn’t really much of a storm.7be too much for somebody to be too difficult for someone to do or bear:  The effort of climbing the stairs had been too much for the old man. The shock had been too much for her – she never recovered.8not be up to much British English spoken to be fairly bad:  The restaurant’s very grand but the food isn’t up to much.9there is not much in it informal used to say that there is little difference between two things or amounts:  ‘Isn’t the woollen carpet more expensive?’ ‘A little, perhaps, but there’s not much in it.’10think/say etc as much to think or say the thing that has just been mentioned:  Carson strongly disapproved of the plan and said as much at the meeting. ‘Max was lying all the time.’ ‘ I thought as much.’11it was as much as somebody could do to do something used to say that someone only succeeded in doing something with great difficulty:  He looked so stupid, it was as much as I could do to stop myself from laughing.12not/without so much as something used when you are surprised or annoyed that someone did not do something:  They left without so much as saying goodbye. He’d received not so much as a thank you from Tiffany.13so much for something used to say that a particular action, idea, statement etc was not useful or did not produce the result that was hoped for:  He’s late again. So much for good intentions.14I’ll say this/that much for somebody/something used when saying one good thing about someone or something when they are being criticized a lot:  Well, he does admit it when he’s wrong, I’ll say that much for him.15as much again an additional amount that is equal:  The car only cost me £1,500 but it cost as much again to get it insured.16be a bit much/be too much British English spoken used to say that someone’s behaviour is unacceptable or impolite:  It’s a bit much expecting you to pay for it all.17make much of somebody/something formal to treat a person or thing as though you think they are very important or special:  The press made much of the discovery. They’ve always made much of their nephews and nieces.GRAMMAR• Much  is mainly used in questions and negative sentences, or after too or so: · Was there much snow?· There’s not much time left.· You’ve used too much soap.• Much sounds very formal in positive statements. It is usually better to say a lot of: · There was a lot of food left. ✗Don’t say:  There was much food left.• You use much before uncountable nouns: · I don’t have much money.• You use many before plural nouns: · There are too many advertisements on TV. ✗Don’t say:  There are too much advertisements on TV.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8Ee1fuDd388C2Hn72SwkIpTEChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3iJ33Xc7Y5+g80M6b3FH+BQh3hZa6RSVOpH3s67mn/sMhERtqc2TqTGMM6ucv+QAiS10ek1UqhxvOV8nAV1/ldJlobVO7oCOxejj/K3vm4dsoPhh2p7yzO3MEk/H/7hszTF/TKGBmEXYY43ztPhKG4l5LlUEqKvwGOiI/KwaY8xII=             much              ★                    /        mʌtʃ                ;          NAmE                mʌtʃ                /                              determiner                ,                  pronoun                ,                  adverb                                          determiner        ,        pronoun        ★                                  used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative sentences to mean ‘a large amount of sth’, or after ‘how’ to ask about the amount of sth. It is also used with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.        （与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句；或与 how 连用以询问数量；也可与 as、so 和 too 连用）许多，大量                    ◆      I don't have much money with me.      我没带多少钱。              ◆      ‘Got any money?’ ‘        Not much.’            “有钱吗？”“不太多。”              ◆              How muchwater do you need?            你要多少水？              ◆              How much is it        (= What does it cost)?            这东西多少钱？              ◆      Take        as muchtime        asyou like.            你想花多少时间就花多少时间。              ◆      There was        so muchtraffic        thatwe were an hour late.            路上交通很拥堵，我们因此迟到了一个小时。              ◆      I've got far        too much todo.            我要做的事情太多了。              ◆      (        formal)            I lay awake for much of the night.      