among 在(多數(shù))之中,在…中間。 ★between 一般指“在兩者之間”, among 一般指“在三者或三者以上之中”。 among us Chinese在我們中國(guó)人中間。 among the Greeks 在希臘時(shí)代。 life among the Arabs (別國(guó)人的)阿拉伯生活。 a house among the trees 樹木環(huán)繞著的屋子。 fall among thieves 淪落到與盜賊為伍。 quarrel among themselves 內(nèi)部相互爭(zhēng)吵。 be among the best books 是最優(yōu)秀的作品之一。 among others [other things] 其中,就中,尤其,格外,加上[以及]其他種種事實(shí)[問題]。 among the missing 〔美國(guó)〕失蹤中,下落不明。 among themselves [ourselves, yourselves] 在自己人中間。 among the rest 其中之一,也在其中 (myself among the rest 我也是其中的一個(gè))。 from among 從…中。 one among a thousand 千中挑一的人;奇人。
many adj. (more; most) (opp. few; cf. much) 許多的,多數(shù)的,很多的,多。 ★ 1. 在口語(yǔ)中,尤其是在英國(guó)口語(yǔ)中,除用作肯定句的主詞或接用于 too, so, as, how 之后以外,帶有否定、疑問、條件意義:M- people think so. Did you see many people? 2. 在其他肯定句中常作 a lot of, a (large) number of, a great [good] many 等的代用語(yǔ)。 3. 文語(yǔ)中通例是以單數(shù)用作倒裝句法中的表語(yǔ):Many's the time (=often) I've seen him do it。 pron. 許多人[物]。 M- of us were tired. 我們當(dāng)中的許多人都疲倦了。 I have a few, but not many. 我有一點(diǎn)兒,可是不多。 n. 1.多數(shù)人[東西]。 There are a good many of them. 那樣的人很多[那種東西很多]。 A great many stayed away. 很多人沒來。 2.〔the many〕大多數(shù)人,一般人,群眾。 a good [great] many很多的,非常多的。 as many 和…一樣多(的);同數(shù)(的) (He made six mistakes in as many lines. 六行里就錯(cuò)了六處)。 as many again 再同樣多的,加倍的。 as many as ... 1. 多少…多少,…的都… (Take as many as you want. 你要多少就拿多少。 They admit as many as come. 來多少就可以進(jìn)去多少)。 2. 整整的〔一般指數(shù)目而言〕(He has been working at his book as many as five years. 他的書已經(jīng)整整寫了五年了)。 as [like] so many 1.像許多人一樣(He failed like so many before him. 像他前面的許多人一樣,他失敗了)。 2. 同數(shù)的,和…一樣多的(=as many)。 be one too many 多余的東西,礙手礙腳的東西。 be (one) too many for 比某人高明,勝過某人;為某人所不能理解 (He is (one) too many for me. 我弄他不贏,我拿他沒辦法)。 how many 多少,幾何 (How many boys are there? 有多少男孩?)。 many a [an] 〔詩(shī)、古〕許許多多,很多(many a day 多日〔語(yǔ)氣較強(qiáng)于 manydays〕)。 many a [〔古語(yǔ)〕 an] one 許許多多人。 M- a pickle makes a muckle. 積少成多,集腋成裘。 many (and many )a time =many a time and oft 〔詩(shī)、古〕 = on many occasions =many times 多次,不知多少次。 not many 〔俚語(yǔ)〕少許的,些少的。 not so many as 沒那么多,少于。 so many 那么多的,同數(shù)的 (in so many words 露骨地(說)。 So many men, so many minds. 〔諺語(yǔ)〕十人十心。 There are so many mistakes that I can not count them. 錯(cuò)誤多得數(shù)不清)。