| 英语单词 | myriad |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['mɪriəd] 美 ['mɪriəd] |
| 中文释义 | adj.无数的 n.极大数量 |
| 英语例句 | (1) There are myriad fish in the ocean. (2) Myriad stars are twinkling in the night sky. (3) Designs are available in a myriad of colours. (4) I had three weeks to make a myriad of arrangements. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 海里有无数的鱼。 (2) 无数的星星在夜空中闪烁著。 (3) 各种色彩的款式应有尽有。 (4) 我花了3个星期做大量准备工作。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you've got myriad problems it doesn't mean you should call a myriad exterminator, it means you've got countless problems; loads of them; too many to count. Welcome to the club. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Myriad is one of those words rarely used in speech but only in written form. You would usually use a phrase like "lots of" or "loads of" instead. I mean, you could say "I've got myriad problems," but everyone would probably just laugh at you, and rightly so. Originally from ancient Latin and Greek words meaning "ten thousand" — so perhaps you can put a number on myriad, after all. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [QUANT 数量词]无数;大量;各种各样 A myriad or myriads of people or things is a very large number or great variety of them. [QUANT
2 [ADJ 形容词]无数的;大量的;各种各样的 Myriad means having a large number or great variety. [ADJ n]
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