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lot lot ★★★★★/lɒ̱t/1[QUANT	数量词]许多；很多；大量 A lot of something or lots of it is a large amount of it. A lot of people or things, or lots of them, is a large number of them.   [QUANT of n]A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export...我们有很多土地被用来种植出口作物。I remember a lot of things...我记得很多事情。'You'll find that everybody will try and help their colleague.' — 'Yeah. There's a lot of that.'...“你会发现同事们都会尽力互相帮助。”——“是呀，有很多这样的事。”Lots of pubs like to deck themselves out with flowers in summer...夏日里有许多酒吧喜欢用鲜花来装饰店面。He drank lots of milk...他喝了很多牛奶。A lot of the play is very funny.这出剧有许多地方都非常有趣。Lot is also a pronoun.There's  lots going on at Selfridges this month...塞尔福里奇百货公司这个月有很多活动。I learned a lot from him about how to run a band...我从他那里学到了许多关于经营乐队方面的东西。I know a lot has been said about my sister's  role in my career.我知道关于我姐姐对我事业的影响已经说了很多了。2[ADV	副词]很；非常 A lot means to a great extent or degree.   [ADV after v]Matthew's  out quite a lot doing his research...马修经常外出做研究。I like you, a lot...我很喜欢你。If I went out and accepted a job at a lot less money, I'd jeopardize a good career.我要是出去接下一份报酬低很多的工作，这将危及我的大好前程。3[ADV	副词]常常；往往；长久地 If you do something a lot, you do it often or for a long time.   [ADV after v]They went out a lot, to the Cafe Royal or the The Ivy...他们常常出去玩，一般是到皇家咖啡馆或者常春藤那里。He talks a lot about his own children.他经常谈到自己的孩子。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]（一）组；（一）批；（一）群 You can use lot to refer to a set or group of things or people.   [num N]He bought two lots of 1,000 shares in the company during August and September...他在8月和9月买进了两批这家公司的股票，每次1,000股。We've just sacked one lot of builders.我们刚炒掉一批建筑工人。5[N-SING	单数名词]（特定的）（一）类（人） You can refer to a specific group of people as a particular lot.   [adj N]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot.未来几代人会觉得我们无趣乏味得很。6[N-SING	单数名词]（指刚提到的数量的）全部，整个儿 You can use the lot to refer to the whole of an amount that you have just mentioned.   [the N]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Instead of using the money to pay his rent, he went to a betting shop and lost the lot in half an hour.他没有拿钱去交房租，而是去了投注站，半小时内就把这笔钱全输光了。7[N-SING	单数名词]际遇；境况；命运 Your lot is the kind of life you have or the things that you have or experience.   [usu with poss]She tried to accept her marriage as her lot in life but could not...她想认命接受这段婚姻，但却做不到。Young people are usually less contented with their lot.年轻人往往对自己的际遇不甚满意。8[N-COUNT	可数名词]See also:parking lot；（一小块）土地 A lot is a small area of land that belongs to a person or company.   [AM 美]If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights.如果在你这块地底下发现了石油或金子，你可以把采矿权卖掉。9[N-COUNT	可数名词]一件（或成组的一批）拍卖品 A lot in an auction is one of the objects or groups of objects that are being sold. The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot...破产事务官想要将这些店铺打包整体出售。The two lots have made just over £3 million.这两件拍卖品拍出了300多万英镑的价钱。10[PHRASE	短语]抽签；抓阄 If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen.   [V inflects]Two names were selected by drawing lots...抽签选出了两个名字。For the first time in a World Cup finals, lots had to be drawn to decide who would finish second and third.这是世界杯决赛首次用抽签的方法来决定亚军和季军。11[PHRASE	短语]决心与…共命运；决定与…站在一起 If you throw in your lot with a particular person or group, you decide to work with them and support them from then on, whatever happens.   [V inflects]He has decided to throw in his lot with the far-right groups in parliament.他已决定与议会中的极右团体共进退。 lot1 pronoun, adverblot2 nounlotlot1 /lɒt $ lɑːt/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun, adverb  Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a lot (also lots informal) a large amount or number:  We’ve spent a lot on the children’s education. ‘How many CDs have you got?’ ‘Lots.’lot of They paid a lot of money for that house. I eat a lot of vegetables. There were lots of people at the party.an awful lot (also a whole lot informal) (=a very large amount or number) He spends an awful lot of time on the computer.a lot to do/learn/say etc I still have a lot to learn. It’s a great city, with lots to see and do.GRAMMAR: Comparisona lot of• A lot of is fairly informal and is mainly used in spoken English or informal written English.• You can use a lot of with a plural noun and a plural verb: · A lot of people were hurt.• You can use a lot of with an uncountable noun and a singular verb: · A lot of money was spent on it.lots of• Lots of is more informal than a lot of, but is used in exactly the same way.• You say: · Lots of people were hurt.· Lots of money was spent on it.many, a large amount of• In written English, you usually use many or a large amount of.