many
determiner, pron, adj
ˈmeni
determiner, pron, adj
1
a
large
number
of
people
or
things
许多;
Many
people
have
to
use
a
car
to
travel
to
work.
许多人不得不开车上班。
I
don’t
have
many
friends.
我的朋友不多。
She
has
lived
in
Spain
for
many
years.
她在西班牙已经住了许多年。
Do
you
get
many
visitors?
你们这儿参观者多吗？
Some
of
the
houses
have
bathrooms
but
many
do
not.
有些房子有浴室，但许多房子没有。
His
third
novel
is
regarded
by
many
(=a
lot
of
people)
as
his
best.
很多人认为他的第三部小说是最好的。
[+
of
]
Many
of
our
staff
work
part-time.
我们很多员工都是兼职的。
There
are
plenty
of
bars,
many
of
them
serving
excellent
food.
有很多酒吧，其中有许多都提供精美的食物。
There
are
so
many
things
we
disagree
about.
有很多事情我们意见不同。
Not
many
(=only
a
few)
people
can
afford
my
services.
没有多少人能享受得起我的服务。
You’ve
been
reading
too
many
romantic
novels
(=more
than
you
should)
.
你爱情小说看得太多了。
One
job
loss
is
one
too
many
(=one
more
than
is
acceptable,
needed
etc)
.
失去哪怕一个工作岗位也是多的。
the
many
people/things
etc
We
should
like
to
thank
the
many
people
who
have
written
to
us
offering
their
support.
我们要感谢许许多多来信表示愿意提供支持的人。
many
hundreds/thousands/millions
military
equipment
worth
many
millions
of
dollars
值好几百万美元的军事装备
a
great
many/a
good
many/very
many
(a
very
large
number)
大量的
Most
of
the
young
men
went
off
to
the
war,
and
a
great
many
never
came
back.
大多数年轻人去参加了战争，其中有很多人再也没回来。
It
all
happened
a
good
many
years
ago.
这都是很多年以前的事了。
2
how many
used
to
ask
or
talk
about
how
large
a
number
or
quantity
is
多少〔询问或谈论数量〕
How
many
sisters
do
you
have?
你有几个姊妹？
I
didn’t
know
how
many
tickets
to
buy.
我不知道要买多少票。
3
as many
a
number
that
is
equal
to
another
number
一样多，同样数目
They
say
the
people
of
Los
Angeles
speak
12
languages
and
teach
just
as
many
in
the
schools.
他们说洛杉矶人说 12 种语言，而且在学校里也教 12 种语言。
as
many
(...)
as
Grandfather
claimed
to
have
as
many
medals
as
the
general.
祖父声称他拥有的勋章和将军一样多。
There
weren’t
as
many
people
at
the
meeting
as
we
had
hoped.
参加会议的人数没有我们期望的那么多。
in
as
many
days/weeks/games
etc
A
great
trip!
We
visited
five
countries
in
as
many
days
(=in
five
days)
.
多么了不起的一次旅行啊！ 我们五天里游览了五个国家。
twice/three
times
etc
as
many
The
company
now
employs
four
times
as
many
women
as
men.
公司现在雇用的女职员是男职员的四倍。
4
as many as 50/1000 etc
used
to
emphasize
how
surprisingly
large
a
number
is
多达 50/1000 等〔用于强调数目之大〕
As
many
as
10,000
civilians
are
thought
to
have
fled
the
area.
据信有一万名之多的平民逃离了该地区。
5
many a sth
a
large
number
of
people
or
things
[正式或过时] 很多，许多
formal or old-fashioned
Many
a
parent
has
had
to
go
through
this
same
painful
process.
很多父母亲都被迫经历了这一痛苦的过程。
I’ve
sat
here
many
a
time
(=often)
and
wondered
what
happened
to
her.
我常常坐在这儿琢磨她发生了什么事情。
6
many’s the time/day etc (that/when)
used
to
say
that
a
particular
thing
has
happened
often
[过时] （有）许多次/天等〔用以表示某事经常发生〕
old-fashioned
Many’s
the
time
we’ve
had
to
borrow
money
in
order
to
get
through
the
month.
有许多次我们不得不借钱以撑到月底。
7
have had one too many
to
be
drunk
[非正式] 喝醉了
informal
Don’t
pay
any
attention
to
him
–
he’s
had
one
too
many.
别理他 — 他喝醉了。
8
many thanks
8
used
especially
in
formal
letters
to
thank
someone
for
something
非常感谢〔尤用于正式书信〕
written
[+
for
]
Many
thanks
for
your
letter
of
17
March.
很感谢您三月十七日的来信。
9
the many
a
very
large
group
of
people,
especially
the
public
in
general
【正式】
一大群人〔尤指公众〕
formal
This
war
is
another
example
of
the
few
sacrificing
their
lives
for
the
many.
这场战争又是一个少数人为多数人牺牲的例子。
10
Many
is
used
mainly
in
questions
and
negative
sentences.
many
主要用于疑问句和否定句
Were
there
many
people
at
the
party?
参加聚会的人多吗？
There
weren’t
many
people
at
the
party.
参加聚会的人不多。
11
a lot of plenty of
In
other
sentences,
phrases
like
and
are
used
instead.
在其他句子里用 a lot of 或 plenty of 来代替
Slovakia
has
a
lot
of
small
towns
(NOT
不说
Slovakia
has
many
small
towns)
.
斯洛伐克有很多小镇。
12
many
However,
can
be
used
in
formal
English.
但 many可用于正式英语
Many
politicians
expressed
concern
about
the
high
level
of
defence
spending.
很多政客对高额的国防开支表示担忧。
13
Many too, so as
can
also
be
used
after
,
and
.
many
可用于 too, so 和 as 之后
There
are
too
many
mistakes
in
this
work.
这作业里有太多的错误。
I
didn't
realize
I
had
so
many
friends.
没想到我有这么多的朋友。
Bring
as
many
people
as
you
want.
你想带多少人来就带多少。
14
many
Do
not
use
‘and’
after
and
before
an
adjective.
在 many 之后、形容词之前不要用 and
There
are
not
many
interesting
Sunday
newspapers
(NOT
不说
There
are
not
many
and
interesting
Sunday
newspapers)
.
星期日报纸有趣的不多。