[ 'meni ] adj. (more; most) (opp. few; cf. much) 许多的，多数的，很多的，多。 ★ 1. 在口语中，尤其是在英国口语中，除用作肯定句的主词或接用于 too, so, as, how 之后以外，带有否定、疑问、条件意义：M- people think so. Did you see many people？ 2. 在其他肯定句中常作 a lot of, a (large) number of, a great [good] many 等的代用语。 3. 文语中通例是以单数用作倒装句法中的表语：Many's the time (＝often) I've seen him do it。 pron. 许多人[物]。 M- of us were tired. 我们当中的许多人都疲倦了。 I have a few, but not many. 我有一点儿，可是不多。 n. 1.多数人[东西]。 There are a good many of them. 那样的人很多[那种东西很多]。 A great many stayed away. 很多人没来。 2.〔the many〕大多数人，一般人，群众。 短语和例子 a good [great] many很多的，非常多的。 as many 和…一样多(的)；同数(的) (He made six mistakes in as many lines. 六行里就错了六处)。 as many again 再同样多的，加倍的。 as many as ... 1. 多少…多少，…的都… (Take as many as you want. 你要多少就拿多少。 They admit as many as come. 来多少就可以进去多少)。 2. 整整的〔一般指数目而言〕(He has been working at his book as many as five years. 他的书已经整整写了五年了)。 as [like] so many 1.像许多人一样(He failed like so many before him. 像他前面的许多人一样，他失败了)。 2. 同数的，和…一样多的(＝as many)。 be one too many 多余的东西，碍手碍脚的东西。 be (one) too many for 比某人高明，胜过某人；为某人所不能理解 (He is (one) too many for me. 我弄他不赢，我拿他没办法)。 how many 多少，几何 (How many boys are there？ 有多少男孩？)。 many a [an] 〔诗、古〕许许多多，很多(many a day 多日〔语气较强于 manydays〕)。 many a [〔古语〕 an] one 许许多多人。 M- a pickle makes a muckle. 积少成多，集腋成裘。 many (and many )a time ＝many a time and oft 〔诗、古〕 ＝ on many occasions ＝many times 多次，不知多少次。 not many 〔俚语〕少许的，些少的。 not so many as 没那么多，少于。 so many 那么多的，同数的 (in so many words 露骨地(说)。 So many men, so many minds. 〔谚语〕十人十心。 There are so many mistakes that I can not count them. 错误多得数不清)。
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They had learned to give up many things . 他们已习惯放弃很多东西了。
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Many lives have been saved by surgery . 施行外科手术拯救了许多生命。
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She practised as a solicitor for many years . 她当了许多年事务律师。
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There have been no transport for many weeks . 都好多星期都没遣送了。
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Many people seemed disturbed recently . 近来，许多人都好象心烦意乱。
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This may be true for many agarics . 对许多伞菌来说情况可能就是这样。
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Energy manifests itself in many ways or forms . 能量以多种形式出现。
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The export trade subjects to many risks . 出口贸易常常遇到许多风险。
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She lent her name to many worthy causes . 她参与了许多有意义的事情。
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Many buildings were demolished by a hurricane . 许多房屋被飓风摧毁。
