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M0461200 (mŭch)adj. more (môr), most (mōst) Great in quantity, degree, or extent: not much rain; much affection.n.1. A large quantity or amount: Much has been written.2. Something great or remarkable: The campus wasn't much to look at.adv. more, most 1. To a great degree or extent: much smarter.2. Just about; almost: much the same.3. Frequently; often: doesn't get out much.Idiom: as much Almost the same: I thought as much. She said as much.

[Middle English muche, short for muchel, from Old English mycel; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

much

(mʌtʃ) determiner1. a. (usually used with a negative) a great quantity or degree of: there isn't much honey left. b. (as pronoun): much has been learned from this. 2. a bit much informal rather excessive3. as much exactly that: I suspected as much when I heard. 4. make much of See make of⁴5. not much of not to any appreciable degree or extent: he's not much of an actor really. 6. not up to much informal of a low standard: this beer is not up to much. 7. think much of (used with a negative) to have a high opinion of: I don't think much of his behaviour. adv8. considerably: they're much better now. 9. practically; nearly (esp in the phrase much the same)10. (usually used with a negative) often; a great deal: it doesn't happen much in this country. 11. much as as much as even though; although: much as I'd like to, I can't come. adj (predicative; usually used with a negative) impressive or important: this car isn't much. [Old English mycel; related to Old English micel great, Old Saxon mikil, Gothic mikils; compare also Latin magnus, Greek megas]

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adj. more, most, adj. 1. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake. n., pron. 2. a great quantity, measure, or degree: There wasn't much to do. 3. a great, important, or notable thing or matter: not much to look at. adv. 4. to a great extent or degree: to talk too much. 5. nearly, approximately, or about: much like the others. 6. much as, a. almost to the same degree as: Babies need love, much as they need food. b. however much: Much as I'd like to go, I can't. [1150–1200; Middle English muche, apocopated variant of muchel, Old English mycel; c. Old Saxon mikil, Old High German michil, Old Norse mikill (compare mickle), akin to Greek mégas large, Skt máhi great]

much

1. 'very much'

You use very much to say that something is true to a great extent.

I enjoyed it very much.

When very much is used with a transitive verb, it usually goes after the object. Don't use it immediately after the verb. Don't say, for example, 'I enjoyed very much the party'. Say 'I enjoyed the party very much'.

Be Careful!
In positive sentences, don't use much without very. Don't say, for example, 'I enjoyed it much' or 'We much agree' Say 'I enjoyed it very much' or 'We very much agree'.

In negative sentences, you can use much without 'very'.

I didn't like him much.The situation is not likely to change much.2. 'much' meaning 'often'

You can also use much in negative sentences and questions to mean 'often'.

She doesn't talk about them much.Does he come here much?

Be Careful!
Don't use 'much' in positive sentences to mean 'often'. Don't say, for example, 'He comes here much'.

Many other words and expressions can be used to indicate degree.

3. used with comparatives

You often use much or very much in front of comparative adjectives and adverbs. For example, if you want to emphasize the difference in size between two things, you can say that one thing is much bigger or very much bigger than the other.

She was much older than me.Now I can work much more quickly.

Much more and very much more can be used in front of a noun to emphasize the difference between two quantities or amounts.

She needs much more time to finish the job.We had much more fun than we expected.4. 'much too'

You use much too in front of an adjective to say that something cannot be done or achieved because someone or something has too much of a quality.

The bedrooms were much too cold.The price is much too high for me.

Be Careful!
In sentences like these you put much in front of too, not after it. Don't say, for example, 'The bedrooms were too much cold'.

5. used as a determiner

You use much in front of an uncountable noun to talk about a large quantity or amount of something. Much is usually used like this in negative sentences, in questions, or after too, so, or as.

I don't think there is much risk involved.Is this going to make much difference?The President has too much power.My only ambition is to make as much money as possible.

In positive sentences, a lot of is usually used instead of 'much', especially in conversation and less formal writing.

There is a lot of risk involved in what he's doing.See lot

In more formal writing, much is sometimes used, especially before abstract nouns such as discussion, debate, or attention.

Much emphasis has been placed on equality of opportunity in education.6. 'much of'

In front of it, this, or that, use much of, not 'much'.

