25 manymuch的用法(作形容词和代词)

 

A manymuch

many(形容词)用在可数名词之前。

much(形容词)用在不可数名词之前。

He didnt make many mistakes

他没犯多少错。

We havent much coffee

家里的咖啡不多了。

manymuch的比较级和最高级形式相同,都是moremost

more mistakescoffee更多的错误/咖啡

most mendamage 几乎全部的男士/几乎所有的损害

manymuchmoremost可作代词使用:

He gets a lot of letters but she doesnt get many

他收到的信很多,可她的信不多。

You have a lot of free time but I havent much

你有许多空闲时间,可我没有。

moremost的用法较灵活,manymuch在否定动词后面用得比较多(见上文的例子),但manymuch在肯定动词和疑问动词后用法较受限制。

B manymuch与肯定动词连用

many前加上a goodgreat时可与肯定动词连用。manymuchsoas/too修饰时也可以与肯定动词连用。

I made a good many friends there

我在那里交了许多朋友。

He has had so many jobs that

他做过了这么多种工作,以致……

She read as much as she could

她尽量多读书。

They drink too muchgin).

他们(杜松子酒)喝得太多了。

many是宾语或宾语的一部分而前面不加任何修饰语时,常常被 a lot/lots of+名词)或a lotlots(代词)代替。much是宾语或宾语的一部分时常常被a greatgood deal of+名词)或agreatgood deal(代词)代替:

I saw a lotlots of seabirdsI expect you saw a lot too

我看到了许多海鸟。想必你也看到了许多。

He spends a lotlots of/a great deal of money on his house

他在房子上花很多钱。

既可以用many也可以用a lotof)作主语或作主语的一部分,

但这里的much通常由其他形式代替。

much在正规英语中是允许这样用的:

Much will depend on what the minister says

很多事要取决于部长怎么说。

试将肯定句和否定句作一比较:

He hasnt won many races

他没有赢过几次比赛。

Youve won a lotlots of races./Youve won a lot./Youve won a greatmanyraces).

你赢过多次比赛。

He didnt eat much fruit

他没有吃多少水果。

She ate a lot/lotsa great deal of fruit./She ate a lota great deal

她吃了大量的水果。

C manymuch与疑问动词连用

两者前都可加how

How many times

多少次?

How much

多少?

在不用how的问句中,many也可使用。如预期得到的是肯定的回答,则最好使用a lotof):

Did you take a lot of photosI expect you did

你拍了许多照片吗?我想你拍了。

much时不加how是可行的,但其他的几种用法更常见:

Did you have a lot of snow/much snow last year

去年你们那儿雪下得多吗?

(关于much作副词的用法,参见第33节。)