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much

¹ much /ˈmʌtʃ/ adjective

¹ much

/ˈmʌtʃ/

adjective

Learner's definition of MUCH

: large in amount or extent : not little大量的；很大程度的

Much research [=a lot of research] was carried out.做了大量的研究工作。
Fixing the problem will require much effort. [=a lot of effort]解决这个问题会很费力。
The project is taking too much time. [=is taking more time than it should]这项工程耗费太多时间。
I can't believe that we spent so much money. [=such a large amount of money]我不敢相信我们居然花了这么多钱。

— often used in questions and in negative statements常用于疑问句和否定句

How much money do you have?你有多少钱？
Was there much food at the party?此次聚会吃的多吗？
He doesn't know much French.他不太懂法语。
There wasn't much more that we could do.我们能做的只有这些。
It doesn't cost much money.它并不贵。
There isn't much difference between them.他们之间没有太大的区别。
The clerk wasn't much help. [=was not very helpful]那个职员没有帮到多少忙。
There wasn't much doubt about who would win.谁会胜出并没有太大的悬念。

a bit much

— see ¹bit

never so much as

— see never

so much

— used for emphasis用于强调

The house burned like so much paper. [=it burned as if it were made of paper]这房子着火了，烧起来就像是纸做的。
The explanation sounded like so much nonsense. [=it sounded like a lot of nonsense]这个解释听起来简直像是一堆废话。

too much

: too difficult to accept or deal with难以接受；难以应付

Working two jobs was too much (for him).做两份工作（对他来说）太累了。

informal : very unusual in either an enjoyable or annoying way十分有趣；太过分；太不像话

I can't believe the way he talks. That guy is too much.我不相信他竟然这样说话，那家伙太过分了。
We laughed so hard. It was just too much.我们捧腹大笑，这实在太有趣了。

² much /ˈmʌtʃ/ adverb

² much

/ˈmʌtʃ/

adverb

Learner's definition of MUCH

a : to a great degree or extent很大程度上

I'm feeling much better.我感觉好多了。
much happier/prettier/wealthier高兴/漂亮/富有得多
The new car is much better on gas mileage.这辆新车更省油。
They both talk too much.他们两人都说话太多。
Thank you so/very much for your help.衷心感谢你的帮助。

b : very, extremely

He is much interested in the project.他对这个项目非常感兴趣。
They were much pleased by the compliment.他们因受到称赞而极为高兴。
some much-needed repairs一些急需的修理工作
a much-deserved vacation绝对应得的假期
He's not much good at golf. [=he plays golf badly; he is not a good golfer]他不擅长打高尔夫球。

c : frequently, often

She doesn't visit her family much.她不经常探望家人。
Do you travel much?你常去旅行吗？

d : by a long time长时间地

He didn't arrive much before noon. [=he didn't arrive until almost noon]快中午了他才到。

: very nearly非常接近；差别不大

The town still looks much [=essentially] the way it did years ago.这个镇与多年前相比变化不大。
The town looks much the same.这个镇看起来没什么变化。
We came to much the same conclusion.我们下的结论基本一致。
We left the house much as we found it.我们离开了这所房子，基本上保持了发现它时的原样。

as much

: the same相同地

I helped her through the divorce—I know she would do as much for me. [=I know that she would help me if I were going through a divorce]我帮她走出了离婚的阴影——我知道换作是我的话，她也会同样帮忙。
He likes baseball but he likes hockey just as much.他喜欢棒球，但同样也喜欢冰球。
“Where is he?” “He's still at home.” “I thought as much.” [=I thought so; that is what I thought]“他在哪儿？”“还在家呢。”“我也是这么想的。”

as much as

— used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree（数量或程度上）和…相等，与…相同

He likes hockey as much as he likes basketball. [=he likes hockey and basketball equally]他喜欢冰球的程度不亚于篮球。

: almost — used to say that someone came very close to doing something几乎；差不多

He as much as admitted his guilt.他几乎就要认罪了。

much as

: although

She knew the truth, much as [=even though] she wanted to deny it.她知道真相，尽管她想否认这一点。

much less

— see ²less

pretty much

— see ²pretty

so much as

— see ¹so

so much the better

— see ³better

very much

— used for emphasis用于强调

She is very much [=entirely, decidedly] in control of the situation.她完全控制了局势。
The company is still very much an important part of the community.这家公司现在仍然是这个社区相当重要的组成部分。

