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mass n.块,大多数,质量,群众,大量 adj.群众的,大规模的,集中的 vt.使集合 vi.聚集 If you think about mass being about weight and shape, you can see how many of its meanings are related. If something is very big we say it has great mass — or is massive. If we talk about a large group of people, we talk about a mass demonstration or a mass of demonstrators. We refer to poor or common people as the masses — there are a lot of them. Doctors refer to tumors inside our bodies as masses. ★★★★☆ 2000.6

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[mæs] Anything that has weight and shape has mass. In fact, mass is the quality that gives things weight anywhere there's gravity. Owing to the remarkable development in mass-communications, people everywhere are feeling new wants and are being exposed to new customs and ideas, while governments are often forced to introduce still further innovations for the reasons given above. Additional social stresses may also occur because of the population explosion or problems arising from mass migration movements—themselves made relatively easy nowadays by modern means of transport. 1[N-SING 单数名词](聚成一体的)一团，一堆，一块 A mass of things is a large number of them grouped together.   [N of n]On his desk is a mass of books and papers.他的书桌上有大堆的书籍和文件。2[N-SING 单数名词]大堆；许多；大量 A mass  of something is a large amount of it.   [N of n]She had a mass of auburn hair.她有一头浓密的棕发。3[QUANT 数量词]大量；许多；一大堆 Masses of something means a great deal of it.   [QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]There's masses of work for her to do...她有一大堆的工作要做。It has masses of flowers each year.它每年都开许多花。4[ADJ 形容词]一大群的；大批的 Mass is used to describe something which involves or affects a very large number of people.   [ADJ n]...ideas on combating mass unemployment...对付大量失业的点子All the lights went off, and mass hysteria broke out.所有的灯都熄灭了，大家都变得歇斯底里起来。...weapons of mass destruction.大规模杀伤性武器...the harm caused by mass tourism.大众旅游造成的危害5[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指无固定形状的)块，堆，团 A mass of a solid substance, a liquid, or a gas is an amount of it, especially a large amount which has no definite shape.   [oft N of n]...before it cools and sets into a solid mass...在它冷却成为固态之前The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。...the strong temperature difference between the two masses of air.两个气团之间强烈的温差6[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（与领导或受过高等教育的人相对的）普通老百姓，民众，平民大众 If you talk about the masses, you mean the ordinary people in society, in contrast to the leaders or the highly educated people.   [the N]His music is commercial. It is aimed at the masses...他的音乐走商业化路线，针对的是一般大众。This issue has aroused much resentment among the masses.这个问题在民众中间引起了强烈的不满。...appealing to the middle class and business as well as the masses.符合中产阶级、商务人士和普通百姓的需要7[N-SING 单数名词](民众中的)大部分，大多数 The mass of people are most of the people in a country, society, or group.   [the N of n]The 1939-45 world war involved the mass of the population...1939至1945年间的世界大战使大多数民众卷入其中。Schools allowed the mass of children to leave school at 16 with poor qualifications.学校允许大部分考试成绩差的学生16岁时毕业离校。8[N-COUNT 可数名词]（人）一大群，一大堆 A mass of people is a large crowd of them.   [N of n]...masses of excited people clogged the streets.情绪激动的人群挤满了街道。...a mass of grinning teenage faces.一张张少年的笑脸9[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)聚集；(使)集中；(使)集结 When people or things mass, or when you mass them, they gather together into a large crowd or group.   [V]  [V n]Shortly after the workers went on strike, police began to mass at the shipyard...工人们罢工后不久，警察就开始在船厂集结。The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind...云卷云舒随风起。The General was massing his troops for a counterattack.将军正在集结部队准备反攻。10[N-SING 单数名词]充满；布满 If you say that something is a mass of things, you mean that it is covered with them or full of them.   [N of n]His body was a mass of sores...他遍体鳞伤。In the spring, the meadow is a mass of daffodils.春天，草地上开满了黄水仙。11[N-VAR 可变名词](物理学中的)质量 In physics, the mass of an object is the amount of physical matter that it has.   [TECHNICAL 术语]Astronomers know that Pluto and Triton have nearly the same size, mass, and density.天文学家知道冥王星与海卫一拥有几乎相同的体积、质量与密度。12[N-VAR 可变名词]弥撒(尤指天主教或东正教的圣餐仪式，以此纪念耶稣基督的最后的晚餐) Mass is a Christian church ceremony, especially in a Roman Catholic or Orthodox church, during which people eat bread and drink wine in order to remember the last meal of Jesus Christ. She attended a convent school and went to Mass each day.她上的是教会学校，每天都去做弥撒。13[N-COUNT 可数名词]弥撒曲 A Mass is a piece of music which uses the prayers from the Christian ceremony of Mass as the words that are sung. 14See also:massed；critical mass；land mass；

