| 单词 | a whole lot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa whole lot P8. colloquial (originally U.S.). a whole lot: to a great extent or degree; very much. Chiefly modifying a comparative adjective or adverb. Cf. lot n. 18, deal n.1 6. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > to a great extent or by far great quantityc1330 far forthly1362 by farc1380 well awayc1390 by half?a1400 by mucha1450 far (and) away1546 by a great sort1579 to stand head and shoulders abovea1683 (by) a long way1741 by a jugful1831 by all odds1832 by a long, damn, etc., sight1834 out and away1834 (by) a long chalk1835 by chalks1835 by long chalks1835 by a street1886 a whole lot1886 1886 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 25 Oct. Fulton can swallow Stewart or any other Republican a whole lot easier than a Democrat. 1898 Argosy July 587 That will be a whole lot more simple than getting past the trocha afterwards. 1923 Liberty (Indiana) Herald 15 Nov. If people will keep in mind those lessons we can have this kind of a record a whole lot oftener. 1969 S. Coulter Embassy xi. 120 I like to figure you're my regular screw, see. A whole lot more exciting. 1988 Star (Tarrytown, N.Y.) 12 Apr. 39/1 She doesn't work a whole lot. 2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 52 The sea-cat ferry from Rotterdam to Edinburgh is a whole lot cheaper. < as lemmas |
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