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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第814页（1953字）

【释义】：

(more，most)a．许多的，大量的：I am sorry to give you so much trouble．对不起，我太打搅你们了．(注意：much 只修饰不可数名词；在肯定句中 much 通常用a lot of，plenty of，a good(or great)deal of，a great(or large)quantity of代替)．

－n．大量，许多：There isn’t much to U．S．imperialism．美帝没有什么了不起．Much of it is true．这大部分是真实的．I do not see much of him．我不大看见他．not much of a不太好的：I’m not much of a speaker and I’d better stop here．我不大会说话，就说到这儿吧．not(or with·out)so much as甚至于不(没有)：There was not so much as a mistake in his dictation．在他的听写里连一个错误也没有．(not)up to much(不)值得很多．I don’t think his work is up to much．我认为他的作品没有什么价值．this(that) much 这(那)样多．Can you let me have this much?你能让我拿这样多吗?not think much of不认为好．He doesn’t think much of‘big shots’．他认为大人物没有什么了不起的．make much of l)明白．I didn’t make much of that article．我不懂那篇文章．2)重视：He makes much of both theoiy and prac tice．他既重视理论，又重视实践．3)恭维，谄媚．He doesn’t make much of others．他不恭维别人．

－(more，most)ad．①(修饰动词、过去分词和表语形容词)非常：He doesn′ttalk much．他不大讲话．Thank you very much．多谢，多谢．I am very much afraid that we’ll be late．我非常耽心我们会迟到的．much the same大体相同．The conditions are much the same．情况大体相同．much as尽管：Much as he disliked the decision he carried it out seriously．尽管他不同意这个决定，却严肃认真地执行．much to大为，对…大为．so much 这么多，那么多．He hasn’t so much free time as we think．他并没有我们所想的那么多空闲时间．②(加强比较级或最高级)…多：This design is much the best．这个计划最好．He is much better today．他今天好多了．we must work much more meticu lously．我们应当更过细地工作 much less(用于否定)更不用说，何况：I didn′t even speak to him，much less discuss your problems with him．我甚至没有跟他说话，当然更没有跟他讨论你的问题．much more(用于肯定)更不用说，何况：If you must work so hard，how much more must I?你尚这样努力，何况我呢?

△as much(as)同样多：Load the basket as much as possible．尽可能多地往筐里装．I thought as much．我想的就这么多．He overcame as much difficulty as he could．他克服了可能克服的困难．It is as much your duty as mine．这是你的职责，也是我的职责how much 1)多少(钱)：How much flour do you want?你要多少面粉?How much a pound is that beef?那牛肉一磅多少钱?2)到什么程度．