我大半夜都没睡。              ◆      (        formal)            There was much discussion about the reasons for the failure.      就失败的原因进行了大量的讨论。              IDIOMS              as ˈmuch                              the same              一样；同等                                            ◆            Please help me get this job—you know I would do as much for you.            请帮我弄到这份工作，你知道我也会为你的事同样尽力。                                ◆            ‘Roger stole the money.’ ‘I              thought as much.’                        “那钱是罗杰偷的。”“果然不出我所料。”                                      as much as sb can do                              used to say that sth is difficult to do              （表示难以做到）                                            ◆            No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.            谢谢，别给我甜食了。我吃完这道主菜就不错了。                                      not much ˈin it                              used to say that there is little difference between two things              没什么区别；差别不大                                            ◆            I won, but there wasn't much in it              (= our scores were nearly the same).                        我赢了，但比分相差不大。                                      ˈnot much of a…                              not a good…              不是很好；不怎么样                                            ◆            He's not much of a tennis player.            他算不上网球好手。                                      ˈthis much                              used to introduce sth positive or definite              （引出正面的或肯定的话）                                            ◆            I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished.            我要为他说句公道话，他从不半途而废。                                                    adverb        ★                    (              more        ,        most            )              to a great degree        非常；十分；很                    ◆      Thank you        very muchfor the flowers.            非常感谢你的这些花。              ◆      I would very much like to see you again.      我很想再见到你。              ◆      He isn't in the office much        (= often).            他不怎么待在办公室。              ◆      You worry        too much.            你过于担心了。              ◆      My new job is        much the same asthe old one.            我的新工作和原来的差不多。              ◆              Much toher surprise he came back the next day.            让她非常吃惊的是他第二天就回来了。              ◆      She's much better today.      她今天好多了。              ◆      The other one was        much tooexpensive.            另一个太贵了。              ◆      Nikolai's English was        much the worst.            尼柯莱的英语糟糕透了。              ◆      We are        very much awareof the lack of food supplies.            我们完全了解食物供应的缺乏。              ◆      I'm        not much good attennis.            我不太擅长打网球。              ◆      He was much loved by all who knew him.      认识他的人都很喜欢他。              ◆      an appeal to raise much-needed cash      筹集急需资金的呼吁              IDIOM              ˈmuch as                              although              尽管；虽然                                            ◆            Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home.            尽管我想留下来，但我确实必须回家。                                      ☞more at                                    less                                   adv.                        GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明                                      much / a lot of / lots of                      ■                          Muchis used only with uncountable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences.                              *much 只与不可数名词连用，主要用于疑问句和否定句中：                                                    ◆              Do you have much free time?              你空闲时间多吗？                                                  ◆                              How muchexperience have you had?                            你经验如何？                                                  ◆              I don’t have much free time.              我没有多少空闲时间。                                            ■            In statements              a lot ofor              lots of(              informal) is much more common.              