1
much + uncountable noun
much 通常用于否定句和疑问句；肯定句中常用 a lot of 或 plenty of。
We don't have much time before the train leaves.
火车开走之前我们没有多少时间了。
许多；大量；很大程度的
more — comparative of much
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
许多；大量；很大程度的
great in quantity, degree, or extent (used with uncountable nouns)
We don't have much time before the train leaves.
火车开走之前我们没有多少时间了。
(与不可数名词连用的量词)数量、程度或范围大
(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
He doesn't have much experience with computers.
他对电脑的经验不多。
AI contextual example
There is too much noise in this room.
这个房间里噪音太大了。
AI contextual example
We don't have much time before the meeting starts.
会议开始前我们没有多少时间。
AI contextual example
not much rain
雨水不多
WordNet
much 通常用于否定句和疑问句；肯定句中常用 a lot of 或 plenty of。
We don't have much time before the train leaves.
火车开走之前我们没有多少时间了。
too much 表示超出可接受的数量，后接不可数名词；可数名词用 too many。
There is too much salt in this soup.
这汤里盐放得太多了。
how much 用来询问不可数名词的数量，也可单独使用询问价格。
How much money do you need for the trip?
这次旅行你需要多少钱？
as much ... as 表示同等程度；否定式可用 not as much ... as 或 not so much ... as。
She has as much experience as her colleague.
她的经验和她同事一样多。
Not this
How much books do you have?
Use this
How many books do you have?
books 是可数名词复数，much 只修饰不可数名词；询问可数名词的数量要用 many。
Not this
I have much money.
Use this
I have a lot of money.
肯定句中 much 修饰名词听上去不自然，通常用 a lot of；much 多用于否定句和疑问句。
Not this
There are too much people here.
Use this
There are too many people here.
people 是可数名词复数，too much 只能修饰不可数名词，可数名词复数用 too many。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
很多时间
I don't have much time before the meeting.
开会前我没有很多时间。
很多钱
The project needs much money to get started.
这个项目启动需要很多钱。
大量工作
There is much work to be done before winter.
冬天来临前有大量工作要完成。
很大的努力
It will take much effort to master the language.
掌握这门语言需要付出很大的努力。
太多
Too much sugar is bad for your health.
吃太多糖对健康有害。
这么多
We had so much fun at the party.
我们在聚会上玩得这么开心。
算不上；称不上
I'm not much of a cook.
我算不上是个好厨师。
更不用说；更何况
He can't even afford a bike, much less a car.
他连自行车都买不起，更不用说汽车了。
……到此为止；看来……是没戏了
The rain ruined our plans. So much for the picnic.
这场雨毁了我们的计划。看来野餐是泡汤了。
如此多的事物都依赖于一辆红色手推车。
This is the opening line of William Carlos Williams's much-anthologized poem 'The Red Wheelbarrow' (1923), often used to illustrate imagist poetry.
这是威廉·卡洛斯·威廉姆斯广被收录的诗作《红色手推车》（1923年）的开头句，常被用来阐释意象派诗歌。
橱窗里的那只小狗多少钱？
This is the title and first line of Patti Page's 1953 pop hit, and the question 'how much?' became a classic refrain.
这是帕蒂·佩奇1953年流行金曲的标题和首句，其中“多少钱？”的提问成为经典副歌。
Use more naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：想象一杯水满到杯口（much≈满），水不可数，所以 much 修饰不可数名词。
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、学术论文、日常否定/疑问句 表示“大量的”时，much 作形容词多用于正式或书面语；在日常口语中，肯定句更常见 a lot of，而 much 常出现在否定句或疑问句中。请根据实际语境选择正式或中性表达。
much 只能修饰不可数名词，常用于疑问句和否定句，在肯定句中通常替换为 a lot of。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.