adj.(形容词)

1. 许多的，多的，很多的
2. 多数的
3. 不少的
4. 多种的，多样的

pron.(代词)

1. 许多，大量
2. 许多人，大多数人
3. 许多次，常常

det.(限定词)

1. 许多

adj.(形容词)

1. 许多,多的 a large number of

pron.(代词)

1. 许多 a large number

Adjective:

1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number;

   "many temptations"
   "the temptations are many"
   "a good many"
   "a great many"
   "many directions"
   "take as many apples as you like"
   "too many clouds to see"
   "never saw so many people"
   

1.许多的;大量的
You usemany to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things.

e.g. I don't thinkmany people would argue with that...
我认为多数人不会对此有异议。
e.g. Notmany films are made in Finland...
芬兰出品的电影并不多。

2.(回答有关数量的提问时)多
You usemany in expressions such as 'not many', 'not very many', and 'too many' when replying to questions about numbers of things or people.

e.g. 'Howmany of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?' — 'Not verymany.'...
“有多少关于这个主题的歌曲风靡一时呢？”“并不很多。”
e.g. Howmany years is it since we've seen each other? Toomany, anyway.
我们多少年没有见面了？反正有年头了。

3.(用于 a + 单数名词之前表示强调)许多，很多
You usemany followed by 'a' and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something.

e.g. many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter...
有许多母亲都试图在女儿身上实现自己未竟的梦想。
e.g. I have spentmany a morning with my wife gathering mussels along the rocky beaches of Little Compton.
我和妻子好几个上午都在小康普顿的岩石滩上采拾贻贝。

4.(用于 how 之后)多少
You usemany after 'how' to ask questions about numbers or quantities. You usemany after 'how' in reported clauses to talk about numbers or quantities.

e.g. Howmany years have you been here?...
你在这里有多少年了？
e.g. No-one knows howmany people have been killed since the war began.
没有人知道自开战以来有多少人丧生。

5.(用于比较物或人的数量，与 as 连用)
You usemany with 'as' when you are comparing numbers of things or people.

many什么意思

e.g. I've always entered asmany photo competitions as I can...
我总是尽可能多地参加摄影比赛。
e.g. We produced ten times asmany tractors as the United States.
我们生产的拖拉机的数量是美国的10倍。

6.许多人
You usemany to mean 'many people'.

e.g. Notmany expected Ferdinand to be such a success this season...
预料到费迪南德在本赛季如此成功的人并不多。
e.g. Iris Murdoch was regarded bymany as a supremely good and serious writer.
许多人都视艾丽丝·默多克为极其优秀和严肃的作家。

7.多数人;（尤指）民众，百姓
The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group.

e.g. The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for themany...
印刷机赋予少数人为多数人改变世界的力量。
e.g. He wanted to create a society of opportunity where benefits became available to themany.
他想建立一个充满机遇的社会，在这个社会里多数人都可以享受到社会福利。

You only usemany to talk about things that can be counted.They owned many cars. You should usemuch if you want to talk about things that cannot be counted....too much water.
many 只能同可数名词连用，例如：They owned many cars (他们拥有多辆汽车)。much 与不可数名词连用，例如：too much water (过多的水)。

8.(用于数字之前表示数目极大)多达…
You useas many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large.

e.g. Asmany as four and a half million people watched today's parade.
观看今天游行的人多达450万。

9.许多；大量；众多
You usea good many ora great many to emphasize that you are referring to a large number of things or people.

e.g. We've both had a goodmany beers...
我俩都喝了很多啤酒。
e.g. For a greatmany men and women, romance can be a most important part of marriage.
对于无数男女而言，浪漫是婚姻中极其重要的一部分。

10. many happy returns -> see return
in somany words -> see word

1. 多：如果我们看到一个集合(譬如Customer.Orders),我们假定其多重性为多(many). 然后,在注册倒转(inverse)时,我们知道一个关系的两头的多重性,譬如,在上面的例子中,我们知道,每个Order可以有0..1个 Customer,每个Customer可以有多个Order.

many of these substances are innocuous.

这里的许多物质都无害。

A good many of beggars are blind.

乞丐中有许多人是盲人。

There are men here from all over the country. many of them are from the south.

从全国各地来的人中有许多是南方人。

We don't have very many copies left.

我们所剩的册数不多。

You can't have one each. We haven't got many.

你们不能一人一个。我们没有很多。

many people feel that the law should be changed.

许多人都觉得这项法律应该修改。

many of those present disagreed.

许多到场的人都不同意。

How many children do you have?

你有几个孩子？

There are too many mistakes in this essay.

这篇文章错误太多。

He made ten mistakes in as many (= in ten) lines.

他在十行中就出了十个错。

New drivers have twice as many accidents as experienced drivers.

新驾驶员所出的事故是老驾驶员的两倍。

Don't take so many .

别拿这么多。

I've known her for a great many (= very many) years.

我认识她好多好多年了。

Even if one person is hurt that is one too many .

伤员一个都不要出现。

It was one of my many mistakes.

这是我犯的许多错误中的一个。

a many-headed monster

一只多头怪兽

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

我认为多数人不会对此有异议。

Not many films are made in Finland...

芬兰出品的电影并不多。

'How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?' 'u2014 'Not very many.'...

“有多少关于这个主题的歌曲风靡一时呢？”“并不很多。”

How many years is it since we've seen each other? Too many, anyway.

我们多少年没有见面了？反正有年头了。

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

有许多母亲都试图在女儿身上实现自己未竟的梦想。

I have spent many a morning with my wife gathering mussels along the rocky beaches of Little Compton.

我和妻子好几个上午都在小康普顿的岩石滩上采拾贻贝。

How many years have you been here?...