在陈述句中 a lot of 或 lots of （非正式）常用得多：                                      ◆              ‘How much (money) does she earn?              “她挣多少（钱）？”                                                  ◆              She earns a lot of money.              她挣很多钱。                        You can also use              plenty (of).These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences.              亦可用 plenty (of)。以上短语亦可用于疑问句和否定句中。                                            ■                          A lot of/lots ofis still felt to be informal, especially in              BrE,so in formal writing it is better to use              much,              a great deal ofor              a large amount of.                              *a lot of/lots of 仍被视为非正式，尤其在英式英语中，因此在正式的书面语中宜用 much、a great deal of 或 a large amount of。                                                          ■                          Very muchand              a lotcan be used as adverbs.                              *very much 和 a lot 可作副词：                                                    ◆              I miss my family very much.              我很想念我的家人。                                                  ◆              I miss very much my family.                                                  ◆              I miss my family a lot.              我很想念我的家人。                                                  ◆              Thanks a lot.              多谢。                        In negative sentences you can use              much.              在否定句中可用 much：                                      ◆              I didn’t enjoy the film (very) much.              我不大喜欢这部影片。                                            ➱ note at              many                                                      much              /        mʌtʃ                ;          NAmE                mʌtʃ                /             much[mʌtʃ]CET4CET6TEM4考研d1462653848258448199539474795232702r2971365053562225816288392337322855c336051442523381939DET1647505265ADV2904817178CONJ299734724Spoken:107766270许多(34%)，非常(25%)，很(17%)，许多的(17%)，几乎(7%)adv.非常，很adj.大量的n.许多，大量pron.许多，大量n.(Much)人名；(德)穆赫；(英)马奇

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Collins	much ★★★★★ /mʌ̱tʃ/ 1 [ADV-GRADED 副词](表示行动、感情或变化的强烈程度，通常和 so，too，very 一起用于否定句中)很多，非常 You use much to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change. Much is usually used with 'so', 'too', and 'very', and in negative clauses with this meaning. [ADV after v] She laughs too much... 她笑得太多了。 Thank you very much... 非常感谢。 My hairstyle hasn't changed much since I was five. 从5岁起，我的发型就一直没怎么变。 2 [ADV-GRADED 副词]经常；常常 If something does not happen much, it does not happen very often. [oft with brd-neg] He said that his father never talked much about the war... 他说他父亲从来不多谈那场战争。 Gwen had not seen her Daddy all that much, because mostly he worked on the ships... 格温一直不常见到她父亲，因为他大部分时间在船上工作。 Do you get back East much? 你经常回东部吗？ 3 [ADV-GRADED 副词](置于比较级或 too 前，表示强调)太，很 You use much in front of 'too' or comparative adjectives and adverbs in order to emphasize that there is a large amount of a particular quality. [ADV compar] [emphasis] The skin is much too delicate... 皮肤太娇嫩了。 You'd be so much happier if you could see yourself the way I see you... 如果你能像我看你那样看待自己，你会快乐得多。 He had written to The Times and then, much more unacceptably, allowed himself to be interviewed on television. 他已写信给《泰晤士报》了，更让人受不了的是居然后来还同意接受电视台采访。 4 [ADV 副词]很大程度上 If one thing is much the same as another thing, it is very similar to it. [ADV as/like cl] The day ended much as it began... 这一天的开始和结束几乎是一样的。 Sheep's milk is produced in much the same way as goat's milk. 绵羊奶和山羊奶的生产过程差不多。 5 [DET 限定词]许多；大量 You use much to indicate that you are referring to a large amount of a substance or thing. [DET n-uncount] [how PRON] [QUANT of def-n-uncount/def-sing-n] They are grown on the hillsides in full sun, without much water... 它们被种植在阳光充足、土壤水分不多的山坡上。 Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia... 日本一直不愿意向俄罗斯提供太多的援助。 The Home Office acknowledges that much crime goes unreported... 内政部承认很多犯罪活动没有举报。 Furniture is so bulky, it takes so much room. 家具体积太大，占了太多空间。 Much is also a pronoun. ...eating too much and drinking too much... 大吃大喝 There was so much to talk about. 要说的太多。 Much is also a quantifier. Much of the time we do not notice that we are solving problems... 