multitude /ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd/ CET6 TEM8

• 1. 

  QUANT A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them. 大量 [QUANT 'of' pl-n]

  例：

  There are a multitude of small, quiet roads to cycle along.

  有多条可以骑自行车的僻静小路。

  例：

  Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.

  毒瘾会带来其他许多问题。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If you say that something covers or hides a multitude of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something. (被掩盖的) 种种丑恶

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude. 一大群人 [书面]

  例：

  ...surrounded by a noisy multitude.

  …被吵吵嚷嚷的一大群人围着。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT-COLL You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the multitudes. 大多数人

  例：

  The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude.

  向大众隐瞒了丑恶的真相。