many
['men.i] determiner pronoun
ESSENTIAL
■used mainly in negative sentences and questions to mean 'a large number of' （主要用于否定句和疑问句中）许多•I don't have many clothes.我衣服不多。 •Not many people have heard of him.听说过他的人不多。 •There are n't very many weekends between now and Christmas.现在到圣诞节间没有多少个周末了。 •Were there many cars on the road?路上车多吗？ •How many students are there in each class?每班有多少个学生？ •Many people would disagree with your ideas.许多人会不同意你的看法。 •Rachel was at the party with her many admirers.瑞吉儿和她众多的追求者一起参加了聚会。 •I've met him so many times and I still can't remember his name!我见过他许多次了，可还是记不住他的名字！ •There are too many people chasing too few jobs.找工作的人太多，而职位又太少。 •If there are only five of us going to the concert, then I've booked one too many seats.如果我们当中只有五个人去听音乐会，那我就多订了一张票。 •If there were as many women as there are men in parliament, the situation would be very different.如果议会中女性人数和男性一样多，情形就会大不相同了。 •As many as (= The surprisingly large number of) 6 000 people may have been infected with the disease.可能有多达6000人已染上此病。 •There are already twelve bottles of wine, so if I buy as many again (= another twelve bottles) we'll have enough.已经有12瓶葡萄酒，如果我再买12瓶，那我们就足够了。 •A good/great many people who voted for her in the last election will not be doing so this time.许多在上次选举中投票给她的人这次不会那么做了。 •She'd had five children in as many (= in the same number of) years and decided it was enough.她五年里就生了五个孩子，认为已经足够了。
['men.i] determiner pronoun
in so many words
■directly, or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean 直截了当地，明确地•"Did he say he was unhappy with Anna?" "Well, not in so many words but that was certainly the impression I got."“他说对安娜不满了吗？”“并没有明确说，但我感觉是那样。” •I told her, in so many words, to stop interfering.我明确告诉她不要再干涉了。
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many a time
■many times 许多次•I've told you many a time not to ride your bike on the pavement.我告诉过你很多次了，不要在人行道上骑脚踏车。
['men.i] determiner pronoun
many happy returns (of the day)
■said to mean 'Happy Birthday' 生日快乐
['men.i] determiner pronoun
many's the
■used to show something has happened many times or for long periods of time 多次；长时间•Many's the hour I've spent by the telephone just waiting in case he called.我在电话旁守候多时，免得他打电话来时没人接。
['men.i] determiner pronoun
one too many informal
■If you have had one too many, you have drunk too much alcohol. 喝多了酒，多喝了几杯 |