the many
“the many”指大多数人、普通民众，常与“the few”（少数人）对照使用。
The many have been ignored for far too long.
普通大众被忽视得太久了。
大众；民众；普通人
许多；大量；众多；大群体；大众；普通人。；相当多的数量。；多数；多数人
the common people; the masses
常作 the many，与 the few（少数人）相对。
众多；大群体；大众；普通人。
A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
相当多的数量。
A considerable number.
In a fair society, the rights of the many must be protected.
在公平的社会中，多数人的权利必须得到保护。
用法提示：此处 many 是名词，指‘大多数人、大众’，作 of 的宾语。
A responsible leader listens to the many, not just the wealthy.
负责任的领导者倾听大众的声音，而不仅仅是富人。
用法提示：many 作名词，表示‘民众、大众’，作 listens to 的宾语。
The new policy aims to benefit the many rather than a small elite.
新政策旨在惠及大多数人，而不是少数精英。
用法提示：many 是名词，指‘多数人、大众’，作 benefit 的宾语。
“the many”指大多数人、普通民众，常与“the few”（少数人）对照使用。
The many have been ignored for far too long.
普通大众被忽视得太久了。
后接 who 引导的定语从句，指某一群体中的大多数人。
The many who lost their jobs are still waiting for support.
那些失去工作的大多数人仍在等待支持。
“a great many of”后接复数名词或代词，表示相当大的数量。
A great many of the workers were women.
这些工人中有相当多的人是女性。
grammar · medium
易错句子How many money do you have?
正确表达How much money do you have?
money 是不可数名词，不能与 many 连用。many 只修饰可数名词复数，询问不可数名词的数量要用 how much；改成 much 后才符合可数与不可数名词的搭配规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many student like English.
正确表达Many students like English.
many 后接可数名词时，名词必须用复数形式。汉语名词没有单复数变化，所以容易漏掉词尾的 -s；改为 students 才能与 many 正确搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many of people think so.
正确表达Many people think so.
many of 后面必须接限定词加名词或代词（如 many of the people、many of them），不能直接接光杆复数名词。去掉 of，用 many 直接修饰 people 就正确了。
多数人；大众（相对于少数人）
A fair society should work for the many, not just the wealthy.
一个公平的社会应当为大众服务，而不只是为富人服务。
多数人的需求
He argued that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
他认为多数人的需求重于少数人的需求。
多数人的利益
They accepted the sacrifice for the good of the many.
他们为了多数人的利益接受了这一牺牲。
多数人与少数人
The gap between the many and the few continues to widen.
多数人与少数人之间的差距持续扩大。
许多；大量
A great many turned out to hear the speech.
许多人前来听这场演讲。
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