many /ˈmɛnɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  DET You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. 许多的

  例：

  I don't think many people would argue with that.

  我认为许多人对那都不会有争议。

  例：

  Not many films are made in Finland.

  芬兰出品的电影并不多。

• 2. 

  PRON Many is also a pronoun. 许多

  例：

  We stood up, thinking through the possibilities. There weren't many.

  我们站起来，考虑着各种可能的情况，并无多少。

• 3. 

  QUANT Many is also a quantifier. 许多 [QUANT 'of' def-pl-n]

  例：

  So, once we have cohabited, why do many of us feel the need to get married?

  那么，一旦我们同居了，为何我们中的许多人就觉得有必要结婚呢？

  例：

  It seems there are not very many of them left in the sea.

  似乎在海洋中它们所剩不多了。

• 4. 

  ADJ Many is also an adjective. 许多的

  例：

  Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses.

  在他的众多爱好中有饲养名马。

• 5. 

  ADV You use many in expressions such as "not many," "not very many," and "too many" when replying to questions about numbers of things or people. 多 [ADV as reply]

  例：

  "How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?"—"Not very many."

  “有多少关于这个主题的歌曲成为了畅销歌曲？”—“不太多。”

• 6. 

  PREDET You use many followed by "a" and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something. 许多 (用于)(a)(+单数名词之前) [强调]

  例：

  Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter.

  许多母亲都试图通过女儿实现她们未能实现的梦想。

• 7. 

  DET You use many after "how" to ask questions about numbers or quantities. You use many after "how" in reported clauses to talk about numbers or quantities. 用于(how)之后，询问数量多少

  例：

  How many years have you been here?

  你在这儿多少年了？

• 8. 

  PRON Many is also a pronoun. 用于(how)之后，作代词 ['how' PRON]

  例：

  How many do you smoke a day?

  你一天吸多少支烟？

• 9. 

  DET You use many with "as" when you are comparing numbers of things or people. 和(as)连用，用于比较物或人的数量

  例：

  I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can.

  我总是尽可能多地参加摄影比赛。

• 10. 

  PRON Many is also a pronoun. 和(as)连用，作代词 ['as' PRON]

  例：

  Let the child try on as many as she likes.

  让这个孩子爱试穿多少就试多少吧。

• 11. 

  PRON You use many to mean "many people." 许多人

  例：

  Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.

  艾里斯·默多克被许多人认为是一位极其出色而又严肃的作家。

• 12. 

  N-SING The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group. 多数人

  例：

  The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many.

  印刷机赋予了少数人为多数人改变世界的力量。

• 13. 

  PHRASE You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large. 多达 [强调]

  例：

  As many as 4 million people watched today's parade.

  多达400万的人观看了今天的游行。