• You use many with a plural noun and a plural verb: · Many people were hurt.• You use a large amount of with an uncountable noun and a singular verb: · A large amount of money was spent on it.• When talking about years, days, weeks etc, you usually use many instead of a lot of: · The book took many years to write. ✗Don’t say:  The book took a lot of years to write.2a lot (also lots informal) if someone or something is a lot better, faster, easier etc, they are much better, faster etc  SYN  much:  My headache is lots better, thanks. She has a lot more contact with clients these days. You’ll get there a lot quicker if you take the motorway. The house is a lot tidier now Chris has left home.3a lot used to say that something happens to a great degree or often:  Things have changed a lot since I was a child. Paul travels a lot on business. I’ve been worrying a lot about my health. She likes you a lot.4have a lot on your plate informal to have a large number of problems to deal with or a large amount of work to do5have a lot on your mind to have a lot of problems that you are worried about:  ‘You’re quiet today.’ ‘I’ve got a lot on my mind.’6have a lot on British English to be very busy, with a large number of things to do in a short time:  I can’t help you now – I’ve got rather a lot on. → thanks a lotat thanks1(1), → a fat lot of good/useat fat1(5), → have a lot to answer forat answer forlot1 pronoun, adverblot2 nounlotlot2 ●●● S2 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1group of people/things [countable] a group of people or things considered together:  Could you help me carry this lot upstairs?lot of The last lot of people offered £70,000. I did three lots of exams last summer. Come on, you lot, hurry up! His friends are a strange lot.2the lot especially British English the whole of an amount or number of things, people etc:  We’ll do everything – cooking, washing, ironing – the lot. I can’t believe you ate the whole lot. I think that’s the lot  (=everything is included).the lot of you/them/us (=all of you, them, or us) Shut up, the lot of you!3somebody’s situation [singular] your lot is your work, duties, social position etc, especially when they could be better:  She seems happy enough with her lot. The unions have always tried to improve the lot of their members.4land [countable] especially American English an area of land used for building on or for another purpose:  the vacant lot (=empty land) behind the Commercial Hotel a used-car lot →parking lot5film [countable] a building and the land surrounding it where films are made  SYN  studio:  the Universal Studios lot6thing to be sold [countable] something, or a group of things, that is sold at an auction:  Lot 54 is a Victorian lamp.7choosing a)by lot if someone is chosen by lot, several people each take a piece of paper or an object from a container, and the person who is chosen is the one who gets a particular marked paper or object:  In Athens at that time, judges were chosen by lot. b)draw/cast lots to choose something or someone by lot:  We drew lots to decide who should go first.8throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something to join or support someone or something, and accept that what happens to them will affect what happens to you:  In 1915 Italy threw in her lot with the Allies. → bad lotat bad1(21), → a job lotat job(18)

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EVuupkZaKl8kR4az+HJjuTZellARfnzfVBxnUMqCnaUFWXph2Bt+mEE2O8jA79yf+zsl6+w8OdBMoq//QJxtGODGZOybRwAEO4nILCRTX+3WTJnaBsly4rjH3pQy/7MYZDkgOGfDyt9tELWcVRhor0g=             lot              ★                    /        lɒt                ;          NAmE                lɑːt                /                              pronoun                ,                  determiner                ,                  adverb                ,                  noun                            lot      lots      lotted      lotting                            pronoun        ★                                  a lot          (      also              informal            lots      )              lot(to do)              a large number or amount        大量；许多                    ◆      ‘How many do you need?’ ‘A lot.’      “你需要多少？”“很多。”              ◆      Have some more cake. There's lots left.      再吃点蛋糕吧。还剩下好多呢。              ◆      She still has        an awful lot        (= a very large amount)to learn.            她要学的还多着呢。              ◆      He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come.      他邀请了差不多一百人，但很多人都来不了。              ☞notes at                                    many                              ,                                    much                                                    determiner        ★                                  a lot of          (      also              informal            lots of      )              a large number or amount of sb/sth        大量；许多                    ◆      What a lot of presents!      礼品真多啊！              ◆      A lot of people are coming to the meeting.      有很多人要来参加这次会议。              ◆      black coffee with lots of sugar      不加奶多放糖的咖啡              ◆      I saw a lot of her        (= I saw her often)last summer.            去年夏天我经常见到她。              ☞notes at                                    many                              ,                                    much                                                    adverb        ★                            (      informal)              1      ★      a lot              (        also                  informal                lots        )                    used with adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘much’          （与形容词和副词连用）很，非常                            ◆        I'm feeling a lot better today.        我今天感觉好多了。                    ◆        I eat lots less than I used to.        我比以前吃得少多了。                    2      ★      a lot              used with verbs to mean ‘a great amount’          （与动词连用）非常                            ◆        I care a lot about you.        我非常在乎你。                    ◆        Thanks a lot for your help.        非常感谢你的帮助。                    ◆        I play tennis quite a lot          (= often)in the summer.                我夏天常打网球。                    ☞note at                                    much                                                    noun                                  whole amount/number        全数                    1        the lot        ,        the whole lot                  [singular + singular or plural verb          ]                          (            informal)                    the whole number or amount of people or things            全体；全部；整个                                    ◆          He's bought a new PC, colour printer, scanner—the lot.          他买了新的个人电脑、彩色打印机、扫描仪，样样齐备。                          ◆          Get out of my house,            the lot of you!                    你们别待在我家里，通通给我滚出去！                          ◆                      That's the lot!            (= that includes everything)                    全都在这儿了！                          ◆                      That's your lot!            (= that's all you're getting)                    你的那份儿全在那儿了！                            group/set        群；套                    2                  [countable + singular or plural verb          ]                          (            especially BrE)                    a group or set of people or things            （一）组，群，批，套                                    ◆          The first lot of visitors has/have arrived.          首批游客已经到达。                          ◆          I have several lots of essays to mark this weekend.          这周末我有几批文章要批改。                          ◆          (            informal)                    What do            you lotwant?                    你们这帮人想要怎么样？                            items to be sold        待售物品                    3                  [countable          ]                          an item or a number of items to be sold, especially at an            auction            待售商品；（尤指）拍卖品                                    ◆          Lot 46: six chairs          拍卖品 46 号：六把椅子                            area of land        一块地                    4                  [countable          ]                          an area of land used for a particular purpose            （作某种用途的）一块地，场地                                    ◆          a parking lot          停车场                          ◆          a vacant lot            (= one available to be built on or used for sth)                    一块空地                          ◆          (            especially NAmE)                    We're going to build a house on this lot.          我们打算在这块地上建造一座房子。                          ☞synonyms at                                                    land                                                                luck/situation        运气；境况                    5                  [singular          ]                          a person's luck or situation in life            命运；生活状况                                    SYN                                                    destiny                                                              ◆          She was feeling dissatisfied with her lot.          