We saw a film but I don't remember much of it.Much of this is already possible.

You also use much of in front of a noun phrase which begins with a determiner, such as the or a, or a possessive, such as my or his.

Much of the food was vegetarian.Carla spends much of her time helping other people.

In positive sentences, a lot of is usually used instead of 'much of', especially in conversation and less formal writing.

She spends a lot of her free time reading.See lot7. used as a pronoun

You can use much as a pronoun to refer to a large quantity or amount of something.

There wasn't much to do.Much has been learned about how the brain works.

Be Careful!
You don't usually use 'much' as an object pronoun in positive sentences. Instead you use a lot. For example, don't say 'He knows much about butterflies'. Say 'He knows a lot about butterflies'.

She talks a lot about music.I've learned a lot from him.See lot8. 'how much'

You use how much when you are asking the price of something.

I like that dress how much is it?See how much

Be Careful!
Don't use 'much' or 'much of' with plural countable nouns, to talk about a large number of people or things. Use many or many of.

See many

Thesaurus

Noun

much - a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

Adj.

1.much - (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"more, more than - (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon"slight, little - (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"

Adv.

1.much - to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now"

2.much - very; "he was much annoyed"

3.much - to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"a good deal, a great deal, a lot, lots, very much

4.much - (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"practically

5.much - frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"a great deal, often

much

adverb1. greatly, a lot, considerably, decidedly, exceedingly, appreciably My hairstyle has never changed much.
greatly hardly, slightly, barely, not much, only just, scarcely, not a lot2. often, a lot, regularly, routinely, a great deal, frequently, many times, habitually, on many occasions, customarily She didn't see her father much.determiner1. great, a lot of, plenty of, considerable, substantial, piles of (informal), ample, abundant, copious, oodles of (informal), plenteous, sizable or sizeable amount They are grown in full sun, without much water.
great little, inadequate, insufficient, scantpronoun1. a lot, plenty, a great deal, lots (informal), masses (informal), loads (informal), tons (informal), heaps (informal), a good deal, an appreciable amount There was so much to talk about.
a lot little, very little, not much, not a lot, next to nothing, hardly anything, practically nothingQuotations
"much of a muchness" [John Vanburgh & Colley Cibber The Provok'd Husband]

much

nounA great deal:abundance, mass, mountain, plenty, profusion, wealth, world.Informal: barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck, pile.Regional: power, sight.adverbTo a considerable extent:considerably, far, quite, well.Idioms: by a long shot, by a wide margin, by far.

Translations

许多许多的非常多大量

much

(matʃ) – comparative more (moː) : superlative most (moust) – adjective a (great) amount or quantity of. This job won't take much effort; I found it without much difficulty; How much sugar is there left?; There's far too much salt in my soup; He ate so much ice-cream that he was sick; Take as much money as you need; After much discussion they decided to go.大量的 pronoun a large amount; a great deal. He didn't say much about it; Much of this trouble could have been prevented; Did you eat much?; not much; too much; as much as I wanted; How much did you eat?; Only this/that / so much; How much is (= What is the price of) that fish?; Please tidy your room – it isn't much to ask. 许多，大量 adverb1. (by) a great deal; (by) far. She's much prettier than I am; He isn't much older than you; How much further must we walk?; much more easily; He's much the best person to ask.多2. to a great extent or degree. He will be much missed; We don't see her much; I thanked her very much; much too late; I've much too much to do; The accident was as much my fault as his. Much to my dismay, she began to cry. 很大程度上，常常 be not much of a to be not a very good thing of a particular kind. I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.是个不太好的be not up to much to be not very good. The dinner wasn't up to much.不怎么好be too much for to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for. Is the job too much for you?非某人能力所及make much of1. to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing). 疼爱，重视 2. to make sense of; to understand. I couldn't make much of the film.理解much as although. Much as I should like to come, I can't.虽然很much the same not very different. The patient's condition is still much the same.差不多nothing much nothing important, impressive etc. `What are you doing?' `Nothing much.'很少not much nothing important, impressive etc. My car isn't much to look at but it's fast. 不足道，几乎没有 so much for that's all that can be said about. So much for that – let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late – so much for his punctuality! …到此为止，那么多 think too much of to have too high an opinion of. He thinks too much of himself.对...估价太高without so much as without even. He took my umbrella without so much as asking.甚至于不

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leave a lot to be desired

To be very inadequate or unsatisfactory; to lack a large amount of what is desired or required. The film has a very interesting premise and a story that has quite a bit of potential, but the final product leaves a lot to be desired. I wasn't expecting a huge amount from a budget hostel, but this place leaves a lot to be desired nonetheless.See also: desire, leave, lot

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/still less Certainly not: I'm not blaming anyone, much less you.