³ much /ˈmʌtʃ/ pronoun

³ much

/ˈmʌtʃ/

pronoun

Learner's definition of MUCH

: a large amount大量

Much that was said is false.所讲的大部分是假话。
We all learned much [=a lot] from this experience.我们从这次经历中学到了很多。
He gave away much of what he owned.他将许多自己的东西送人了。
Not much is known about his childhood.他的很多童年经历不详。
She did much to improve the city.她对这个城市的发展贡献良多。
Do you see much of your family? [=do you see your family often?]你常看望家人吗？
She's trying to do too much. [=trying to do more than she should]她在努力干分外的工作。

: something that is important or impressive意义重大的事物；令人印象深刻的事物 — used in negative statements用于否定句

There was some food there, but it wasn't much. [=there was not much food]那儿有些吃的东西，但没多少了。
The evidence didn't amount to much. [=there was not much evidence]证据不足。
Her contributions didn't add up to much. [=her contributions were not important]她的捐赠不多。
Before the renovations, the house was not much to look at. [=was not attractive]在翻新改造前，这房子看上去不怎么样。

as much as

— used to say that an amount is as large as another amount和…一样多

She earns as much as he does.她挣的钱和他一样多。

make much of

— see ¹make

not much of a

— used to say that someone or something is not very good不太好；不怎么样

He's not much of a cook. [=he's not a very good cook]他不太会做饭。
It wasn't much of a vacation.这个假期过得不怎么好。

not much on

: not known for, good at, or interested in (something)不出名；不擅长；不感兴趣

He's not much on looks. [=he is not very attractive]他长得不帅。
She's not much on studying. [=she does not like to study]她不喜欢学习。

not think much of

— see ¹think

so much

— see ¹so

BNC: 164 COCA: 146

much

1 of 3

adjective

ˈməch

more ˈmȯr

; most ˈmōst

: great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree

there is much truth in what you say

taken too much time

: great in importance or significance

nothing much happened

obsolete : many in number

: more than is expected or acceptable : more than enough

the large pizza is a bit much for one person

much

2 of 3

adverb

more; most

a(1)

: to a great degree or extent : considerably

much happier

(2)

: very

much gratified

b(1)

: frequently, often

(2)

: by or for a long time

didn't get to work much before noon

: by far

was much the brightest student

: nearly, approximately

looks much the way his father did

much

3 of 3

noun

: a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree

She gave away much of what she owned

: something considerable or impressive

was not much to look at

Example Sentences

Adverb The new car is much better on gas mileage. They both talk too much. Thank you so much for your help. He is much interested in the project. They were much pleased by the compliment. She doesn't visit her family much. The town looks much the same. We came to much the same conclusion. We left the house much as we found it. Noun much of what people think they know about words is inaccurate or downright false See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Shaky for much of the game, Brissett completed only 18 of 34 attempts (52.9%) for 147 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 74.0 rating.

Tim Bielik, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 Gray was nearly unguardable for much of the playoffs.

Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 In addition, supplies for much of the region are hardy, in spite of the lack of diversity.

Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022 For much of this year, the president’s approval ratings were languishing with most voters saying the country was headed in the wrong direction and independents siding with Republicans.

Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 For much of the pandemic, COVID discourse assumed a stark political polarity.

Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2022 The data does not include tickets issued in the 2020-2021 school year, when buildings were closed for much of the year because of the pandemic.

Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2022 High winds and heavy rain can be expected for much of next week on mainland Alaska, federal forecasters said.

Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 Against the odds, an early and substantial rain event appears likely for much of Northern California later this weekend, Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA tweeted.

Haley Brink, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022

Adverb

Motherhood is still very much on the table for Chrishell Stause.

Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022 While crypto was designed to hold value independent of the stock market, the two are still very much entwined.

Time, 19 Sep. 2022 But that amount — up to $425 million a year, based on legislative analyst data — isn’t much compared with what the state already is spending: $7.6 billion this fiscal year alone.

George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022 As the protests that greeted Prince William and his wife, Kate, on their tour of the region showed, republican feelings are very much on the rise in the once trusty British West Indies.

Kojo Koram, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 This is an operatic staging all right: The full orchestrations, as conducted by Kimberly Grigsby, are very much present as is the Lyric Opera Chorus rising to the dramatic demands of this director.

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022 Luckily for them, however, 17 games still remain and two teams ahead are very much within grasping distance.

Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 But Caroline and Daphne, who works closely with her, were very much into the butterfly concept.

Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2022 His next venture, the collaborative software editing company Figma, very much did.

Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 See More

BNC: 164 COCA: 146

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