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multitude ☞multituden. [′mʌltɪtjuːd] (multitudes)
双解释义 1. C 大量,许多 a large number 2. C 大众,民众,群众 ordinary people; the masses 基本要点 1. multitude作“大量,许多”解时,常与of连用,且其后面常接可数名词的复数形式,其谓语动词既可用单数形式也可用复数形式。2. the multitude(s)还可作“大众,民众,群众”解,有时用作贬义,作“流氓”解。词汇搭配 动词+~ cover〔hide〕 a ~ of sins 是一个冠冕堂皇的借口,掩盖许多见不得人的东西形容词+~ angry ~ 愤怒的群众 vast ~s of facts 大量的事实介词+~ amid ~s 在人群当中 in ~s 成群地~+介词 a ~ of 大量…,大批…句型例句 There is〔are〕 a multitude of reasons against it. 有大量反对它的理由。 There are multitudes of islands on the Pacific. 太平洋中有许多岛屿。 Political power has been placed in the hands of the multitude. 政治权力一直在民众手中。常用短语 ♣ cover〔hide〕 a multitude of sins1. 〈常谑〉掩盖(通常为不快的)实情conceal a (usually unpleasant) reality You say that he owns a business, but "business" covers a multitude of sins. 你说他开了一家商行,但“商行”两字下面藏有种种见不得人的东西。2. 成为冠冕堂皇的借口be a common and useful excuse Don't say you woke up late—say you were delayed. That hides a multitude of sins! 不要说你醒来晚了——说你因为什么事耽搁了。这是个冠冕堂皇的理由!词语辨异 ♣ multitude, band, circle, crowd, gang, group, herd, host, mass, mob, set 参见band条。 补充资料 [同义词] crowd, mass [词源]古法语multitudo(大量,大群) |