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美 [mʌtʃ]英 [mʌtʃ]
  • adv.很;更加;非常
  • det./pron.也可与as、so和too连用)许多,大量,多少;或与how连用以询问数量;(与不可数名词连用,尤用于否定句
  • n.许多
  • adj.许多的;大量的;很大程度的

最高级: most 比较级: more

muchmuch

pron.

习语

the same

请帮我弄到这份工作——你知道我也会为你的事同样尽力。
Please help me get this job─you know I would do as much for you.

‘Roger stole the money.’ ‘I thought as much .’

“那钱是罗杰偷的。”“我也这么认为。”

used to say that sth is difficult to do

谢谢,别给我甜食了。我吃完这道主菜就不错了。
No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.

used to say that there is little difference between two things

我赢了,但比分相差不大。
I won, but there wasn't much in it (= our scores were nearly the same) .

not a good…

他算不上网球好手。
He's not much of a tennis player.

used to introduce sth positive or definite

我要为他说句公道话——他从不半途而废。
I'll say this much for him─he never leaves a piece of work unfinished.

adv.

【不规则形式】more most

非常;更加;很
to a great degree

Thank you very much for the flowers.

非常感谢你的这些花。

I would very much like to see you again.

我很想再见到你。

He isn't in the office much (= often) .

他不怎么待在办公室。

You worry too much .

你过于担心了。

My new job is much the same as the old one.

我的新工作和旧工作差不多。

Much to her surprise he came back the next day.

让她非常吃惊的是他第二天就回来了。

She's much better today.

她今天好多了。

The other one was much too expensive.

另一个太贵了。

Nikolai's English was much the worst .

尼柯莱的英语糟糕透了。

We are very much aware of the lack of food supplies.

我们完全了解食物供应的缺乏。

I'm not much good at tennis.

我不太擅长打网球。

He was much loved by all who knew him.

认识他的人都很喜欢他。

an appeal to raise much-needed cash

筹集急需资金的呼吁

习语

much

频次

  • 1
    ADV-GRADED (表示行动、感情或变化的强烈程度,通常和 so,too,very 一起用于否定句中)很多,非常
    You use much to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change. Much is usually used with 'so', 'too', and 'very', and in negative clauses with this meaning.

    She laughs too much...

    她笑得太多了。

  • 2
    ADV-GRADED 经常;常常
    If something does not happen much, it does not happen very often.

    He said that his father never talked much about the war...

    他说他父亲从来不多谈那场战争。

  • 3
    ADV-GRADED (置于比较级或 too 前,表示强调)太,很
    You use much in front of 'too' or comparative adjectives and adverbs in order to emphasize that there is a large amount of a particular quality.

    The skin is much too delicate...

    皮肤太娇嫩了。

  • 4
    ADV 很大程度上
    If one thing is much the same as another thing, it is very similar to it.

    The day ended much as it began...

    这一天的开始和结束几乎是一样的。

  • 5
    DET 许多;大量
    You use much to indicate that you are referring to a large amount of a substance or thing.

    They are grown on the hillsides in full sun, without much water...

    它们被种植在阳光充足、土壤水分不多的山坡上。

  • 6
    ADV-GRADED (用于回答关于数量的提问)不多/不太多/太多
    You use much in expressions such as not much ,not very much, and too much when replying to questions about amounts.

    'Can you hear it where you live?' He shook his head. 'Not much.'...

    “你住的地方听得到吗?”他摇摇头说:“很少听到。”

  • 7
    QUANT 常常;多次
    If you do not see much of someone, you do not see them very often.

    I don't see much of Tony nowadays...

    我现在见托尼的次数不多。

  • 8
    DET 多少(用于对数量的询问或说明)
    You use much in the expression how much to ask questions about amounts or degrees, and also in reported clauses and statements to give information about the amount or degree of something.

    How much money can I afford?...

    我能出得起多少钱?

  • 9
    DET (用于比较数量)同样多
    You use much in the expression as much when you are comparing amounts.

    I shall try, with as much patience as is possible, to explain yet again...

    我会尽可能耐心地试着再解释一遍。

  • 10
    用 much 修饰不可数名词:too much water(太多水);用 many 修饰可数名词:They owned many cars(他们有许多小汽车)。
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  • 11
    PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 虽然;尽管
    You use much as to introduce a fact which makes something else you have just said or will say rather surprising.

    Much as they hope to go home tomorrow, they're resigned to staying on until the end of the year.

    虽然他们希望明天就回家,但还是准备耐心地继续呆到年底。

  • 12
    PHRASE 我想/ 我猜也是这样
    You use as much in expressions such as 'I thought as much' and 'I guessed as much' after you have just been told something and you want to say that you already believed or expected it to be true.

    You're waiting for a woman — I thought as much.

    你在等一位女士——我也这么想的。

  • 13
    PHRASE (置于数量前)多达
    You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large.

    The organisers hope to raise as much as £6m for charity.

    组织者希望能募集到高达600万英镑的善款。

  • 14
    PHRASE 更不用说;更何况
    You use much less after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.

    They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in...

    他们的饮用水一直短缺,更别提洗澡水了。

  • 15
    PHRASE 没什么;不重要
    You say nothing much to refer to something that is not very interesting or important.

    'What was stolen?' — 'Oh, nothing much.'...

    “什么被偷了?”——“噢,不是什么重要的东西。”

  • 16
    PHRASE 不太好的;称不上…的
    If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality.

    It hasn't been much of a holiday...

    这简直不像是假日。

  • 17
    PHRASE 就讲这么多;到此为止
    So much for is used to indicate that you have finished talking about a subject.

    Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?

    好吧,关于生产商就讲这么多,那关于消费者呢?

  • 18
    PHRASE 不过如此;没有益处
    If you say so much for a particular thing, you mean that it has not been successful or helpful.

    He has spent 19 million pounds, lost three cup finals and been relegated. So much for money.

    他已花了1,900万英镑,输掉了三场杯赛决赛,球队也降级了。钱也不是万能的。

  • 19
    PHRASE 与其说是…不如说是…
    If you say that something is not so much one thing as another, you mean that it is more like the second thing than the first.

    I don't really think of her as a daughter so much as a very good friend...

    与其说我把她当作女儿,不如说把她当作好朋友。

  • 20
    PHRASE 甚至;竟然
    If you say that someone did not do so much as perform a particular action, you are emphasizing that they did not even do that, when you were expecting them to do more.

    I didn't so much as catch sight of him all day long...

    我一整天都没见他人影。

  • 21
    PHRASE 太…以至于…
    You use so much so to indicate that your previous statement is true to a very great extent, and therefore it has the result mentioned.

    He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.

    他非常崇尚自由,不自由,毋宁死。

  • 22
    PHRASE 非…力所能及的;非…应付得了的
    If a situation or action is too much for you, it is so difficult, tiring, or upsetting that you cannot cope with it.

    His inability to stay at one job for long had finally proved too much for her.

    他没有哪份工作能干长,这一点最终让她难以忍受。

  • 23
    PHRASE 非常;确实
    You use very much to emphasize that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality, or that the description you are about to give is particularly accurate.

    ...a man very much in charge of himself...

    自制力很强的人

  • 24
    a bit much→ see:bit

noun

1
a great amount or extent
they did much for humanity

adv

1
(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
Synonym: practically
2
very
he was much annoyed
3
to a great degree or extent
she's much better now
4
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
Synonym: a lot lots a good deal a great deal very much
5
frequently or in great quantities
I don't drink much
I don't travel much
Synonym: a great deal often

数据来源:WordNet

  1. I didn 't like the job much at first .

    起初我并不很喜欢这个工作。

  2. He was much loved by all who knew him .

    认识他的人都很喜欢他。

  3. There were 50 people there , at the very most .

    那儿最多只有50个人。

  4. My new job is much the same as the old one .

    我的新工作和旧工作差不多。

  5. More and more people are using the Internet .

    越来越多人在使用互联网。

  6. They couldn 't give me any more information .

    他们不可能给我提供更多的信息。

  7. Parents are the most important people in a child 's world .

    父母在儿童的天地里是最重要的人。

  8. I read much less now than I used to .

    我现在看的书比过去少得多。

  9. Going away to college has made me much more independent .

    离家上大学使我变得独立自主得多。

  10. If that is the case , we need more staff .

    如果真是那样,我们就需要更多的员工了。

  11. There 's room for one more at the table .

    这张桌子还有一个人的位置。

  12. The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth .

    新贸易协定应当会加快经济发展。

  13. I don 't have much free time .

    我没有多少空闲时间。

  14. I don 't have that much money on me .

    我身上没带那么多钱。

  15. I don 't think I can take much more of this heat .

    我觉得再也忍受不了这种高温了。

  16. They are much better off than us .

    他们比我们富得多。

  17. Look at the time ─ it 's much later than I thought .

    看看时间吧,比我想象的要晚多了。

  18. This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter .

    在后面的一章中对这一点作了更详细的讨论。

  19. The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical .

    病人手术后头24小时是最危险的。

  20. How much did you get for your car ?

    你的汽车卖了多少钱?

  21. She has not changed much over the years .

    这些年来她没有多大变化。

  22. Do you have much free time ?

    你空闲时间多吗?

  23. Some people find this more difficult than others .

    这件事有人觉得难,有人觉得不难。

  24. It doesn 't take much to make her angry .

    她动辄就发脾气。

  25. I spent most time on the first question .

    我在第一个问题上花的时间最多。

  26. This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning .

    这项研究大大提高了我们对语言学习的认识。

  27. I didn 't know how much to bring .

    我不知道该带多少。

  28. She spent most of her working life as a teacher .

    她一生中大部分工作时间都当教师。

  29. The government is planning to give more help to small businesses .

    政府正计划给予小企业更多帮助。

  30. The government has promised to free up more resources for education .

    政府保证调拨更多资源用于教育。

  • 习语

pron.

as much

一样;同等
the same

Please help me get this job─you know I would do as much for you.

请帮我弄到这份工作——你知道我也会为你的事同样尽力。

‘Roger stole the money.’ ‘I thought as much .’

“那钱是罗杰偷的。”“我也这么认为。”

as much as sb can do

(表示难以做到)
used to say that sth is difficult to do

No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.

谢谢,别给我甜食了。我吃完这道主菜就不错了。

not much in it

没什么区别;差别不大
used to say that there is little difference between two things

I won, but there wasn't much in it (= our scores were nearly the same) .

我赢了,但比分相差不大。

not much of a…

不是很好;不怎么样
not a good…

He's not much of a tennis player.

他算不上网球好手。

this much

(引出正面的或肯定的话)
used to introduce sth positive or definite

I'll say this much for him─he never leaves a piece of work unfinished.

我要为他说句公道话——他从不半途而废。

adv.

much as

尽管;虽然
although

Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home.

尽管我想留下来,但我确实必须回家。

even/much/still less

更不用说;更何况
and certainly not

No explanation was offered, still less an apology.

连个解释都不给,就更不用说道歉了。