| 单词 | much |
| 释义 | much (once / 6 pages) adjadvn Use the adjective much to mean "a lot" or "a large amount." If you don't get much sleep the night before a big test, you don't get a lot. If you get too much sleep, you may sleep through your alarm and miss the test. Much is used as an adjective or adverb, but it always means a large quantity, extent, or degree. When something hurts very much, it's very painful, and when your friend says your gift is very much appreciated, she's emphasizing how happy it made her. The Middle English version of this word was muchel, "large," from the Old English micel, "great in amount or extent." WORD FAMILYmuch: mucher, muches, muchly, muchness, overmuch+/overmuch: overmuchness USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s unclear how much the contract will be worth once the golf course opens and starts operating. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) “A measurement is just a number. But a visual image of what they look like, rather than their imagination, is much more motivating.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The fish are much cheaper than the mice traditionally used in such experiments. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent not much rain much affection much grain is in storage Syn|Ant overmuch very great in quantity; overabundant somerelatively much but unspecified in amount or extent suchof so extreme a degree or extent untoldof an incalculable amount more, more than(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree little, slight (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some smallslight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope less(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree 2adv to a great degree or extent she's much better now 3adv to a very great degree or extent we enjoyed ourselves very much she was very much interested Syn a good deal, a great deal, a lot, lots, very much 4adv (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely much the same thing happened every time Syn practically 5adv frequently or in great quantities I don't drink much I don't travel much Syn a great deal, often 6adv very he was much annoyed 7n a great amount or extent they did much for humanity Hyper large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
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