她对自己的生活状况感到不满。                            IDIOMS              all ˈover the lot                  (            NAmE)                    =                          all over the place              at              place                             n.                                                  a bad ˈlot                              (              old-fashioned) (              BrE)                        a person who is dishonest              不诚实的人；骗子                                                  by ˈlot                              using a method of choosing sb to do sth in which each person takes a piece of paper, etc. from a container and the one whose paper has a special mark is chosen              抽签；抓阄                                                  draw/cast ˈlots (for sth/to do sth)                              to choose sb/sth by lot              抽签（选定）；抓阄（决定）                                            ◆            They drew lots for the right to go first.            他们拈阄儿决定谁先走。                                      fall to sb's ˈlot (to do sth)                              (              formal)                        to become sb's task or responsibility              成为某人的任务（或责任）；落到某人肩上                                                  throw in your ˈlot with sb                              to decide to join sb and share their successes and problems              决心与某人共命运                                                  ☞more at                                    best                                   n.                        lot              /        lɒt                ;          NAmE                lɑːt                /             lot[lɒt]lotted, lotting, lotsCET4CET6TEM4考研GREr1188147848696562158824416276364552n238185988948282237826638364245720NOUN2715132570ADV12451239269Spoken:154539950lots[55085]很(47%)，许多(25%)，大量(13%)，抽签(3%)，命运(3%)，非常(2%)，签(2%)，批(2%)，一块地(1%)，拍卖品(1%)，划分(1%)n.份额；许多；命运；阄adv.（与形容词和副词连用）很，非常；（与动词连用）非常pron.大量，许多vt.分组，把…划分（常与out连用）；把（土地）划分成块vi.抽签，拈阄

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Collins	lot ★★★★★ /lɒ̱t/ 1 [QUANT 数量词]许多；很多；大量 A lot of something or lots of it is a large amount of it. A lot of people or things, or lots of them, is a large number of them. [QUANT of n] A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export... 我们有很多土地被用来种植出口作物。 I remember a lot of things... 我记得很多事情。 'You'll find that everybody will try and help their colleague.' — 'Yeah. There's a lot of that.'... “你会发现同事们都会尽力互相帮助。”——“是呀，有很多这样的事。” Lots of pubs like to deck themselves out with flowers in summer... 夏日里有许多酒吧喜欢用鲜花来装饰店面。 He drank lots of milk... 他喝了很多牛奶。 A lot of the play is very funny. 这出剧有许多地方都非常有趣。 Lot is also a pronoun. There's lots going on at Selfridges this month... 塞尔福里奇百货公司这个月有很多活动。 I learned a lot from him about how to run a band... 我从他那里学到了许多关于经营乐队方面的东西。 I know a lot has been said about my sister's role in my career. 我知道关于我姐姐对我事业的影响已经说了很多了。 2 [ADV 副词]很；非常 A lot means to a great extent or degree. [ADV after v] Matthew's out quite a lot doing his research... 马修经常外出做研究。 I like you, a lot... 我很喜欢你。 If I went out and accepted a job at a lot less money, I'd jeopardize a good career. 我要是出去接下一份报酬低很多的工作，这将危及我的大好前程。 3 [ADV 副词]常常；往往；长久地 If you do something a lot, you do it often or for a long time. [ADV after v] They went out a lot, to the Cafe Royal or the The Ivy... 他们常常出去玩，一般是到皇家咖啡馆或者常春藤那里。 He talks a lot about his own children. 他经常谈到自己的孩子。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（一）组；（一）批；（一）群 You can use lot to refer to a set or group of things or people. [num N] He bought two lots of 1,000 shares in the company during August and September... 他在8月和9月买进了两批这家公司的股票，每次1,000股。 We've just sacked one lot of builders. 我们刚炒掉一批建筑工人。 5 [N-SING 单数名词]（特定的）（一）类（人） You can refer to a specific group of people as a particular lot. [adj N] [INFORMAL 非正式] Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot. 未来几代人会觉得我们无趣乏味得很。 6 [N-SING 单数名词]（指刚提到的数量的）全部，整个儿 You can use the lot to refer to the whole of an amount that you have just mentioned. [the N] [INFORMAL 非正式] Instead of using the money to pay his rent, he went to a betting shop and lost the lot in half an hour. 他没有拿钱去交房租，而是去了投注站，半小时内就把这笔钱全输光了。 7 [N-SING 单数名词]际遇；境况；命运 Your lot is the kind of life you have or the things that you have or experience. [usu with poss] She tried to accept her marriage as her lot in life but could not... 她想认命接受这段婚姻，但却做不到。 Young people are usually less contented with their lot. 年轻人往往对自己的际遇不甚满意。