- plenty (of something)
a large amount; as much or as many as you need 大量;众多;充足 plenty of eggs/money/time 充裕的鸡蛋/钱/时间 ‘Do we need more milk?’ ‘No, there's plenty in the fridge.’ “我们要不要再买些牛奶?” “不必了。冰箱里还多着呢。” They always gave us plenty to eat. 他们总是给我们好多东西吃。 We had plenty to talk about. 我们有说不完的话。
Grammar Point many / a lot (of) / lots (of)many / a lot (of) / lots (of)- Many is used only with countable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences:
many 只与可数名词连用,主要用于疑问句和否定句中: Do you go to many concerts? 你常去听音乐会吗? How many people came to the meeting? 多少人来参加了会议? I don’t go to many concerts. 我不常去听音乐会。
该词在陈述句中不很常用,但用于 so、as 和 too 之后: You made too many mistakes. 你犯的错误太多了。
- In statements a lot (of) or lots (of) (informal) are much more common:
在陈述句中 a lot of 或 lots of(非正式)常用得多: I go to a lot of concerts. 我常去听音乐会。 ‘How many shows did you see?’ ‘Lots!’ “你看了几场演出,”。“很多,”。
不过,上述词语不与表示时间和距离的量词连用: I stayed in England for many/quite a few/ten weeks. 我在英格兰逗留了许多周/好几周/十周。 - I stayed in England a lot of weeks.
Lots of people like Italian food. 许多人喜欢意大利食物。
亦可用 plenty of(非正式): Plenty of stores stay open late. 许多商店都营业到很晚。
以上短语亦可用于疑问句和否定句中。 - A lot of/lots of is still felt to be informal, especially in British English, so in formal writing it is better to use many or a large number of in statements.
Grammar Point much / a lot of / lots ofmuch / a lot of / lots of- Much is used only with uncountable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences:
much 只与不可数名词连用,主要用于疑问句和否定句中: Do you have much free time? 你空闲时间多吗? How much experience have you had? 你经验如何? I don’t have much free time. 我没有多少空闲时间。
- In statements a lot of or lots of (informal) is much more common:
‘How much (money) does she earn? “她挣多少(钱)?” She earns a lot of money. 她挣很多钱。
- A lot of/lots of is still felt to be informal, especially in British English, so in formal writing it is better to use much, a great deal of or a large amount of.
- Very much and a lot can be used as adverbs:
very much 和 a lot 可作副词: I miss my family very much. 我很想念我的家人。 - I miss very much my family.
I miss my family a lot. 我很想念我的家人。 Thanks a lot. 多谢。
I didn’t enjoy the film (very) much. 我不大喜欢这部影片。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘fullness, perfection’): from Old French plente, from Latin plenitas, from plenus ‘full’.