Question

求总结amount of. ,a great deal of,quantity of短语

Answer 1

a lot of,a great deal of,plenty of,a great amount of,a great quantity of这些短语都表示“许多”或“大量”的意思。 1. a lot of为口语，后面可跟可数名词复数形式，也可跟抽象的或表示物质的名词，在否定句中习惯用not many或not much, a lot可以用作状语。 What will you do if you win a lot of money?如果你赢了许多钱，你将做些什么呢？ Its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.开这辆车的人很难把它停下来. I paint a lot of pictures.我画很多画。 2.a great deal of 后面只能跟抽象名词或物质名词，a great deal也可用作状语。 The race gave every one a great deal of pleasure.这次比赛给了大家许多乐趣。 There was a great deal of excitement just before it began.比赛开始前，人们非常激动。 3.plenty of后面可跟复数形式的名词或不可数名词，其含义是“需要多少有多少”或“比实际需要的还要多”，有时，有些象汉语“还多着呢”。 There's plenty of coffee in the kichen.厨房里咖啡还多着呢。 There's always plenty to read in the waiting room.候诊室里总是有许多可供阅读的。 4.a great amount of后面只跟不可数名词。 A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year.每年在烟草上花去大量的钱。 5.a great quantity of后面跟可数或不可数名词都可以。 The factory needs a large quantity of water.这家工厂需要大量的水。 There are only a small quantity of flowers left in the garden.花园里只剩下少量的花了。