a little 一点儿,少量+不可数名词或形容词
a few 一些;几个+可数名词复数
a lot 许多;大量(可放在动词后面修饰动词=very much;亦可修饰形容词)
a lot of +名词(不可数名词或可数名词复数)=lots of
a type of 一种类型的…;一种型号的……
eg.Garbage is a type of pollution.垃圾是其中的一种污染.
a pile of:很多;一堆;大量很多= piles of
eg.He said a pile of meaningless words.他说了一堆毫无意义的话.
a great many 很多,许多+ 可数名词复数
many a 许多的 +可数名词单数(但表示复数概念)
eg.Ambition loses many a man.野心使许多人失败.
He published many a novel.他出版过许多小说.
In fact,many a ects of morality are universal.事实上,许多道德的观点是全球一致的.
as a 名词(根据后面名词的不同,翻译也不同)
as a group 作为整体;总体来讲
as a joke 开玩笑
as a result 结果
as a rule 通常,一般说来
as a whole 总的来说