1、“很多” 、 “大量”的英语表达法“很多” 、 “大量”的表达法有多种。搞清楚哪些只能跟可数名词，哪些只能跟不可数名词，哪些既可以跟可数词又可以跟不可数名词，以及它们常见的主谓一致（单/复数）及其易混点对我们的学习大有裨益。下面将这些表达法进行归纳总结。1.a (large) number of / (large) numbers of +可数名词复数。如：A number of boys are in the next room.很多男孩在隔壁房间。Large numbers of people are at the meeting from all over the country.很多人
2、从全国各地来出席会议。2 . a large/huge amount of / large amounts of +不可数名词。如：A large amount of money was spent on clothes.大量的钱花在衣服上。Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.这座桥花了很多钱。3. a lot of /lots of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：There is a lot of/lots of milk in the glass.杯子里有很多牛奶。There are such a lot of /lots of
3、 people who have had the same experience.很多人有着同样的经历。4. A(large)quantity of /(large)quantities of +可数名词复数/ 不可数名词。如：There are a large quantity of books in the library.图书馆里有很多书。There is a quantity of water in the lake.湖里有很多水。There are large quantities of flowers in the garden.花园里有很多花。Quantities of food
4、 were on the table.餐桌上有很多食物。5. plenty of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：There are plenty of books on the bookshelf.书架上有很多书。There is plenty of time.有很多时间。6. a great/ good deal of +不可数名词。如：A great deal of money is spent by a large number of young people.大量的钱被很多年轻人花掉了。7. a world of +不可数名词。如：There is a world of differ
5、ence between them.他们之间有很大的不同。8.an ocean of /oceans of +不可数名词。如：There is an ocean of sand far away.远处是一望无际的沙漠。There is still oceans of time.还有大量的时间。9.a good/great many+可数名词复数。如：Philip found that there were a good many people already there.菲力普发现已经有很多人在那儿了。10.many a+可数名词单数。如：Many a ship has been wrecke
6、d on these rocks.不止一只（很多）船在这些岩石上触礁。11.quite a few/ a good few/not a few/not some+可数名词复数。如：There are quite a few students absent from the class today.今天很有些学生缺课。A good few experiments have been made today.今天很做了一些试验。Not a few/Not some foreigners have taken part in the party.不少外宾参加了晚会。12.quite a little/
7、no little/not a little / not some+不可数名词。如：He has got quite a little news.他有很多好消息。This gave him not a little trouble.这给他带来了许多麻烦。He took no little pains over the work.他在这工作上花费了很多精力。He had not some strong tea.他喝了很多浓茶。13.quite a bit of+不可数名词。如：Vacation seems to have done me quite a bit of good .假期好象对我有很
8、多好处。14.many many+可数名词复数；如：There are many many reasons against it.反对这事有很多很多原因。15.much much+不可数名词；如：Tom has much much money.汤姆有很多很多的钱。16.a pile of /piles of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：There are a pile of books in the library.图书馆里有很多书。A pile of money is in the bag .很多钱在袋子里。There are piles of papers on the desk.课桌
9、上有很多试卷。Piles of work remains to be done .大量的工作有待于去做。17.a good/large supply of +可数名词复数/不可数名词；supplies of+可数名词/ 不可数名词。如：There are a supply of candles in the drawer.抽屉里有很多腊烛。There is a good supply of fat in the pig.猪的身上有很多脂肪。There is a good supply of meat/fish/fruit on the market.市场上有很多肉 /鱼/水果。18.a flo
10、od of+可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：I received a flood of letters this morning. 我今天早上收到了很多信件。A flood of water has poured from the roof. 大雨从屋顶上倾盆而下。19.a troop of/troops of+可数名词复数（也可用单数） 。如：A troop of schoolchildren are dancing now.很多（一群）小学生正在跳舞。Troops of welcomers have surrounded the hero.许多欢迎者已围住了英雄。20.a mass of/m
11、asses of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：a great mass of data 大量数据a mass of sand 一堆沙21.a great /wide/considerable variety of+可数名词复数/ 不可数名词；varieties of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：A great variety of books were recently published.最后出版了很多( 种)书/各种各样的书。There was a considerable variety of opinion.当时有各种各样(大量的)意见。There are varieties
12、of cloth in the shop.店里有很多个品种的布匹。22.a wide range of+可数名词复数/不可数名词。如：A wide range of washing-machines and refrigerators is displayed in our showroom.在我们的展览厅陈列着很多(一大排)洗衣机和电冰箱。23.a series of+ 可数名词复数。如：A series of debates between the lecturers was scheduled for the next weekend.演讲者之间的很多讨论安排在随后的周末。a serie
13、s of questions 很多（一连串的）问题24.a flock of+可数名词。如：A flock of customers are waiting for the store to open.一大群（很多）顾客在等着商店开门。25.dozens of+可数名词复数，表“打” 、 “几十” 、 “很多” 。如： dozens of pencils 好几打铅笔dozens of eggs 几十个蛋some dozens of people 几十人for dozens of years 好几十年26.scores of +可数名词复数，表 “很多/许多/ 好几十/ 一大批”等意义。如：scores of years 许多年（好几十年）scores of books 大量的书scores of visitors 一大批来访者scores of years ago 几十年前scores of times 很多次