英语单词	mass
英美音标	[mæs]
中文释义	n.块,大多数,质量,群众,大量 adj.群众的,大规模的,集中的 vt.使集合 vi.聚集
vocab简明	Anything that has weight and shape has mass. In fact, mass is the quality that gives things weight anywhere there's gravity.
vocab扩展	If you think about mass being about weight and shape, you can see how many of its meanings are related. If something is very big we say it has great mass — or is massive. If we talk about a large group of people, we talk about a mass demonstration or a mass of demonstrators. We refer to poor or common people as the masses — there are a lot of them. Doctors refer to tumors inside our bodies as masses.
真题原句	Owing to the remarkable development in mass-communications, people everywhere are feeling new wants and are being exposed to new customs and ideas, while governments are often forced to introduce still further innovations for the reasons given above. Additional social stresses may also occur because of the population explosion or problems arising from mass migration movements—themselves made relatively easy nowadays by modern means of transport.
柯林斯星级	★★★★☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词](聚成一体的)一团，一堆，一块 A mass of things is a large number of them grouped together. [N of n] On his desk is a mass of books and papers. 他的书桌上有大堆的书籍和文件。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]大堆；许多；大量 A mass of something is a large amount of it. [N of n] She had a mass of auburn hair. 她有一头浓密的棕发。 3 [QUANT 数量词]大量；许多；一大堆 Masses of something means a great deal of it. [QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n] [INFORMAL 非正式] There's masses of work for her to do... 她有一大堆的工作要做。 It has masses of flowers each year. 它每年都开许多花。 4 [ADJ 形容词]一大群的；大批的 Mass is used to describe something which involves or affects a very large number of people. [ADJ n] ...ideas on combating mass unemployment... 对付大量失业的点子 All the lights went off, and mass hysteria broke out. 所有的灯都熄灭了，大家都变得歇斯底里起来。 ...weapons of mass destruction. 大规模杀伤性武器 ...the harm caused by mass tourism. 大众旅游造成的危害 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指无固定形状的)块，堆，团 A mass of a solid substance, a liquid, or a gas is an amount of it, especially a large amount which has no definite shape. [oft N of n] ...before it cools and sets into a solid mass... 在它冷却成为固态之前 The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble. 这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。 ...the strong temperature difference between the two masses of air. 两个气团之间强烈的温差 6 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（与领导或受过高等教育的人相对的）普通老百姓，民众，平民大众 If you talk about the masses, you mean the ordinary people in society, in contrast to the leaders or the highly educated people. [the N] His music is commercial. It is aimed at the masses... 他的音乐走商业化路线，针对的是一般大众。 This issue has aroused much resentment among the masses. 这个问题在民众中间引起了强烈的不满。 ...appealing to the middle class and business as well as the masses. 符合中产阶级、商务人士和普通百姓的需要 7 [N-SING 单数名词](民众中的)大部分，大多数 The mass of people are most of the people in a country, society, or group. [the N of n] The 1939-45 world war involved the mass of the population... 1939至1945年间的世界大战使大多数民众卷入其中。 Schools allowed the mass of children to leave school at 16 with poor qualifications. 学校允许大部分考试成绩差的学生16岁时毕业离校。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（人）一大群，一大堆 A mass of people is a large crowd of them. [N of n] ...masses of excited people clogged the streets. 情绪激动的人群挤满了街道。 ...a mass of grinning teenage faces. 一张张少年的笑脸 9 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)聚集；(使)集中；(使)集结 When people or things mass, or when you mass them, they gather together into a large crowd or group. [V] [V n] Shortly after the workers went on strike, police began to mass at the shipyard... 工人们罢工后不久，警察就开始在船厂集结。 The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind... 云卷云舒随风起。 The General was massing his troops for a counterattack. 将军正在集结部队准备反攻。 10 [N-SING 单数名词]充满；布满 If you say that something is a mass of things, you mean that it is covered with them or full of them. [N of n] His body was a mass of sores... 他遍体鳞伤。 In the spring, the meadow is a mass of daffodils. 春天，草地上开满了黄水仙。 11 [N-VAR 可变名词](物理学中的)质量 In physics, the mass of an object is the amount of physical matter that it has. [TECHNICAL 术语] Astronomers know that Pluto and Triton have nearly the same size, mass, and density. 天文学家知道冥王星与海卫一拥有几乎相同的体积、质量与密度。 12 [N-VAR 可变名词]弥撒(尤指天主教或东正教的圣餐仪式，以此纪念耶稣基督的最后的晚餐) Mass is a Christian church ceremony, especially in a Roman Catholic or Orthodox church, during which people eat bread and drink wine in order to remember the last meal of Jesus Christ. She attended a convent school and went to Mass each day. 她上的是教会学校，每天都去做弥撒。 13 [N-COUNT 可数名词]弥撒曲 A Mass is a piece of music which uses the prayers from the Christian ceremony of Mass as the words that are sung. 14 See also:massed ；critical mass ；land mass ；
来源	2000.6

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