都是表示“大量,許多”的意思。 a lot ① 可用作名詞性詞組。 意思是“許多,大量”。如: I can learn a lot about Chinese history. 我可以學到很多有關中國歷史方面的知識。 ② 也可作副詞詞組,修飾動詞,意思是“十分”、“非?!?,相當于very much. 如: I like Chinese action movies a lot. 我非常喜歡中國的動作片。 (1) 用作主語。如: A lot hangs on this decision. 很多事情都取決于這一決定。 A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge. 在很大程度上將取決于她對這一難題的反應。 (2) 用作賓語。可用動詞賓語或介詞賓語。如: Sophia must have been through a lot. 索菲婭一定受過很多苦。 I have learned a lot from him since I have known him. 自從我認識了他,我向他學到許多東西。 (3) 用作表語。如: Two hundred pounds is a lot to spend on a dress. 買一件衣服要花200英鎊是夠多的。 (4) 用作狀語。一是用于修飾比較級,二是用于修飾動詞: ①修飾比較級,相當于much,意為“……得多”。如: It’s a lot colder today than it was yesterday. 今天比昨天冷得多。 Houses are a lot more expensive these days. 如今的房價貴多了。 ②修飾動詞,一是表示程度,意為“很”“很多”“非?!钡?;二是表示頻率,意為“經?!薄H纾?/div> He has helped me a lot. 他給予了我很大的幫助。 George smokes a lot. 喬治煙抽得很多。 I play tennis quite a lot in the summer. 夏天我經常打網球。 She is very pretty and goes out a lot. 她長得很漂亮,常常到外頭玩。 在口語中,有時可用lots代替a lot。如: She loves him lots. 她非常愛他。 There’s lots we can do. 有許多事情我們可以做。 I eat lots less than I used to. 我吃得比從前少得多。 a lot of、 lots of a lot of與lots of的意思和用法完全相同,都是起形容詞作用的詞組,可用于修飾可數或不可數名詞。相當于many或much. 如: There are a lot of / lots of famous movie stars in the USA. 美國有許多著名的電影明星。 We need a lot of [lots of] money. 我們需要很多錢。 He has quite a lot of [lots of] friends. 他有很多朋友。 A lot of people think that time is money.(許多的人認為時間就是金錢。) 修飾主語時,謂語的數取決于它所修飾名詞的數。如: A lot of money was spent on it. 在它上面花了很多錢。 A lot of people were interested in it. 對此感興趣的人很多。 plenty of 表示“足夠、大量”,既可以修飾不可數名詞也可以修飾可數名詞的復數形式。如: I don’t have to do it in a hurry because I have plenty of time.(我用不著趕忙,因為我有充足的時間。) a number of / large numbers of 只可以修飾可數名詞復數形式(它修飾的詞作主語時謂語用復數形式)可以換為some、many、a lot of、plenty of。 I have a number of letters to write today.(今天我有好多信要寫) a great deal of 只可以修飾不可數名詞(它修飾的詞作主語時謂語用單數形式)可以換為much。如: I spend a great deal of time/money on shopping.(在購物方面我花費了大量的時間/金錢。) |
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