| 单词 | galore |
| 释义 | galore (once / 8628 pages) adj At a party with more cupcakes than anyone could imagine, you’ll hear guests say, “There are cupcakes galore!” Galore means there’s so much that it’s unbelievable. The Irish phrase go lear literally translates as “to sufficiency.” If there are sufficient enough bananas to build a house with them, you’d say that there are bananas galore. The word is an example of a postpositive adjective, which means it comes after the word it describes. So when you go to a circus and 700 clowns surround you, don’t say “There are galore clowns,” because the correct way to express your terror is this: “There are clowns galore. Help!” WORD FAMILYgalore USAGE EXAMPLESThere are teddy bears, gingerbread structures and lights galore at several Seattle holiday attractions open on Christmas Day and beyond. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) And there were massive, dramatic, suspenseful scenes galore. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) She blew out the candles, posed graciously for countless photographs and accepted cheek kisses galore. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj existing in abundance whiskey galore Syn abounding abundant present in great quantity 2adj in great numbers daffodils galore Syn many a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number |
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