| 词组 | many |
| 释义 | many You use many immediately in front of the plural form of a noun to talk about a large number of people or things. Many girls report that the experience is unpleasant. Capital punishment is legal in many countries. ◊ 'many of' When you want to talk about a large number of the people or things belonging to a particular group, you use many of in front of a plural pronoun, or in front of a plural noun group beginning with 'the', 'these', 'those', or a possessive. Many of them are being forced to give up. Many of the inhabitants had fair skins. To the outside world many of these displays would be meaningless. Many of his books are still available. This enables scientists to confirm many of Einstein's ideas about relativity. ◊ 'many' used as a pronoun Many is sometimes used as a pronoun to refer to a large group of people or things. This is a fairly formal use. Many were still lying where they had been injured. ◊ WARNING You do not use many or many of to talk about a large quantity or amount of something. Instead you use much or much of. See entry at ↑ ◊ 'many more' You can use many with 'more' to emphasize the difference in size between two groups of people or things. I know many more country people than I do town people. Why does man seem to have many more diseases than animals have? |
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