你在这里有多少年了？

No-one knows how many people have been killed since the war began.

没有人知道自开战以来有多少人丧生。

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。

We produced ten times as many tractors as the United States.

我们生产的拖拉机的数量是美国的10倍。

Not many expected Ferdinand to be such a success this season...

预料到费迪南德在本赛季如此成功的人并不多。

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

许多人都视艾丽丝·默多克为极其优秀和严肃的作家。

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

印刷机赋予少数人为多数人改变世界的力量。

He wanted to create a society of opportunity where benefits became available to the many.

他想建立一个充满机遇的社会，在这个社会里多数人都可以享受到社会福利。

As many as four and a half million people watched today's parade.

观看今天游行的人多达450万。

We've both had a good many beers...

我俩都喝了很多啤酒。

For a great many men and women, romance can be a most important part of marriage.

对于无数男女而言，浪漫是婚姻中极其重要的一部分。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The band is composed of many famous musicians.
   乐队由许多著名乐师组成。
2. Not many people can write with the left hand.
   用左手写字的人并不多。
3. There are many more people than I expected.
   比我预料的多出许多人。
4. He has got many more books than he needs.
   他得到的书比他所需要的多很多。
5. There are so many new desks in the classroom.
   这间教室里有这么多的新书桌。
6. There are too many mistakes in your homework.
   你的作业中错误太多了。
7. How many students are absent today?
   今天有多少学生缺课?

用作表语S+be+～

1. We are many, and they are few.
   我们是多数,他们是少数。
2. His words are many but meaning is not deep.
   他说的话复杂而肤浅。
3. The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked.
   菜很多,但烧得都不好吃。

1. I did not find many.
   我没有找到很多。
2. There were a few, but not many.
   有几个但是不多。
3. many of them were present at the conference.
   他们中的许多人出席了这次会议。
4. many of us were too tired to go further.
   我们当中许多人都累得走不动了。
5. many are called but few are chosen.
   要得多,选得少。
6. A good many are waiting for you.
   许多人在等着你。
7. There were a great many at the scene.
   有许多人在场。
8. You've given me too many.
   你已经给我太多了。
9. We got three generating sets but we need as many again.
   我们得到三套发电机组,可是我们需要的比这多一倍。

a good〔great〕 many

很多,许多very many

many a

许多a large number of

～+名词

• many%20a%20day">many a day许多天
• many%20a%20time">many a time多次

副词+～

• many">so many如此多
• many">too many太多

• Letters..of many our contriving friends.

  出自：Anthony Cleopatra,Shakespeare

• We must drink many happy returns to her.

  出自：Dickens

• many a wistful boy, and maidens..desire it.

  出自：R. Ellis

• In its hope that for many and many a year we may have your very self among us.

  出自：Browning

• She dearly loved..a gentleman at her feet, and many a one..she'd had.

  出自：A. Wilson

• It's going to be many a long day before I get involved.

  出自：R. Gordon

• Errands to be run, phone calls to be made, typing, so many things.

  出自：M. L. King

• There weren't many Cadillacs around in those days.

  出自：C. Jackson

• Like a dome of many-coloured glass.

  出自：comb.

• And space is many-dimensional.

  出自：A. N. Whitehead

商品

A：What about (things/ items/ products) other than food?
除了食物还有（什么/其它/别的）商品吗？

many的近义词

B：There aremany stores near here.
附近还有很多商店。

旅游

A：Do you have a (single/ double/ triple) room available?
你们有一间（单人房/双人房/三人房）吗？

B：For howmany nights?
住几个晚上？

询问

A：There aremany free parking spaces. You can save money on parking there.
那里有很多免费停车位。你把车停在那里可以省钱。

B：All right.
好的。

adj.(形容词)

1. many用作形容词时后接复数名词,表示许多同样的人或物(但数目不明确),用作主语时,其谓语动词要用复数形式。常用于否定句中。
2. many可用来强调more,可用too, so, how等修饰。
3. many多用作定语,只有在对比结构中,可用作表语,往往含有“虽然多”或“确实多”的意思。
4. many a的意思是“许多”,与“单数名词+单数动词”连用。当其修饰宾语时,宾语常置于句首,且主谓倒装。

pron.(代词)

1. many用作代词时,作“许多,许多人”解,常用于many of...结构中,谓语动词须用复数。
2. many或a good〔great〕 many用作主语时,其谓语动词用复数。
3. 在英语口语中, many通常用于否定句、疑问句中。在肯定句中many多用于正式文体,相当于口语中的a lot of或lots of。另外,当其单独作主语或宾语,含有对比意味时,当其充当名词词组中心,只带有后置定语时或当其前面常有as, so, too, very, a good, a great等词或词组时, many也用于肯定句中。

adj.(形容词)

many, a great deal of, a lot of, a number of, lots of, many a, much

这组词(组)都表示“许多”的意思。其区别在于:many是普通用语,其后只能接可数名词复数; many a是书面用语,后接单数可数名词,当修饰主语时谓语动词要用单数形式; much是普通用语,是对量和程度而言的,只能修饰不可数名词; a number of可用来修可数名词复数; a lot of和lots of既可接可数名词,也可接不可数名词,多用于肯定句。a great deal of后接不可数名词,谓语动词用单数,且常用于肯定句中。例如:

Man and the ape have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。

many a man comes or goes.一个又一个的人来来去去。

A number of people came to the meeting from all over the world.来自世界各地的许多人参加了这次会议。

A lot of friends are thinking of emigrating.许多朋友正在考虑移民国外。

There are lots of antiques shops in Australia now.现在澳大利亚有许许多多的古玩店。

She's earned a great deal of money in the last few weeks.在最近几个星期内,她挣了大量的钱。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的manig，意为多。