gobs of + [plural noun]
gobs of 后接可数名词复数，表示‘大量的’，常用于非正式语境。
There were gobs of people at the concert.
音乐会现场有大量的人。
大量，许多
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大量，许多
a large number or amount
I've got gobs of work to do before the deadline.
我在截止日期前有大量工作要做。
用法提示：gobs作为名词复数，与of连用表示大量。
She made gobs of money selling handmade crafts online.
她通过在线销售手工艺品赚了一大笔钱。
用法提示：gobs作为名词复数，修饰不可数名词money，表示数量巨大。
There are gobs of time left before the movie starts.
电影开始前还有大把时间。
用法提示：gobs作为名词复数，与of连用表示大量，修饰time。
gobs of 后接可数名词复数，表示‘大量的’，常用于非正式语境。
There were gobs of people at the concert.
音乐会现场有大量的人。
a gob of 后接不可数名词，表示‘一团、一块’黏稠的东西。
He had a gob of chewing gum in his mouth.
他嘴里有一团口香糖。
gobs 是俚语，指美国水兵，通常以复数形式出现。
The gobs were on leave in port.
水兵们在港口休假。
作为动词，gobs 意为‘吐唾沫’，常用于非正式场合。
He always gobs on the sidewalk.
他总在人行道上吐唾沫。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are a gob of people waiting outside.
正确表达There are gobs of people waiting outside.
错误：将'gobs'误用为单数形式'a gob of'。英语中表示大量时，固定搭配为'gobs of'，其中'gobs'是复数名词，不能与不定冠词'a'连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gob on the ground every morning.
正确表达He gobs on the ground every morning.
错误：第三人称单数动词缺少-s。'gob'作动词时，主语为第三人称单数需加-s变为'gobs'。
gob是单数，指一块或少量；gobs是复数，常表示大量。
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