Word · Frequency #164
much
大量；许多；很大程度
a large amount or degree
- 1.
a great amount or extent
大量或程度
大量或程度；大量；许多；重要的事
In use
Much of the park is shaded by old trees.
She has much to offer the team.
There is much to learn from this book.
they did much for humanity
much of + noun/pronoun
much 作名词时后接 of 短语，表示“某事物中的大部分”；谓语动词的单复数通常由 of 后面的名词决定。
Much of the information is outdated.
这些信息大部分已经过时了。
there is not much + to-infinitive
not much 中的 much 是名词性用法，表示“很少的东西或事情”。
There isn't much to do here.
这里没什么可做的。
have much + to-infinitive
have much to do 结构中，much 作宾语，表示“很多的事物”。
We have much to learn from each other.
我们有很多东西要互相学习。
Common mistakes
Much of information on the website is useful.Much of the information on the website is useful.
在“much of”结构中，of后面接名词时，名词前通常需要限定词（如the、my等），不能直接接不带冠词的名词；因此正确的形式是“much of the information”。
Much of my homework are done.Much of my homework is done.
“much of my homework”作主语时，中心词“homework”是不可数名词，谓语动词应用单数“is”，而“are”用于复数主语。
Connections
Collocations
- much of
- 大部分；许多
- Much of the work has already been done.大部分工作已经完成了。
- not much
- 不多；没什么
- There is not much we can do about it.对此我们能做的并不多。
- too much
- 太多；过度
- He ate too much at dinner.他晚餐吃得太多了。
- as much
- 同样多；一样多
- I would like as much again, please.请再给我同样的量。
- so much
- 这么多；那么多
- There was so much to see.有那么多可以看的。
Idioms & figurative uses
- not think much of
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：much 中间的字母 u 像一只装满水的杯子，水多就是‘大量’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面表达 该义项的 much 属于中性用法，日常和书面中都可能出现；口语里多用于否定句或疑问句，正式文体中也可用于肯定句，具体搭配需根据句子判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with 'much' /mʌt͡ʃ/: such, touch, clutch, Dutch. Note the spelling variations: '-uch' (such), '-ouch' (touch, pronounced like '-uch' here), '-utch' (clutch, Dutch). Beware lookalikes: munch /mʌnt͡ʃ/ has an extra /n/, and mooch /muːt͡ʃ/ has the long vowel /uː/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.