mass
[mæs] verb intransitive
■to come together in large numbers 集中，聚集•Thousands of troops have massed along the border in preparation for an invasion.数千大军已经集结在边境上，准备入侵。
[mæs] adjective [before noun]
IMPROVER
■having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount 大量的；大规模的；大批的•weapons of mass destruction大规模毁灭性武器 •a mass murderer杀人狂 •mass starvation饥荒成灾 •Opposition groups plan to stage mass demonstrations all over the country.反对派计划在全国发起大规模游行示威。
[mæs] noun
LARGE AMOUNT 大量
ADVANCED only singular
■a large amount of something that has no particular shape or arrangement 大量；大批；众多•The explosion reduced the church to a mass of rubble.爆炸使教堂变成一堆瓦砾。 •The forest is a mass of colour in autumn.秋季的森林色彩斑斓。 ■(also Mass) countable or uncountable
■a religious ceremony in some Christian churches based on Christ's last meal with his disciples , or music written for the parts of this ceremony 弥撒；弥撒曲•to go to Mass参加弥撒 ⇒ See also Communion
masses
[plural] mainly UK informal
■a lot 许多，大量•[+ to infinitive] I've got masses to do at the weekend.我周末有许多事要做。 •There were masses of people in town today.今天城里人很多。 the mass of sth
■most of something …的主要部分，…的主体；…的大多数•The mass of the people support the government's reforms.大多数人支持政府的改革。
[mæs] noun
SOLID LUMP 固体块状物
countable
■a solid lump with no clear shape 团，块，堆•The sauce was now a sticky mass at the bottom of the pan.酱汁现在成了黏稠的一团，黏在平底锅锅底。
[mæs] noun
ORDINARY PEOPLE 平民
the masses
■the ordinary people who form the largest group in a society 群众，平民•He was popular with the aristocracy but failed to win the support of the masses.他很受贵族阶层的欢迎，但未能赢得民众的支持。
[mæs] noun
PHYSICS 物理
countable specialized
■(in physics) the amount of matter in any solid object or in any volume of liquid or gas 质量•The acceleration of a body equals the force exerted on it divided by its mass.物体所受外力除以其质量等于其加速度。 |