很多时候我们没意识到自己正在解决问题。 She does much of her work abroad... 她的工作大部分要在国外做。 Her father had been a merchant seaman, absent for much of her childhood. 她爸爸曾是商船船员，在她童年的大部分时光里都不在她身边。 6 [ADV-GRADED 副词](用于回答关于数量的提问)不多/不太多/太多 You use much in expressions such as not much ,not very much, and too much when replying to questions about amounts. [ADV as reply] 'Can you hear it where you live?' He shook his head. 'Not much.'... “你住的地方听得到吗？”他摇摇头说：“很少听到。” 'Do you care very much about what other people think?' — 'Too much.' “你对别人的看法很在意吗？”——“太在意了。” 7 [QUANT 数量词]常常；多次 If you do not see much of someone, you do not see them very often. [with brd-neg] I don't see much of Tony nowadays... 我现在见托尼的次数不多。 We won't be seeing much of each other for a while. 我们会有一段时间不常见面。 8 [DET 限定词]多少(用于对数量的询问或说明) You use much in the expression how much to ask questions about amounts or degrees, and also in reported clauses and statements to give information about the amount or degree of something. [how DET] [how ADV] How much money can I afford?... 我能出得起多少钱？ See just how much fat and cholesterol you're eating... 看看你究竟摄入了多少脂肪和胆固醇。 I'm always very aware of how much work there is still to be done... 我一直很清楚还要做多少工作。 Krock told this story to McCauley and asked him how much truth there was in it. 克罗克把这件事告诉了麦考利，并问他此事有几分真实性。 Much is also an adverb. She knows how much this upsets me but she persists in doing it... 她知道这样会让我有多苦恼，但她坚持这样做。 How much cooler will it get? 天气会凉爽多少呢？ Much is also a pronoun. How much do you earn?... 你挣多少钱？ Greg made a vague gesture to indicate how much. 格雷格做了一个含糊的手势表示有多少。 9 [DET 限定词](用于比较数量)同样多 You use much in the expression as much when you are comparing amounts. [as DET n] I shall try, with as much patience as is possible, to explain yet again... 我会尽可能耐心地试着再解释一遍。 Their aim will be to produce as much milk as possible... 他们的目标是尽可能提高牛奶产量。 With an 18-watt fluorescent bulb you get as much light but use 75% less electricity. 用18瓦的荧光灯灯泡有同样的亮度，而用电量却减少75％。 Usage Note : You should use much if you want to talk about things that cannot be counted. ...too much water. You only use many to talk about things that can be counted. They owned many cars 用 much 修饰不可数名词：too much water（太多水）；用 many 修饰可数名词：They owned many cars（他们有许多小汽车）。 10 [PHR-CONJ-SUBORD ]虽然；尽管 You use much as to introduce a fact which makes something else you have just said or will say rather surprising. Much as they hope to go home tomorrow, they're resigned to staying on until the end of the year. 虽然他们希望明天就回家，但还是准备耐心地继续呆到年底。 11 [PHRASE 短语]我想/ 我猜也是这样 You use as much in expressions such as 'I thought as much' and 'I guessed as much' after you have just been told something and you want to say that you already believed or expected it to be true. [v PHR] You're waiting for a woman — I thought as much. 你在等一位女士——我也这么想的。 12 [PHRASE 短语](置于数量前)多达 You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large. [PHR amount] [emphasis] The organisers hope to raise as much as £6m for charity. 组织者希望能募集到高达600万英镑的善款。 13 [PHRASE 短语]更不用说；更何况 You use much less after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next. [PHR cl/group] They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in... 他们的饮用水一直短缺，更别提洗澡水了。 But we must not think of Chekhov as a leftist, much less a revolutionary. 但是我们绝不应把契科夫看成是个左派人物，他更不是革命者。 14 [PHRASE 短语]没什么；不重要 You say nothing much to refer to something that is not very interesting or important. 'What was stolen?' — 'Oh, nothing much.'... “什么被偷了？”——“噢，不是什么重要的东西。” Nothing much interesting seemed to be happening. 看来不会发生什么有趣的事。 15 [PHRASE 短语]不太好的；称不上…的 If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality. [PHR n] It hasn't been much of a holiday... 这简直不像是假日。 It's not much of a career, you may think. 你可能想这根本算不上是一份职业。 16 [PHRASE 短语]就讲这么多；到此为止 So much for is used to indicate that you have finished talking about a subject. [PHR n] [SPOKEN 口语] Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers? 好吧，关于生产商就讲这么多，那关于消费者呢？ 17 [PHRASE 短语]不过如此；没有益处 If you say so much for a particular thing, you mean that it has not been successful or helpful. [PHR n] [INFORMAL 非正式] He has spent 19 million pounds, lost three cup finals and been relegated. So much for money. 他已花了1,900万英镑，输掉了三场杯赛决赛，球队也降级了。钱也不是万能的。 