单词 | a lot |
释义 | a lot[ uh-lot ] / ə ˈlɒt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR a lot ON THESAURUS.COM nounlot (def. 14). adverblot (def. 21). usage note for a lotAs a noun and adverb, a lot is frequently misspelled as alot. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH a lota lot , allotWords nearby a lotalopecia totalis, alopecia universalis, à l'orange, losing battle, a, Alost, a lot, aloud, alouette, alow, Aloysius, alp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with a lota lot Very many, a large number; also, very much. For example, A lot of people think the economy is declining, or Sad movies always made her cry a lot. It is sometimes put as a whole lot for greater emphasis, as in I learned a whole lot in his class. It may also emphasize a comparative indication of amount, as in We need a whole lot more pizza to feed everyone, or Mary had a lot less nerve than I expected. [Colloquial; early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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