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(one) is (just) too much
a (damn) sight too (something)
a bit much
a bit too much
a lot, not much, etc. in the way of something
a sight too good, too much, etc.
able to take just so much
able to take only so much
amount to much
as much
as much as
as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something)
as much as (one's) life is worth
as much as anything (else)
as much as somebody can/could do to do something
as much as the traffic will bear
as much chance as a wax cat in hell
as quickly, much, soon, etc. as possible
as soon as possible
be a bit much
be much of a muchness
be not much between the ears
be not much cop
be not much of a (something)
be not much to look at
be not so much (something) as (something else)
be not so much something as something
be not up to much
be nothing (much) to write home about
be nothing, not much, etc. to write home about
be so much/many (something)
be so much/many something
be too much
be too much (for one)
bit much
carry (an amount of) weight
come to much
don't see you much around here anymore
even/much/still less
get (some kind of) mileage out of (something)
give (one) trouble
half again as many
half again as much
have a lot on one's plate
have time on (one's) hands
have too much of a good thing
have too much on (one's) plate
have too much on plate
hold out hope
How much do you want to bet?
however much
I don't fancy yours (much)
I thought as much
in evidence
in the way of (someone or something)
inasmuch as
insomuch as
it, etc. says a lot, much, etc. about/for somebody/something
it's hardly saying much
it's not saying much
it's/that's not saying much, etc.
I've heard so much about you
know as much about as a hog knows about Sunday
know too much
leave a lot to be desired
leave a lot, much, etc. to be desired
leave much to be desired
make (a) great play of (something)
make great, much, etc. play of/with something
make much of
make much of (someone or something)
make much of somebody/something
make much play of (something)
make much play with (something)
miss much
more fun than a barrel of monkeys
much
much ado about nothing
much as
much as/though
much in evidence
much ink has been spilled
much less
Much obliged
much of a muchness
much sought after
need (something) (about) as much a fish needs a bicycle
need (something) (about) as much as (one) needs a hole in the head
not be much of a something
not be much to look at
not do a lot for (someone)
not do anything for (someone)
not do anything/a lot/much for somebody
not do much for (someone)
not have much between the ears
not miss a trick
not miss much
Not much
not much chop
not much cop
not much for looks
not much going on upstairs
not much in it
not much to boast about
not much to choose from
not much to look at
not much to speak of
not much upstairs
not so much
not so much as (do something)
not think much of
not think much of (someone or something)
not up to much
Nothing much
nothing to write home about
pretty much
pretty much/well
protest too much
put too much on (something)
put too much on it
say (something) for (someone or something)
say a great deal about (someone or something)
say a lot about (something)
set much by (someone or something)
so much
so much for
so much for (someone or something)
so much for sb/sth
so much for that
so much so
so much so that
so much the
so much the better
so much the better/worse
so much the worse
so much the worse (for someone or something)
so much the worse for
so much/many
sought after
take it
take on too much
take too much on
thank you so much
Thank you very much
thanks so much
thanks very much
that's (just) too much
that's hardly saying much
that's not saying much
That's too much!
there's a lot/much to be said for (something)
there's not much to choose between (two people or things)
there's nothing to choose between (two people or things)
there's nothing, not much, etc. to choose between A and B
think a lot of
think much of (someone or something)
this much
too much
too much information
too much like hard work
too much of a good thing
very much so
without much ado
without so much as
without so much as (doing) (something)
without so much as a by-your-leave
without so much as doing
without so much as something/as doing something
you can have too much of a good thing
You're too much!

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adv greatly

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adv often

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determiner great

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noun a great deal

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adv to a considerable extent

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noun a great amount or extent

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adj (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent

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adv to a very great degree or extent

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adv (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely

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adv frequently or in great quantities

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