18 [PHRASE 短语]与其说是…不如说是… If you say that something is not so much one thing as another, you mean that it is more like the second thing than the first. [with brd-neg] I don't really think of her as a daughter so much as a very good friend... 与其说我把她当作女儿，不如说把她当作好朋友。 She told me she was not so much leaving her job as it was leaving her. 她告诉我，与其说是她辞了工作，不如说是工作辞了她。 19 [PHRASE 短语]甚至；竟然 If you say that someone did not do so much as perform a particular action, you are emphasizing that they did not even do that, when you were expecting them to do more. [with brd-neg] [emphasis] I didn't so much as catch sight of him all day long... 我一整天都没见他人影。 Laura had not reproached him, never so much as mentioned it... 劳拉没责备他，甚至提都没提那件事。 She auctioned off the car without so much as taking a ride in it. 她甚至都没怎么开过那辆车，就把它拍卖了。 20 [PHRASE 短语]太…以至于… You use so much so to indicate that your previous statement is true to a very great extent, and therefore it has the result mentioned. [PHR that] He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it. 他非常崇尚自由，不自由，毋宁死。 21 [PHRASE 短语]非…力所能及的；非…应付得了的 If a situation or action is too much for you, it is so difficult, tiring, or upsetting that you cannot cope with it. [v-link PHR] His inability to stay at one job for long had finally proved too much for her. 他没有哪份工作能干长，这一点最终让她难以忍受。 22 [PHRASE 短语]非常；确实 You use very much to emphasize that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality, or that the description you are about to give is particularly accurate. [oft PHR n] [emphasis] ...a man very much in charge of himself... 自制力很强的人 Yorkshire is still very much a farming community with good meat, good dairy produce and eggs... 约克郡在很大程度上仍以农业为主，出产优质肉类、奶制品和蛋类。 Something was very much the matter. 确实出问题了。 23 a bit much→see: bit ； not up to much→see: up ；
Oxford	much ★ / mʌtʃ ; NAmE mʌtʃ / determiner , pronoun , adverb determiner , pronoun ★ used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative sentences to mean ‘a large amount of sth’, or after ‘how’ to ask about the amount of sth. It is also used with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’. （与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句；或与 how 连用以询问数量；也可与 as、so 和 too 连用）许多，大量 ◆ I don't have much money with me. 我没带多少钱。 ◆ ‘Got any money?’ ‘ Not much.’ “有钱吗？”“不太多。” ◆ How muchwater do you need? 你要多少水？ ◆ How much is it (= What does it cost)? 这东西多少钱？ ◆ Take as muchtime asyou like. 你想花多少时间就花多少时间。 ◆ There was so muchtraffic thatwe were an hour late. 路上交通很拥堵，我们因此迟到了一个小时。 ◆ I've got far too much todo. 我要做的事情太多了。 ◆ ( formal) I lay awake for much of the night. 我大半夜都没睡。 ◆ ( formal) There was much discussion about the reasons for the failure. 就失败的原因进行了大量的讨论。 IDIOMS as ˈmuch the same 一样；同等 ◆ Please help me get this job—you know I would do as much for you. 请帮我弄到这份工作，你知道我也会为你的事同样尽力。 ◆ ‘Roger stole the money.’ ‘I thought as much.’ “那钱是罗杰偷的。”“果然不出我所料。” as much as sb can do used to say that sth is difficult to do （表示难以做到） ◆ No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course. 谢谢，别给我甜食了。我吃完这道主菜就不错了。 not much ˈin it used to say that there is little difference between two things 没什么区别；差别不大 ◆ I won, but there wasn't much in it (= our scores were nearly the same). 我赢了，但比分相差不大。 ˈnot much of a… not a good… 不是很好；不怎么样 ◆ He's not much of a tennis player. 他算不上网球好手。 ˈthis much used to introduce sth positive or definite （引出正面的或肯定的话） ◆ I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. 我要为他说句公道话，他从不半途而废。 adverb ★ ( more , most ) to a great degree 非常；十分；很 ◆ Thank you very muchfor the flowers. 非常感谢你的这些花。 ◆ I would very much like to see you again. 我很想再见到你。 ◆ He isn't in the office much (= often). 他不怎么待在办公室。 ◆ You worry too much. 你过于担心了。 ◆ My new job is much the same asthe old one. 我的新工作和原来的差不多。 ◆ Much toher surprise he came back the next day. 让她非常吃惊的是他第二天就回来了。 ◆ She's much better today. 她今天好多了。 ◆ The other one was much tooexpensive. 另一个太贵了。 ◆ Nikolai's English was much the worst. 尼柯莱的英语糟糕透了。 ◆ We are very much awareof the lack of food supplies. 我们完全了解食物供应的缺乏。 ◆ I'm not much good attennis. 我不太擅长打网球。 ◆ He was much loved by all who knew him. 认识他的人都很喜欢他。 ◆ an appeal to raise much-needed cash 筹集急需资金的呼吁 IDIOM ˈmuch as although 尽管；虽然 ◆ Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home. 尽管我想留下来，但我确实必须回家。 ☞more at less adv. GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 much / a lot of / lots of ■ Muchis used only with uncountable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences. much 只与不可数名词连用，主要用于疑问句和否定句中： ◆ Do you have much free time? 你空闲时间多吗？ ◆ How muchexperience have you had? 你经验如何？ ◆ I don’t have much free time. 我没有多少空闲时间。 ■ In statements a lot ofor lots of( informal) is much more common. 在陈述句中 a lot of 或 lots of （非正式）常用得多： ◆ ‘How much (money) does she earn? “她挣多少（钱）？” ◆ She earns a lot of money. 她挣很多钱。 You can also use plenty (of).These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences. 亦可用 plenty (of)。以上短语亦可用于疑问句和否定句中。 ■ A lot of/lots ofis still felt to be informal, especially in BrE,so in formal writing it is better to use much, a great deal ofor a large amount of. a lot of/lots of 仍被视为非正式，尤其在英式英语中，因此在正式的书面语中宜用 much、a great deal of 或 a large amount of。 ■ Very muchand a lotcan be used as adverbs. *very much 和 a lot 可作副词： ◆ I miss my family very much. 我很想念我的家人。 ◆ I miss very much my family. ◆ I miss my family a lot. 我很想念我的家人。 ◆ Thanks a lot. 多谢。 In negative sentences you can use much. 在否定句中可用 much： ◆ I didn’t enjoy the film (very) much. 我不大喜欢这部影片。 ➱ note at many much / mʌtʃ ; NAmE mʌtʃ /
LDC	much1 adverb much2 determiner, pronoun muchmuch1 /mʌtʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1by a great amountmuch better/greater/easier etc Henry’s room is much bigger than mine. These shoes are much more comfortable. I’m feeling very much better, thank you.much too big/old etc He was driving much too fast.much the best/most interesting etc British English It’s much the best way to do it.USAGE: Much• The adverb much is mainly used before comparative adjectives or adjectives with 'too': · He’s much older than she is.· The soup was much too salty.• It is not usually used before other adjectives, but much can be used before different, especially in negatives and questions: · It's not much different from when I was young.2a)used to ask or talk about the degree of a differencehow much older/smaller etc She kept weighing herself to see how much heavier she was getting. b)used to ask or talk about how big an additional amount of something ishow much more/longer/further How much longer do we have to wait? How much further is it? c)used to emphasize the difference you are mentioninghow much better/nicer/easier etc I was surprised to see how much better she was looking. How much better life would be if we returned to the values of the past!3used to talk about a strong feeling or something that is done oftenhow/however much You know how much I care about you. I think you have to accept the pain, however much it hurts. He talks too much. We’re looking forward to your visit so much. Thank you very much!much loved/admired/discussed etc The money will buy much needed books for the school.4not ... much a)only a little or hardly at all: ‘Did you enjoy it?’ ‘No, not much.’ She isn’t much younger than me. Tony hasn’t changed much in the last ten years. b)used to say that something does not often happen: We don’t go to the theatre much anymore. Kids don’t play outside as much as they used to. → little3(2) 5much like something/much as (also much the same (as something)) used to say that something is very similar to something else: The house was very much as I’d remembered it. The taste is much like butter. Plants are classified in much the same way as animals.6much to somebody’s surprise/embarrassment etc formal used to say that someone feels very surprised, embarrassed etc when something happens: Much to my relief, the conversation turned to another topic.7much less used to say that a greater thing is even less true, likely, or possible than the thing you have just mentioned: The shelves were lined with books which neither Hugo nor Sally would ever open, much less read.8much as although: Much as I like Bob, I wouldn’t want to live with him.9not so much ... as ... used to say that one description of someone or something is less suitable or correct than another: She was not so much nervous as impatient for the journey to be over. → so much the better at better3(2) much1 adverb much2 determiner, pronoun muchmuch2 ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a large amount of something: I don’t have much money with me. Was there much traffic? He didn’t say much about his trip. Do you get much chance to travel in your job? After much consideration we have finally arrived at a decision.much of Much of the city was destroyed in the attack.