“很多”“大量”的英语表达法

1、、 “大量”的英语表达法“很多” 、 “大量”的表达法有多种。搞清楚哪些只能跟可数名词，哪些只能跟不可数名词，哪些既可以跟可数词又可以跟不可数名词，以及它们常见的主谓一致（单 / 复数）及其易混点对我们的学习大有裨益。下面将这些表达法进行归纳 总结。1 .a (large) number of / (large) numbers of + 可数名词复数。如：A number of boys are in the next room. 很多男孩在隔壁房间。Large numbers of people are at the meeting from all over the country.很多

2、人从全国各地来出席会议。2 . a large/huge amount of / large amounts of +不可数名词。如：A large amount of money was spent on clothes. 大量的钱花在衣服上。Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge. 这座桥花了很多钱。3 . a lot of /lots of + 可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：There is a lot of/lots of milk in the glass.杯子里有很多牛奶。很多There are such a lot of /

3、lots of people who have had the same experience.人有着同样的经历。4 . A(large)quantity of /(large)quantities of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：There are a large quantity of books in the library. 图书馆里有很多书。There is a quantity of water in the lake. 湖里有很多水。There are large quantities of flowers in the garden. 花园里有很多花。Quantities

4、 of food were on the table . 餐桌上有很多食物。5 . plenty of + 可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：There are plenty of books on the bookshelf. 书架上有很多书。There is plenty of time. 有很多时间。不可数名词。如：6 . a great/ good deal of +大量的A great deal of money is spent by a large number of young people.钱被很多年轻人花掉了。7 . a world of + 不可数名词。如：There is

5、a world of difference between them.他们之间有很大的不同。8 .an ocean of /oceans of + 不可数名词。如：There is an ocean of sand far away. 远处是一望无际的沙漠。There is still oceans of time . 还有大量的时间。9 .a good/great many+ 可数名词复数。如：Philip found that there were a good many people already there.菲力普发现已经有很多人在那儿了。10 .many a+可数名词单数。如：Ma

6、ny a ship has been wrecked on these rocks . 不止一只（很多）船在这些岩石上触礁。11 .quite a few/ a good few/not a few/not some+ 可数名词复数。如：There are quite a few students absent from the class today.今天很有些学生缺课。A good few experiments have been made today . 今天很做了一些试验。Not a few/Not some foreigners have taken part in the par

7、ty.不少外宾参加了晚会。12 .quite a little/no little/not a little / not some+不可数名词。如：He has got quite a little news. 他有很多好消息。This gave him not a little trouble.这给他带来了许多麻烦。He took no little pains over the work. 他在这工作上花费了很多精力。He had not some strong tea. 他喝了很多浓茶。13 .quite a bit of+ 不可数名词。如：假期好象对我有很Vacation seems

8、to have done me quite a bit of good . 多好处。14 .many many+可数名词复数；如：There are many many reasons against it. 反对这事有很多很多原因。15 .much much+不可数名词；如：Tom has much much money. 汤姆有很多很多的钱。16 .a pile of /piles of + 可数名词复数/ 不可数名词。如：There are a pile of books in the library. 图书馆里有很多书。A pile of money is in the bag . 很

9、多钱在袋子里。There are piles of papers on the desk.课桌上有很多试卷。Piles of work remains to be done . 大量的工作有待于去做。17 .a good/large supply of + 可数名词复数/不可数名词； supplies of+ 可数名词 / 不可数名词。如：There are a supply of candles in the drawer.抽屉里有很多腊烛。There is a good supply of fat in the pig.猪的身上有很多脂肪。There is a good supply of

10、 meat/fish/fruit on the market.市场上有很多肉 /鱼 / 水果。18 .a flood of+ 可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：I received a flood of letters this morning. 我今天早上收到了很多信件。A flood of water has poured from the roof.大雨从屋顶上倾盆而下。19 .a troop of/troops of+ 可数名词复数（也可用单数） 。如：A troop of schoolchildren are dancing now.很多（一群）小学生正在跳舞。许多欢迎者已围住了英雄。T

11、roops of welcomers have surrounded the hero.20 .a mass of/masses of + 可数名词复数/ 不可数名词。如：a great mass of data大量数据a mass of sand 一堆沙21 .a great /wide/considerable variety of+ 可数名词复数/ 不可数名词； varieties of+可数名词复数/ 不可数名词。如：A great variety of books were recently published.最后出版了很多 （ 种） 书/各种各样的书。There was a co

12、nsiderable variety of opinion. 当时有各种各样（ 大量的 ）意见。There are varieties of cloth in the shop.店里有很多个品种的布匹。22 .a wide range of+ 可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：A wide range of washing-machines and refrigerators is displayed in ourshowroom.在我们的展览厅陈列着很多（一大排）洗衣机和电冰箱。23 .a series of+ 可数名词复数。如：A series of debates between the lecturers was scheduled for the next weekend.演讲者之间的很多讨论安排在随后的周末。a series of questions 很多（一连串的）问题24 .a flock of+ 可数名词。如：A flock of customers are waiting for the store to open.一大群（很多）顾客在等着商店开门。25 .dozens of+可数名词复数，表“打”、“几十”、“很多”。如：dozens of pencils 好几打铅笔dozens of eggs 几十个蛋some