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:parking lot ；（一小块）土地 A lot is a small area of land that belongs to a person or company. [AM 美] If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights. 如果在你这块地底下发现了石油或金子，你可以把采矿权卖掉。 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一件（或成组的一批）拍卖品 A lot in an auction is one of the objects or groups of objects that are being sold. The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot... 破产事务官想要将这些店铺打包整体出售。 The two lots have made just over £3 million. 这两件拍卖品拍出了300多万英镑的价钱。 10 [PHRASE 短语]抽签；抓阄 If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen. [V inflects] Two names were selected by drawing lots... 抽签选出了两个名字。 For the first time in a World Cup finals, lots had to be drawn to decide who would finish second and third. 这是世界杯决赛首次用抽签的方法来决定亚军和季军。 11 [PHRASE 短语]决心与…共命运；决定与…站在一起 If you throw in your lot with a particular person or group, you decide to work with them and support them from then on, whatever happens. [V inflects] He has decided to throw in his lot with the far-right groups in parliament. 他已决定与议会中的极右团体共进退。
Oxford	lot ★ / lɒt ; NAmE lɑːt / pronoun , determiner , adverb , noun lot lots lotted lotting pronoun ★ a lot ( also informal lots ) lot(to do) a large number or amount 大量；许多 ◆ ‘How many do you need?’ ‘A lot.’ “你需要多少？”“很多。” ◆ Have some more cake. There's lots left. 再吃点蛋糕吧。还剩下好多呢。 ◆ She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount)to learn. 她要学的还多着呢。 ◆ He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come. 他邀请了差不多一百人，但很多人都来不了。 ☞notes at many , much determiner ★ a lot of ( also informal lots of ) a large number or amount of sb/sth 大量；许多 ◆ What a lot of presents! 礼品真多啊！ ◆ A lot of people are coming to the meeting. 有很多人要来参加这次会议。 ◆ black coffee with lots of sugar 不加奶多放糖的咖啡 ◆ I saw a lot of her (= I saw her often)last summer. 去年夏天我经常见到她。 ☞notes at many , much adverb ★ ( informal) 1 ★ a lot ( also informal lots ) used with adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘much’ （与形容词和副词连用）很，非常 ◆ I'm feeling a lot better today. 我今天感觉好多了。 ◆ I eat lots less than I used to. 我比以前吃得少多了。 2 ★ a lot used with verbs to mean ‘a great amount’ （与动词连用）非常 ◆ I care a lot about you. 我非常在乎你。 ◆ Thanks a lot for your help. 非常感谢你的帮助。 ◆ I play tennis quite a lot (= often)in the summer. 我夏天常打网球。 ☞note at much noun whole amount/number 全数 1 the lot , the whole lot [singular + singular or plural verb ] ( informal) the whole number or amount of people or things 全体；全部；整个 ◆ He's bought a new PC, colour printer, scanner—the lot. 他买了新的个人电脑、彩色打印机、扫描仪，样样齐备。 ◆ Get out of my house, the lot of you! 你们别待在我家里，通通给我滚出去！ ◆ That's the lot! (= that includes everything) 全都在这儿了！ ◆ That's your lot! (= that's all you're getting) 你的那份儿全在那儿了！ group/set 群；套 2 [countable + singular or plural verb ] ( especially BrE) a group or set of people or things （一）组，群，批，套 ◆ The first lot of visitors has/have arrived. 首批游客已经到达。 ◆ I have several lots of essays to mark this weekend. 这周末我有几批文章要批改。 ◆ ( informal) What do you lotwant? 你们这帮人想要怎么样？ items to be sold 待售物品 3 [countable ] an item or a number of items to be sold, especially at an auction 待售商品；（尤指）拍卖品 ◆ Lot 46: six chairs 拍卖品 46 号：六把椅子 area of land 一块地 4 [countable ] an area of land used for a particular purpose （作某种用途的）一块地，场地 ◆ a parking lot 停车场 ◆ a vacant lot (= one available to be built on or used for sth) 一块空地 ◆ ( especially NAmE) We're going to build a house on this lot. 我们打算在这块地上建造一座房子。 ☞synonyms at land luck/situation 运气；境况 5 [singular ] a person's luck or situation in life 命运；生活状况 SYN destiny ◆ She was feeling dissatisfied with her lot. 她对自己的生活状况感到不满。 IDIOMS all ˈover the lot ( NAmE) = all over the place at place n. a bad ˈlot ( old-fashioned) ( BrE) a person who is dishonest 不诚实的人；骗子 by ˈlot using a method of choosing sb to do sth in which each person takes a piece of paper, etc. from a container and the one whose paper has a special mark is chosen 抽签；抓阄 draw/cast ˈlots (for sth/to do sth) to choose sb/sth by lot 抽签（选定）；抓阄（决定） ◆ They drew lots for the right to go first. 他们拈阄儿决定谁先走。 fall to sb's ˈlot (to do sth) ( formal) to become sb's task or responsibility 成为某人的任务（或责任）；落到某人肩上 throw in your ˈlot with sb to decide to join sb and share their successes and problems 决心与某人共命运 ☞more at best n. lot / lɒt ; NAmE lɑːt /