(far/rather/a little) too much There was too much work for one person. It would cost far too much to have the thing repaired. It was such a small thing to have caused so much trouble.2how much used to ask or talk about the amount or cost of something: How much is that dress? How much flour should I use in the sauce? I know how much hard work goes into looking after a baby.3as much an amount that is equal and not lessas much (...) as I hope you have as much fun as I did. Just do as much as you can.4as much as 10/100 etc used to emphasize how surprisingly large an amount is: Some machines cost as much as £20,000.5used in negative expressions to say that something is not important, interesting, good etcnot/nothing much ‘What are you doing?’ ‘Oh, not much, really.’ There’s nothing much we can do to help. I don’t think much of that idea (=I do not think it is good). The car may not be much to look at (=it does not look good) but it’s very reliable. It’s the best book he’s written, but that’s not saying much (=none of his books is very good).6not be much of a something to not be a good example of something or not be very good at something: I’m not much of a dancer, I’m afraid. It wasn’t really much of a storm.7be too much for somebody to be too difficult for someone to do or bear: The effort of climbing the stairs had been too much for the old man. The shock had been too much for her – she never recovered.8not be up to much British English spoken to be fairly bad: The restaurant’s very grand but the food isn’t up to much.9there is not much in it informal used to say that there is little difference between two things or amounts: ‘Isn’t the woollen carpet more expensive?’ ‘A little, perhaps, but there’s not much in it.’10think/say etc as much to think or say the thing that has just been mentioned: Carson strongly disapproved of the plan and said as much at the meeting. ‘Max was lying all the time.’ ‘ I thought as much.’11it was as much as somebody could do to do something used to say that someone only succeeded in doing something with great difficulty: He looked so stupid, it was as much as I could do to stop myself from laughing.12not/without so much as something used when you are surprised or annoyed that someone did not do something: They left without so much as saying goodbye. He’d received not so much as a thank you from Tiffany.13so much for something used to say that a particular action, idea, statement etc was not useful or did not produce the result that was hoped for: He’s late again. So much for good intentions.14I’ll say this/that much for somebody/something used when saying one good thing about someone or something when they are being criticized a lot: Well, he does admit it when he’s wrong, I’ll say that much for him.15as much again an additional amount that is equal: The car only cost me £1,500 but it cost as much again to get it insured.16be a bit much/be too much British English spoken used to say that someone’s behaviour is unacceptable or impolite: It’s a bit much expecting you to pay for it all.17make much of somebody/something formal to treat a person or thing as though you think they are very important or special: The press made much of the discovery. They’ve always made much of their nephews and nieces.GRAMMAR• Much is mainly used in questions and negative sentences, or after too or so: · Was there much snow?· There’s not much time left.· You’ve used too much soap.• Much sounds very formal in positive statements. It is usually better to say a lot of: · There was a lot of food left. ✗Don’t say: There was much food left.• You use much before uncountable nouns: · I don’t have much money.• You use many before plural nouns: · There are too many advertisements on TV. ✗Don’t say: There are too much advertisements on TV.
WDF	much [mʌtʃ] CET4CET6TEM4考研 d146 265384 82584 48199 53947 47952 32702 r297 136505 35622 25816 28839 23373 22855 c33605 144 25 23 38 19 39 DET164 7505265 ADV290 4817178 CONJ29973 4724 Spoken: 107766270 许多(34%)，非常(25%)，很(17%)，许多的(17%)，几乎(7%) adv.非常，很 adj.大量的 n.许多，大量 pron.许多，大量 n.(Much)人名；(德)穆赫；(英)马奇

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