| 单词 | numerous |
| 释义 | numerous (once / 107 pages) adj Numerous means very large in quantity. You wouldn’t use numerous to describe how many feet you have (just two), but you could use it to describe the infinite number of shoes in your closet. The adjective numerous is related to the word number — which is no big surprise since it basically means "a large number of something." Use numerous to describe a copious or abundant amount that you can't give a specific number for. Numerous fans probably come out for the all-star game, for example. And numerous players wish they made the all-star team. WORD FAMILYnumerous: innumerous, numerosity, numerousest, numerously, numerousness+/innumerous: innumerously USAGE EXAMPLESAuthorities say he suffered life-threatening injuries and was trapped inside the front section of the vehicle, which was broken into numerous pieces. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Rookie quarterback Jared Goff, the No. 1 pick in the draft, was sacked seven times and absorbed numerous hits. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Numerous toy companies were contacted several times by the BBC. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) adj amounting to a large indefinite number numerous times the family was numerous Syn legion 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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