LDC	lot1 pronoun, adverb lot2 noun lotlot1 /lɒt $ lɑːt/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun, adverb Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a lot (also lots informal) a large amount or number: We’ve spent a lot on the children’s education. ‘How many CDs have you got?’ ‘Lots.’lot of They paid a lot of money for that house. I eat a lot of vegetables. There were lots of people at the party.an awful lot (also a whole lot informal) (=a very large amount or number) He spends an awful lot of time on the computer.a lot to do/learn/say etc I still have a lot to learn. It’s a great city, with lots to see and do.GRAMMAR: Comparisona lot of• A lot of is fairly informal and is mainly used in spoken English or informal written English.• You can use a lot of with a plural noun and a plural verb: · A lot of people were hurt.• You can use a lot of with an uncountable noun and a singular verb: · A lot of money was spent on it.lots of• Lots of is more informal than a lot of, but is used in exactly the same way.• You say: · Lots of people were hurt.· Lots of money was spent on it.many, a large amount of• In written English, you usually use many or a large amount of.• You use many with a plural noun and a plural verb: · Many people were hurt.• You use a large amount of with an uncountable noun and a singular verb: · A large amount of money was spent on it.• When talking about years, days, weeks etc, you usually use many instead of a lot of: · The book took many years to write. ✗Don’t say: The book took a lot of years to write.2a lot (also lots informal) if someone or something is a lot better, faster, easier etc, they are much better, faster etc SYN much: My headache is lots better, thanks. She has a lot more contact with clients these days. You’ll get there a lot quicker if you take the motorway. The house is a lot tidier now Chris has left home.3a lot used to say that something happens to a great degree or often: Things have changed a lot since I was a child. Paul travels a lot on business. I’ve been worrying a lot about my health. She likes you a lot.4have a lot on your plate informal to have a large number of problems to deal with or a large amount of work to do5have a lot on your mind to have a lot of problems that you are worried about: ‘You’re quiet today.’ ‘I’ve got a lot on my mind.’6have a lot on British English to be very busy, with a large number of things to do in a short time: I can’t help you now – I’ve got rather a lot on. → thanks a lot at thanks1(1) , → a fat lot of good/use at fat1(5) , → have a lot to answer for at answer for lot1 pronoun, adverb lot2 noun lotlot2 ●●● S2 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1group of people/things [countable] a group of people or things considered together: Could you help me carry this lot upstairs?lot of The last lot of people offered £70,000. I did three lots of exams last summer. Come on, you lot, hurry up! His friends are a strange lot.2the lot especially British English the whole of an amount or number of things, people etc: We’ll do everything – cooking, washing, ironing – the lot. I can’t believe you ate the whole lot. I think that’s the lot (=everything is included).the lot of you/them/us (=all of you, them, or us) Shut up, the lot of you!3somebody’s situation [singular] your lot is your work, duties, social position etc, especially when they could be better: She seems happy enough with her lot. The unions have always tried to improve the lot of their members.4land [countable] especially American English an area of land used for building on or for another purpose: the vacant lot (=empty land) behind the Commercial Hotel a used-car lot → parking lot 5film [countable] a building and the land surrounding it where films are made SYN studio: the Universal Studios lot6thing to be sold [countable] something, or a group of things, that is sold at an auction: Lot 54 is a Victorian lamp.7choosing a)by lot if someone is chosen by lot, several people each take a piece of paper or an object from a container, and the person who is chosen is the one who gets a particular marked paper or object: In Athens at that time, judges were chosen by lot. b)draw/cast lots to choose something or someone by lot: We drew lots to decide who should go first.8throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something to join or support someone or something, and accept that what happens to them will affect what happens to you: In 1915 Italy threw in her lot with the Allies. → bad lot at bad1(21) , → a job lot at job(18)
WDF	lot [lɒt]lotted, lotting, lots CET4CET6TEM4考研GRE r1188 147848 69656 21588 24416 27636 4552 n238 185988 94828 22378 26638 36424 5720 NOUN271 5132570 ADV1245 1239269 Spoken: 154539950 lots[55085] 很(47%)，许多(25%)，大量(13%)，抽签(3%)，命运(3%)，非常(2%)，签(2%)，批(2%)，一块地(1%)，拍卖品(1%)，划分(1%) n.份额；许多；命运；阄 adv.（与形容词和副词连用）很，非常；（与动词连用）非常 pron.大量，许多 vt.分组，把…划分（常与out连用）；把（土地）划分成块 vi.抽签，拈阄

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