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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1857 COCA: 1989

mass

1 mass /ˈmæs/ noun
plural masses
1 mass
/ˈmæs/
noun
plural masses
Learner's definition of MASS
[count] : a usually large amount of a substance that has no particular shape团;块;堆
often + of
see also body mass index, critical mass, landmass
[count] : a large number or amount of something大量;许多
[count] : a large number of people许多人
masses [plural] British, informal : a large amount of something大量的东西
the masses : the ordinary or common people群众;民众
[noncount] physics : the quantity of matter in something质量

the mass of

: the main part of (something)大部分;主体
2 mass /ˈmæs/ verb
masses; massed; massing
2 mass
/ˈmæs/
verb
masses; massed; massing
Learner's definition of MASS
: to form or gather into a large group集结;聚集
[no object]
[+ object]
3 mass /ˈmæs/ adjective
3 mass
/ˈmæs/
adjective
Learner's definition of MASS
always used before a noun
: involving, affecting, or designed for many people民众的;大众的;大量的

Mass

Mass /ˈmæs/ noun
plural Masses
Mass
/ˈmæs/
noun
plural Masses
Learner's definition of MASS
: a Christian ceremony especially in the Roman Catholic Church in which people eat bread and drink wine representing the body and blood of Jesus Christ(尤指罗马天主教的)弥撒
[noncount]
[count]
[count] : music written for the parts of a Mass弥撒曲
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1857 COCA: 1989

mass

1 of 5

noun (1)

1
capitalized : the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1)
2
often capitalized : a celebration of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1)
Sunday masses held at three different hours
3
: a musical setting for the ordinary of the Mass
Bach's Mass in B Minor

mass

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noun (2)

1
a
: a quantity or aggregate of matter usually of considerable size
b(1)
(2)
: massive quality or effect
(3)
: the main part or body
the great mass of the continent is buried under an ice cap Walter Sullivan
(4)
: aggregate, whole
men in the mass
c
: the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
2
: a large quantity, amount, or number
a mass of material
3
a
: a large body of persons in a group
a mass of spectators
b
: the great body of the people as contrasted with the elite
often used in plural
the underprivileged and disadvantaged masses C. A. Buss

mass

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verb

massed; massing; masses

transitive verb

: to form or collect into a mass

intransitive verb

: to assemble in a mass
three thousand students had massed in the plaza A. E. Neville

mass

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adjective

1
a
: of or relating to the mass of the people
mass market
also : being one of or at one with the mass : average
mass man
b
: participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals
mass destruction
c
: having a large-scale character
mass plantings of tulips
2
: viewed as a whole : total
the mass effect of a design

Mass

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abbreviation

Choose the Right Synonym for mass

bulk, mass, volume mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit.

bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous.

the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers

mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.

a mass of boulders

volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating.

a tremendous volume of water

Example Sentences

Verb A large crowd of demonstrators massed outside the courthouse. Clouds were massing on the horizon. The generals massed their troops. Adjective Television is a mass medium.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin *messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere to send

Noun (2)

Middle English masse, from Anglo-French, from Latin massa, from Greek maza; akin to Greek massein to knead — more at mingle

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Adjective

1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of mass was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1857 COCA: 1989
mass

noun¹

1large amount/number of sth大量ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEenormous, great, huge, large, vast巨大的一團;龐大的一團broad大量;大宗;大多數Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population.他們的政策受到廣大民眾的歡迎。shapeless無形的一堆When I washed the sweater, it just turned into a shapeless mass.這件毛衣我洗了以後就不成形了。compact, dense, solid密實的一堆;緊密的一團;結實的一塊land陸塊the first women to cross Antarctica's land mass on foot首次徒步穿越南極大陸的女性chaotic亂糟糟的一堆a chaotic mass of ideas亂糟糟的一堆想法swirling打旋的一團a swirling mass of shadows一團打着旋的影子tangled纏結不清的一團a tangled mass of hair一團亂髮PREPOSITIONmass of一團⋯a dense mass of smoke一團濃煙masses of (informal) 大量的⋯There were masses of people at the concert.音樂會上人山人海。PHRASESthe huddled masses, the unwashed masses (= large numbers of poor people) 飢寒交迫的民眾;貧苦之眾the image of America with arms open wide to the world's huddled masses向全世界飢寒交迫的人們敞開懷抱的美國形象
mass

noun²

2Mass Christian ceremony基督教儀式ADJECTIVE | VERB + MASS | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVECatholic, requiem天主教/安魂彌撒midnight, Sunday午夜/主日彌撒VERB + MASSattend, go to, hear參加/去做/聆聽彌撒She never failed to attend Sunday Mass.她從未缺席主日彌撒。celebrate, offer, say主持彌撒;做彌撒The local priest celebrates Mass in the church.當地牧師在教堂主持彌撒。PREPOSITIONmass for為⋯做的彌撒a requiem mass for the sailors who drowned為淹死的水手舉行的安魂彌撒
mass

noun³

3 (technical術語) quantity of material質量ADJECTIVE | VERB + MASS ADJECTIVEatomic, molecular原子/分子質量body, bone, muscle身重;骨量;肌肉質量Calcium deficiency can lead to low bone mass in adolescent girls.鈣缺乏可能導致少女骨量低。critical足夠的數量The product has to be good enough to achieve a critical mass of customers. (figurative) 產品必須足夠好才能吸引到足夠數量的顧客。VERB + MASSmeasure測質量add, gain增加質量Bodybuilders trying to gain muscle mass eat a lot of protein.想要增加肌肉質量的健身者需要攝入大量蛋白質。

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