Question

英文中修饰可数名词的有哪些短语

Answer 1

most of、a lot of、plenty of、a great quantity of a lot of,a great deal of,plenty of,a great amount of,a great quantity of这些短语都表示“许多”或“大量”的意思. a lot of为口语,后面可跟可数名词复数形式,也可跟抽象的或表示物质的名词,在否定句中习惯用not many或not much,a lot可以用作状语. What will you do if you win a lot of money? 如果你赢了许多钱,你将做些什么呢? Its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. 开这辆车的人很难把它停下来. I paint a lot of pictures. 我画很多画. a great deal of 后面只能跟抽象名词或物质名词,a great deal也可用作状语. The race gave every one a great deal of pleasure. 这次比赛给了大家许多乐趣. There was a great deal of excitement just before it began. 比赛开始前,人们非常激动. plenty of后面可跟复数形式的名词或不可数名词,其含义是“需要多少有多少”或“比实际需要的还要多”,有时,有些象汉语“还多着呢”. There's plenty of coffee in the kichen. 厨房里咖啡还多着呢. There's always plenty to read in the waiting room. 候诊室里总是有许多可供阅读的. a great amount of后面只跟不可数名词. A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year. 每年在烟草上花去大量的钱. a great quantity of后面跟可数或不可数名词都可以. The factory needs a large quantity of water. 这家工厂需要大量的水. There are only a *** all quantity of flowers left in the garden. 花园里只剩下少量的花了.