a great deal of
- 很多;许多
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All of these people gave me a great deal of information I had never heard of .
这些人都给了我许多闻所未闻的知识。
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She has spent a great deal of time reading the book .
她读这本书花了许多时间。
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It took a great deal of time .
这费了很多时间。
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There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform .
年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
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They spent a great deal of money .
他们花了大量的钱。
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She found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of criticism .
她发现自己遭到众多的批评。
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The relationship caused her a great deal of heartache .
这段恋情使她非常伤心。
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The incident caused a great deal of political mischief .
这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。
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The author has condensed a great deal of material into just 100 pages .
作者在短短100页中浓缩了大量信息。
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They have rallied a great deal of support for their campaign .
他们为竞选活动征得了大量的支持。
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There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance .
他的失踪已为传媒广泛报道。
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The report revealed a great deal of bureaucratic inefficiency .
报道大量揭示了官僚体制的无能。
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Historically , there has always been a great deal of rivalry between the two families .
这两个家族世世代代对立斗争。
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The report contains a great deal of statistical information
报告中包含很多统计资料。
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I also had friends who gave me a great deal of encouragement
我还有些朋友给了我很多鼓励。
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They spent a great deal of time watching television .
他们很多时间都看电视了。
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The police gained a great deal of useful information about the organization .
警方收集到了大量关于该组织的有用信息。
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No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice
没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。
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Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution
交通堵塞中静止不动的汽车产生了大量污染。
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We came up against a great deal of resistance in dealing with the case .
办这个案子的过程中,我们遇到了很多阻力。
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They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security
他们现在承受着加强机场安保措施的巨大压力。
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A great deal of hard work was done and , for that matter , is continuing .
大量艰苦的工作已经完成,同样,大量艰苦的工作也仍在继续。
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They share a great deal of information on a quid pro quo basis .
他们互通有无,共享大量信息。
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A great deal of bitter experience had taught him how to lose gracefully
大量惨痛的经历让他学会了如何坦然面对失败。
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A great deal of food is distributed and sold privately without ever reaching the shops .
很多食物都是通过私人渠道直接配送和销售,根本没有进过商店。
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She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh
她对彭利先生极其信任。
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There was a great deal of soldierly good fellowship .
这里充满了战友间才有的那种真挚友谊。
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It did not require a great deal of perception to realise the interview was over .
并不需要多少洞察力也能意识到面试已经结束了。
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A great deal of Jeff 's money went in alimony to his three former wives .
杰夫的很大一部分钱都用在了向他的前三任妻子支付赡养费。
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He tackled the job with a great deal of imagination , skill and cunning .
他在工作中充分发挥其想象力、技能和聪明才智来解决各种难题。
后接不可数名词,谓语动词用单数。
A great deal of money was spent.
花了大笔的钱。
A great deal of water is needed.
需要大量的水。
通常用于口语,后接可数或不可数名词,谓语动词用单数或复数视后接的名词而定。
A lot of students are leaving soon.
很多学生即将离去。
She seems to run into a lot of trouble at her job.
她在工作上似乎遇到了许多麻烦。
后接可数或不可数名词,谓语动词用单数或复数视后接的名词而定。须注意的是,plenty of 前面不加 a,plenty 本身也不用复数形式。
There are plenty of girls dancing in the hall.
许多姑娘在大厅里跳舞。
There is plenty of sugar in the coffee.
咖啡里放了不少糖。