mass
noun
adj
verb
mæs
noun
1
LARGE AMOUNT
大量
a.
a
large
amount
of
a
substance
which
does
not
have
a
definite
or
regular
shape
b.
a
large
amount
or
quantity
of
something
c.
a
large
amount
of
something,
or
a
lot
of
people
or
things
[英，非正式] 许多的，大量的〔人或物〕
C C usually singular 一般用单数 | BrE informal
The
food
had
congealed
into
a
sticky
mass.
那食物结成了黏糊糊的一团。
[+
of
]
a
high
mass
of
rock
一块高大的岩石
[+
of
]
a
huge
mass
of
data
大量资料
Masses
of
books
covered
every
surface
in
the
room.
大量的书籍摊满了整个房间。
2
CROWD
人群
a
large
crowd
一大群人
singular 单数
[+
of
]
There
was
a
mass
of
people
around
the
club
entrance.
俱乐部门口聚集着一大群人。
The
road
was
blocked
by
a
solid
mass
of
protesters.
道路被密密麻麻的抗议者阻塞了。
3
the masses
all
the
ordinary
people
in
society
who
do
not
have
power
or
influence
群众，平民
The
trains
provided
cheap
travel
for
the
masses.
火车为大众提供了便宜的出行方式。
4
the mass of people/the population/workers etc
most
of
the
people
in
a
group
or
society
人民/人口/工人等中的大多数;
The
war
is
strongly
supported
by
the
mass
of
the
population.
这场战争得到了大多数人的强烈支持。
5
CHURCH CEREMONY
教堂仪式
also
又作
a.
the
main
ceremony
in
some
Christian
churches,
especially
the
Roman
Catholic
Church,
which
celebrates
the
last
meal
that
Jesus
Christ
ate
b.
a
piece
of
music
written
to
be
performed
at
the
ceremony
of
mass
弥撒曲
C,U C
What
time
do
you
go
to
mass?
你什么时间去望弥撒？
morning/evening/midnight
etc
Mass
Will
I
see
you
at
morning
Mass?
我能在早上做弥撒时见到你吗？
say/celebrate
Mass
Mozart’s
Mass
in
C
minor
莫扎特的《C小调弥撒曲》
6
SCIENCE
科学
the
amount
of
material
in
something
[术语] 质量
U | technical
The
sun
makes
up
99.9%
of
the
mass
of
our
solar
system.
太阳占太阳系质量的 99.9%。
adj
7
involving
or
intended
for
a
very
large
number
of
people
民众的，群众的; 大量的
a
mass
protest
大规模的抗议
weapons
of
mass
destruction
大规模杀伤性武器
the
problem
of
mass
unemployment
大批人失业的问题
mass
marketing/entertainment
etc
a
mass
marketing
campaign
大规模营销活动
Email
has
made
mass
mailings
possible
at
the
touch
of
a
button.
有了电子邮件，点击一个按钮就可以群发邮件。
verb
8
to
come
together,
or
to
make
people
or
things
come
together,
in
a
large
group
（使）聚集，（使）集结，（使）集中;
mass
(sth)
behind/along/in
etc
sth
Western
reports
say
that
troops
have
been
massing
in
the
region
since
December.
西方的报道说自十二月军队就集结在这个地区了。
grey
clouds
massing
behind
the
mountains
在群山之后积聚的灰色云团
Both
countries
have
massed
troops
along
the
border.
两个国家都在边界集结了军队。