a mickle of sth
mickle 是古旧或方言色彩的词,作名词时通常后接 of 短语,表示“大量的……”。
The old shepherd had a mickle of stories to tell.
那位老牧羊人有大量的故事要讲。
大量;许多
(常接 of)大量或大范围;很多;多量
a large number, amount, or extent
常与 of 连用
(常接 of)大量或大范围
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
He has mickle of experience in this field.
他在这个领域经验丰富。
用法提示:mickle of 作为名词短语,表示大量。
There was mickle of food at the banquet.
宴会上有很多食物。
用法提示:mickle of 作为名词短语,表示多量。
She earned mickle of praise for her work.
她的工作赢得了许多赞誉。
用法提示:mickle of 作为名词短语,表示很大程度。
mickle 是古旧或方言色彩的词,作名词时通常后接 of 短语,表示“大量的……”。
The old shepherd had a mickle of stories to tell.
那位老牧羊人有大量的故事要讲。
of 后面也可以接代词 it 或 them,指代前面已经提到的事物。
There was food in plenty, and a mickle of it went to waste.
食物很充足,其中大量都被浪费了。
grammar · medium
易错句子Mickle of the information was lost.
正确表达A mickle of the information was lost.
mickle 表示“大量”时是单数可数名词,通常以 a mickle of 的结构出现,前面需要不定冠词 a。汉语没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉。加上 a 后,a mickle of 才能正确修饰后面的名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子A mickle people gathered outside the hall.
正确表达A mickle of people gathered outside the hall.
mickle 表示“大量的人或物”时,后面要接介词 of 再加名词,即 a mickle of + 名词。汉语说“大量的人”不用介词,所以学习者容易省略 of。补上 of 后结构才完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子Mickle students attended the lecture.
正确表达A mickle of students attended the lecture.
mickle 是名词,不是 many 或 much 那样的限定词,不能直接放在名词前作定语。表达“大量学生”须用 a mickle of students 这一名词结构。学习者受汉语“大量学生”的影响,容易把 mickle 误用为形容词。
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